Greed Makes You Sick
Fight against greed with everything you have — it will straitjacket your soul and distort your judgment.
reasoned choice
Events Aren’t Good or Bad
Good things don’t happen, bad things don’t happen. Things simply happen. Your reaction determines their value.
You Can’t Serve Two Masters
You can’t focus on inner strength AND trying to control the external world at the same time. You have to choose.
The Impulse Filter
You don’t have to take every impulse that comes your way. You have a filter to help you distinguish the good from the bad.
How to Be Unsteady
Want to learn how to make big mistakes when navigating life? If you’re looking to be unsteady in your choices and in your approach to life, you’ve come to the right place.
How to Be Steady
Steadiness, stability, tranquility. That’s what the ancient stoics sought — and when you’re making life choices, you probably want them to be steady, too. But how?
Control, and How to Know the Difference
You already know that you should focus on things you can control and ignore the rest — but how to tell the difference? It’s all about the direction you’re looking in.
Only the Mind Can Sabotage Itself
The mind has seven core functions according to Epictetus, but only one Achilles’ heel — itself. Don’t let your mind sabotage itself.
De-Fang Your Bad Luck
There’s one way to rob bad luck of its bite, and that’s to greet it with a calm mind when it happens. Panic and overreaction make it worse; calmness helps you withstand the misfortune with ease.
