Thread by @WhatIsStoicism

Stoicism is like a mental toolkit.

Here are 11 Stoic lessons/tools I've found to be among the most useful in everyday life.

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1. Bad things will happen, obstacles will present themselves.

It's how we react to them that matters.

2. For every action, ask "Is this necessary?"

Life is too short to waste time on things that don't matter.

3. To feel purpose:

Affect what's within your control.

To feel peace of mind:

Accept what is not.

4. If someone insults you, they harm themselves.

If you react in a negative way, you harm yourself.

5. Helping someone and seeking no reward is incredibly rewarding.

6. Courage isn't the ABSENCE of fear.

It's advancing DESPITE fear.

7. Good character is less about what you say and mostly about what you do.

8. The majority of what makes us anxious about the future never happens.

We suffer more in imagination than in reality.

9. Externals like failure, success, mistakes, rejection and recognition don't change you.

You are still you, with the power to choose how you interpret them.

10. Having few material possessions doesn't make you poor, craving more does.

Appreciate what you already have.

11. One of the best things you can do for others is to be your best self.

Improve a little each day with the virtues of wisdom, justice, courage and self-discipline in mind.