Stoic wisdom for everyday life.
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Jan 26, 2024 • 12 tweets • 2 min read
50 (short) rules for life from the Stoics:
1. Focus on what you can control. 2. You control how you respond to things. 3. Ask yourself, “Is this essential?” 4. Meditate on your mortality every day. 5. Value time more than money/possessions.
Dec 27, 2023 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
Procrastinating "is the biggest waste of life," the Stoic philosopher Seneca wrote. "It snatches away each day...and denies us the present by promising the future."
Want to stop wasting your life?
Here are 8 Stoic tactics to beat procrastination:
1. Take it action by action
"Don’t let your imagination be crushed by life as a whole," Marcus Aurelius wrote. Remember, he adds, everything is built action by action. Zeno, the founder of Stoicism, said, “Well-being is realized by small steps, but is truly no small thing.”
Dec 17, 2023 • 13 tweets • 3 min read
These Are 11 Things Stoics DON'T Do:
1. Don't suffer imagined troubles
Seneca said, "we suffer more in imagination than in reality."
“Don’t let your imagination be crushed by life as a whole,” Marcus Aurelius reminded himself.
Focus on the present. Don't think about the monsters that may or may not be up ahead.
Nov 9, 2023 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
Procrastinating "is the biggest waste of life," the Stoic philosopher Seneca wrote. "It snatches away each day...and denies us the present by promising the future."
Want to stop wasting your life?
Here are 8 Stoic tactics to beat procrastination:
1. Action by action
"Don’t let your imagination be crushed by life as a whole," Marcus Aurelius wrote. Remember, he adds, everything is built action by action.
As Zeno, the founder of Stoicism, put it, “Well-being is realized by small steps, but is truly no small thing.”
Oct 16, 2023 • 12 tweets • 2 min read
50 (short) rules for life from the Stoics:
1. Focus on what you can control. 2. You control how you respond to things. 3. Ask yourself, “Is this essential?” 4. Meditate on your mortality every day. 5. Value time more than money/possessions.
May 28, 2023 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
For Marcus Aurelius, becoming powerful was not a measure of success. Neither was defeating invading tribes, or even becoming a philosophical genius.
To him, the criteria for success was simple: good character. Here are 4 ways the Stoics built undefeatable character:
1/ Courage
The world wants to know what category to put you in, which is why it sends difficult situations your way. Am you going to face this problem or run away from it? Will you stand up or be rolled over?
Mar 21, 2023 • 8 tweets • 1 min read
15 Stoic rules for a better life:
1/ Ask yourself: Is this essential? 2/ Meditate on your mortality daily (Memento Mori) 3/ Value time more than money & possessions
Feb 22, 2023 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
19 rules for a better life (from Marcus Aurelius):
1/ Put people first. 2/ Never be overheard complaining (not even to yourself). 3/ Do only what’s essential. 4/ Waste no time worrying about other people’s opinions. 5/ Don’t suffer imagined troubles. 6/ Focus on effort, not outcomes.
Feb 20, 2023 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
8 quotes to help you turn trials into triumph from @RyanHoliday's cult classic, The Obstacle Is The Way:
Jan 9, 2023 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
7 Stoic meditations on wisdom, perseverance, and that art of living to get you through this week:
Jan 7, 2023 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
The Stoics are masters of one liners.
These are the 5 best one liners from Epictetus, Seneca, Marcus Aurelius, and Cato:
Jan 1, 2023 • 14 tweets • 3 min read
These Are 11 Things Stoics DON'T Do:
1/ Don't suffer imagined troubles
Seneca said, "we suffer more in imagination than in reality."
“Don’t let your imagination be crushed by life as a whole,” Marcus Aurelius reminded himself.
Focus on the present. Don't think about the monsters that may or may not be up ahead.
Dec 29, 2022 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
Procrastinating "is the biggest waste of life," the Stoic philosopher Seneca wrote. "It snatches away each day...and denies us the present by promising the future."
Want to stop wasting your life?
Here are 8 Stoic tactics to beat procrastination:
1/ Take it action by action
"Don’t let your imagination be crushed by life as a whole," Marcus Aurelius wrote. Remember, he adds, everything is built action by action. Zeno, the founder of Stoicism, said, “Well-being is realized by small steps, but is truly no small thing.”
Nov 17, 2022 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
25 (short) rules for a better life:
1/ Focus on what you can control. 2/ Meditate on your mortality every day. 3/ Own the morning. 4/ Think progress, not perfection. 5/ When you read, ask: what do I plan to do with this information?
Oct 12, 2022 • 17 tweets • 1 min read
15 Stoic rules for a good life:
1. Ask yourself: "Is this essential?"
Oct 5, 2022 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
Procrastinating "is the biggest waste of life," the Stoic philosopher Seneca wrote. "It snatches away each day...and denies us the present by promising the future."
Want to stop wasting your life?
Here are 8 Stoic tactics to beat procrastination:
1. Take it action by action
"Don’t let your imagination be crushed by life as a whole," Marcus Aurelius wrote. Remember, he adds, everything is built action by action. Zeno, the founder of Stoicism, said, “Well-being is realized by small steps, but is truly no small thing.”
Sep 16, 2022 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
Marcus Aurelius was the most powerful man in the world. Seneca was a playwright and a powerbroker. Epictetus was one of the most sought-after teachers in the ancient world.
The Stoics figured out how to get things done. Here are 9 of their best productivity strategies:
1. Wake up early
“At dawn, when you have trouble getting out of bed, tell yourself: ‘I have to go to work – as a human being...I’m going to do what I was born for...Or is this what I was created for? To huddle under the blankets and stay warm?’” — Marcus Aurelius
Sep 11, 2022 • 13 tweets • 4 min read
10 Stoic concepts that will make your life way better:
1/ The dichotomy of control
The most important practice in Stoicism is identifying what we control & what we don’t.
We don't control what happens, but we do control how we respond to what happens.
“The chief task in life," Epictetus said, is focusing on what we can control.
Apr 28, 2022 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
The best Stoic quotes on goal-setting.
“But neither a bull nor a noble-spirited man comes to be what he is all at once…We must undergo a hard winter training and not rush into things for which we haven’t prepared.” — Epictetus
Apr 12, 2022 • 8 tweets • 1 min read
7 Stoic reminders for when you are going through adversity/difficulty:
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1. No one is more unfortunate than he who never faces adversity for he is not permitted to prove himself. (Seneca)
Feb 28, 2022 • 7 tweets • 1 min read
5 Stoic quotes that will motivate you to seize the day👇
"Stop drifting…Sprint to the finish. Write off your hopes, and if your well-being matters to you, be your own savior while you can." — Marcus Aurelius
