"Not to assume it's impossible because you find it hard. But to recognize that if it's humanly possible, you can do… https://t.co/Eoh8Vf4lO0 Thu Feb 02
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"No state is so bitter that a calm mind cannot find in it some consolation." — Seneca Thu Feb 02
"No role is so well suited to philosophy as the one you happen to be in right now." — Marcus Aurelius Wed Feb 01
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"No random actions, none not based on underlying principles." — Marcus Aurelius Wed Feb 01
"No person has the power to have everything they want, but it is in their power not to want what they don't have, a… https://t.co/GwaROTamT1 Wed Feb 01
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"No one is able to rule unless he is also able to be ruled." — Seneca Tue Jan 31
"No matter what anyone says or does, my task is to be good." — Marcus Aurelius Mon Jan 30
"No man is more fragile than another: no man more certain than another of tomorrow." — Seneca Mon Jan 30
@APompliano You cannot read this book and not come away with a phrase or a line that will be helpful to you next ti… https://t.co/40KIo3bQRD Mon Jan 30
"No man is free who is not master of himself." — Epictetus Mon Jan 30
"No man can have a peaceful life who thinks too much about lengthening it." — Seneca Sun Jan 29
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"No carelessness in your actions. No confusion in your words. No imprecision in your thoughts." — Marcus Aurelius Sun Jan 29
"Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose your self-respect." — Marcus Aurelius Sun Jan 29
"Never call yourself a philosopher, nor talk a great deal among the unlearned about theorems, but act conformably to them." — Epictetus Sat Jan 28
"Misfortune is virtue's opportunity." — Seneca Sat Jan 28
"Men exist for the sake of one another. Teach them then or bear with them." — Marcus Aurelius Sat Jan 28
"Men are disturbed, not by things, but by the principles and notions which they form concerning things." — Epictetus Fri Jan 27
"Meditate often on the interconnectedness and mutual interdependence of all things in the universe." — Marcus Aurelius Fri Jan 27
"Mastery of reading and writing requires a master. Still more so life." — Marcus Aurelius Fri Jan 27
"Many times an old man has no other evidence besides his age to prove he has lived a long time." — Seneca Thu Jan 26
Those are 9 books to help you cultivate a Stoic mindset. For more...
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9/ Letters from a Stoic by Seneca
Seneca was a Stoic, but he was practical and borrowed liberally from other schoo… https://t.co/jB4EaWIMnm Thu Jan 26
8/ Discipline is Destiny by @ryanholiday
This book celebrates the awesome power of self-discipline and those who h… https://t.co/lkyfc0fFh6 Thu Jan 26
7/ How To Think Like a Roman Emperor by @donaldjrobertson
This is a wonderful introduction to one of history’s gre… https://t.co/DkVMxUoAWz Thu Jan 26
6/ Courage is Calling by @ryanholiday
This book explores the most foundational virtue of all: Courage. Through eng… https://t.co/usPEqDsTTn Thu Jan 26
5/ Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
This is the definitive text on self-discipline, personal ethics, humility, self-… https://t.co/aCXk0YtbAp Thu Jan 26
4/ Discourses and Selected Writings by Epictetus
This is a book made up of a collection of Epictetus' lectures (wh… https://t.co/3irlonE08S Thu Jan 26
3/ The Lives of the Stoics by @ryanholiday and @stevehanselman
@ryanholiday provides an in-depth analysis into th… https://t.co/Lg9dn62TXf Thu Jan 26
2/ The Art of Living by Epictetus, interpreted by Sharon Lebbel
This book contains 93 instructions to help you mee… https://t.co/gB09ltM8a8 Thu Jan 26
1/ The Daily Stoic by @ryanholiday and @SteveHanselman
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"Lameness is an impediment to the leg, but not to the will." — Epictetus Thu Jan 19
“He has won without glory who has won without peril,” Seneca wrote. “Mucius was tested by fire, Fabricius by povert… https://t.co/SyKIKOpRGn Thu Jan 19
"There is only one path to happiness, and that is in giving up all outside of your sphere of choice, regarding noth… https://t.co/xdVZtwigi6 Thu Jan 19
"Keep death and exile before your eyes each day, along with everything that seems terrible‚ by doing so, you'll nev… https://t.co/jqyyVsUWEM Wed Jan 18
🎧 Champion Distance Runner @laurenfleshman on the Power of Sport
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"Just that you do the right thing. The rest doesn't matter." — Marcus Aurelius Wed Jan 18
"It's unfortunate that this has happened.
