The Stoic Handbook with Jon Brooks
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The Stoic Handbook with Jon Brooks
How to Break The Cycle of Stress and Never Lose Peace of Mind
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Most of us run a quiet stress loop without noticing it. We tell ourselves we have to worry, or something bad will happen. In this episode I look at that game first, then offer the Stoic alternative Epictetus recommends.
Here is the passage I work from:
“If you want to make progress, drop reflections like: ‘I will end up destitute if I don’t take better care of my affairs,’ or, ‘Unless I discipline my slave, he’ll wind up good for nothing.’ It is better to die of hunger free of grief and apprehension than to live affluent and uneasy. Better that your slave should be bad than that you should be unhappy.” Epictetus
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