Stoicism is perfect for the ambitious.
But the best advice came from a slave.
Here’re 7 powerful ideas from Epictetus that will help you achieve success 🧵
But the best advice came from a slave.
Here’re 7 powerful ideas from Epictetus that will help you achieve success 🧵
“Small-minded people blame others. Average people blame themselves. The wise see all blame as foolishness.”
Blame focuses on the bad:
• It solves nothing
• It makes you bitter
• It ruins relationships
Instead:
Use your energy to change the future, not resent the past.
Blame focuses on the bad:
• It solves nothing
• It makes you bitter
• It ruins relationships
Instead:
Use your energy to change the future, not resent the past.
“It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.”
The ego hates looking stupid.
And so we fail to learn.
But the more you know about life, the better you can navigate it.
So, always presume you know nothing.
And you’ll learn everything.
The ego hates looking stupid.
And so we fail to learn.
But the more you know about life, the better you can navigate it.
So, always presume you know nothing.
And you’ll learn everything.
“Freedom is the only worthy goal in life.”
We live in self-created prisons:
Working jobs we hate to afford a life we tolerate.
Holding false beliefs that hold us back.
It takes effort to break these chains. It's uncomfortable & painful.
But freedom is worth every second.
We live in self-created prisons:
Working jobs we hate to afford a life we tolerate.
Holding false beliefs that hold us back.
It takes effort to break these chains. It's uncomfortable & painful.
But freedom is worth every second.
“Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.”
Society measures success through materialism.
But true wealth is a life of fulfilment.
Of purpose.
Of meaning.
These become achievable when you disregard the distractions.
Society measures success through materialism.
But true wealth is a life of fulfilment.
Of purpose.
Of meaning.
These become achievable when you disregard the distractions.
“He who laughs at himself never runs out of things to laugh at.”
Life’s tough.
But people take it too seriously.
If you can't enjoy yourself then what's the point?
Laugh at your problems and mistakes, and you remove their sting.
Which lets you focus on what matters.
Life’s tough.
But people take it too seriously.
If you can't enjoy yourself then what's the point?
Laugh at your problems and mistakes, and you remove their sting.
Which lets you focus on what matters.
“Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it.”
People are happy to tell you how to live,
But not many follow their own advice.
Instead of preaching about how people should live, get out there and live it.
Let your actions do the talking.
People are happy to tell you how to live,
But not many follow their own advice.
Instead of preaching about how people should live, get out there and live it.
Let your actions do the talking.
Thanks for reading my friends!
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TL;DR
Epictetus may have died 2000 years ago, but his advice is perfect for navigating modern times.
Epictetus may have died 2000 years ago, but his advice is perfect for navigating modern times.
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