No. It's fortunate that this has happened and I've remained unharmed." — Marcus Aurelius Tue Jan 17
"It's time you realized that you have something in you more powerful and miraculous than the things that affect you… https://t.co/MbPhLibOuP Tue Jan 17
"It's silly to try to escape other people's faults. They are inescapable. Just try to escape your own." — Marcus Aurelius Mon Jan 16
"It's not activity that disturbs people, but false conceptions of things that drive them mad." — Seneca Mon Jan 16
"It's courtesy and kindness that define a human being." — Marcus Aurelius Sun Jan 15
"It's all in how you perceive it. You're in control. You can dispense with misperception at will, like rounding the… https://t.co/pd2i4cr3tT Sun Jan 15
"It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinion than… https://t.co/5ALScQd4nW Sat Jan 14
"It isn't events themselves that disturb people, but only their judgements about them." — Epictetus Sat Jan 14
🎧 @IAmMarkManson on Disrupting the Self-Help Industry
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"It is the part of a wise man to resist pleasures." — Epictetus Fri Jan 13
Join @RyanHoliday and @RobertGreene on 3/10 or 3/11 for an evening of conversation and philosophy on Power, Seducti… https://t.co/LA3zFwMUQ6 Fri Jan 13
"It is not that we are given a short life but we make it short, and we are not ill-supplied but wasteful of it." — Seneca Fri Jan 13
"It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult." — Seneca Thu Jan 12
Most Stoics are enormous hypocrites. https://t.co/uzvdMBrmsZ Thu Jan 12
"It is impossible to begin to learn that which one thinks one already knows." — Epictetus Wed Jan 11
"It is folly to say, 'What I have said must remain fixed.' There is no disgrace in having our opinions change with… https://t.co/jybuNNzcTe Wed Jan 11
🎧 @humblethepoet on Being Free of Passion but Full of Love
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"It is far better to devote yourself to a few authors than to get lost among the many." — Seneca Wed Jan 11
"It is essential for you to remember that the attention you give to any action should be in due proportion to its w… https://t.co/jbYm55V85Y Tue Jan 10
The simple philosophy of the world's most powerful man.
Listen to the full interview with @EdMylett and… https://t.co/y6QlWYlleT Tue Jan 10
7 Stoic meditations on wisdom, perseverance, and that art of living to get you through this week: Mon Jan 09
"Is it possible to be free from error? Not by any means, but it is possible to be a person always stretching to avo… https://t.co/2il5SbkTlL Sun Jan 08
"Indifference to external events. And a commitment to justice in your own acts." — Marcus Aurelius Sun Jan 08
🎧 @SPressfield, @RobertGreene, @JackCarrUSA, Meg Mason, & Adam Hochschild on Writing
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"In your actions, don't procrastinate. In your conversations, don't confuse. In your thoughts, don't wander. In you… https://t.co/cPC9qkRLKn Sat Jan 07
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The Stoics are masters of one liners.
These are the 5 best one liners from Epictetus, Seneca, Marcus Aurelius, and Cato: Sat Jan 07
"In doing nothing men learn to do evil." — Cato Sat Jan 07
"In all things we should try to make ourselves be as grateful as possible. For gratitude is a good thing for oursel… https://t.co/Q8tqgU1SET Fri Jan 06
"If you would be a good reader, read; if a writer, write." — Epictetus Fri Jan 06
"If you wish to improve, be content to appear clueless or stupid in extraneous matters‚ don't wish to seem knowledgeable." — Epictetus Thu Jan 05
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"If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid." — Epictetus Thu Jan 05
"If you want to determine the nature of anything, entrust it to time: when the sea is stormy, you can see nothing clearly." — Seneca Wed Jan 04
"If you don't wish to be a hothead, don't feed your habit. Try as a first step to remain calm and count the days yo… https://t.co/AWhNFq8L8y Wed Jan 04
"If you don't have a consistent goal in life, you can't live it in a consistent way." — Marcus Aurelius Tue Jan 03
"The Secret" is a lie. https://t.co/zJ0UoYlRs0 Tue Jan 03
"If someone is slipping up, kindly correct them and point out what they missed. But if you can't, blame yourself‚or… https://t.co/qIh3izEC5U Tue Jan 03
"If one doesn't know his mistakes, he won't want to correct them." — Seneca Mon Jan 02
"If it's endurable, then endure it. Stop complaining." — Marcus Aurelius Mon Jan 02
"If a man knows not to which port he sails no wind is favorable." — Seneca Sun Jan 01
"I'll never be ashamed to quote a bad writer with a good saying." — Seneca Sun Jan 01
For more...
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11/ Don't be a fool
Seneca wrote, “The fool, with all his other faults, has this also—he is always getting ready t… https://t.co/MvzXlKD0ks Sun Jan 01
10/ Don't be a know it all
Epictetus reminds us, “it’s impossible to learn that which you think you already know.”… https://t.co/XuVKCnv9d4 Sun Jan 01
9/ Don't care about other's opinions
"It never ceases to amaze me," Marcus Aurelius wrote, "we all love ourselves… https://t.co/jhGziBkwY1 Sun Jan 01
8/ Don't dwell with losers
The ancient proverb: “If you dwell with a lame man, you will learn how to limp.”
We be… https://t.co/1fLQx4HKgn Sun Jan 01
7/ Don't look outside yourself for approval
“If you are ever tempted to look for outside approval,” Epictetus said… https://t.co/02TkYYHg8O Sun Jan 01
6/ Don't be hard on others
Your standards are for you. It's called self-discipline. Marcus Aurelius' rule was to "… https://t.co/gOIcCq7Haf Sun Jan 01
5/ Don't focus on outcomes
Focusing on outcomes is a recipe for feeling overwhelmed and unhappy.
Instead: “Concen… https://t.co/1ZKI1eHmky Sun Jan 01
4/ Don't be all about business
Marcus Aurelius was the Emperor. Millions depended on him. Yet, he reminded himself… https://t.co/qOX7P3DRHn Sun Jan 01
3/ Don't be overheard complaining
Where does complaining ever get you? Nowhere, other than in a negative state of… https://t.co/CS32DHRzd4 Sun Jan 01
2/ Don't always have an opinion
It’s possible, Marcus Aurelius said, to not have an opinion. He said that not ever… https://t.co/ER9CCtSigH Sun Jan 01
1/ Don't suffer imagined troubles
Seneca said, "we suffer more in imagination than in reality."
“Don’t let your i… https://t.co/dQanmmDvle Sun Jan 01
Every year, we start the New Year New You Challenge with a warm-up challenge… A cold plunge. There are already near… https://t.co/1U7hnld27a Sun Jan 01
"I will tell you how the speakers can prove that these sayings are their own: let them practice what they preached." — Seneca Sat Dec 31
"I will do nothing because of public opinion, but everything because of conscience." — Seneca Sat Dec 31
"I will despise riches when I have them as much as when I have them not." — Seneca Sat Dec 31
🎧 @KBD_33 @TonyGonzalez88 @courtdauwalter and @stevenrinella on Sports and Building Resilience
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"I will be agreeable with my friends, gentle and mild to my foes." — Seneca Fri Dec 30
"I judge you unfortunate because you have never lived through misfortune. You have passed through life without an o… https://t.co/O1YrN5ghVg Fri Dec 30
"I begin to speak only when I'm certain what I'll say isn't better left unsaid." — Cato Thu Dec 29
Ready to demand more of yourself? Join us in the 2023 Daily Stoic New Year, New You Challenge.
It’s a set of 21 ac… https://t.co/yd8S5HYOEX Thu Dec 29
8/ Demand the best of yourself
The Stoics come down hard on procrastinating. "Putting things off and always deferr… https://t.co/quWRAI148F Thu Dec 29
7/ Forget about outcomes
Focusing on outcomes is a recipe for feeling overwhelmed and then procrastinating. Instea… https://t.co/tLEFcErsxd Thu Dec 29
6/ Get one small win
One of the best pieces of advice from Seneca was pretty simple. “Each day,” he told Lucilius,… https://t.co/sUUPr3Jg3J Thu Dec 29
5/ Find the right company
The ancient proverb is: “If you dwell with a lame man, you will learn how to limp.” We b… https://t.co/QwucS9Cqmh Thu Dec 29
4/ Create a sense of urgency
The Stoics believed the thought of our mortality should shadow us everywhere. “You co… https://t.co/gJpPUPW8ek Thu Dec 29
3/ Cut out the inessential
It was Marcus Aurelius’ simple recipe for productivity and for happiness. “If you seek… https://t.co/kSLukhGfX8 Thu Dec 29
2/ Create a routine
“Life without a design is erratic,” Seneca wrote, and full of uncertainty. Procrastination fee… https://t.co/y6UYuIcyTF Thu Dec 29
1/ Take it action by action
"Don’t let your imagination be crushed by life as a whole," Marcus Aurelius wrote. Rem… https://t.co/Ww582maIGi Thu Dec 29
Procrastinating "is the biggest waste of life," the Stoic philosopher Seneca wrote. "It snatches away each day...an… https://t.co/fyRGyRgEyr Thu Dec 29
RT @RyanHoliday: These Are 11 Things Stoics DON'T Do: Thu Dec 29
"How much more damage anger and grief do than the things that cause them." — Marcus Aurelius Thu Dec 29
🎧 @JamesClear on How to Build Better Habits
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"How many have laid waste to your life when you weren't aware of what you were losing, how much was wasted in point… https://t.co/3KZSdgKvqj Wed Dec 28
"For it is not death or pain that is to be feared, but the fear of pain or death." — Epictetus Wed Dec 28
At the core of Stoicism is an instinctive reaction against anything that masters us. We must be able to quit. If yo… https://t.co/qI73BRzmdv Fri Dec 23
"For it is not death or pain that is to be feared, but the fear of pain or death." — Epictetus Fri Dec 23
"Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men." — Seneca Thu Dec 22
"External things are not the problem. It's your assessment of them. Which you can erase right now." — Marcus Aurelius Thu Dec 22
🎧 Former NBA Star @CuttinosLife on Pursuing Greatness and Developing Balance in Life
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