📍Stoic guide to freedom
+ Anger is temporary madness | Wisdom Letter #230
I love stoic philosophy, resonates a lot with my own values in life.
And I love Ryan Holiday’s content around stoicism.
This is a great recent video to check out -
The Stoic Guide To Freedom And Power (From Epictetus)
Top lessons in this video -
Accept things as they are
Freedom is inside
Focus on what you can control
Don’t Trust Appearances
Don’t look for outside approval
Ask stupid questions
Embrace Problems
Grab the smooth handle
What you do is what matters
The Essence of Stoicism
From Ryan Holiday’s book - The Daily Stoic
The Obstacle is the way
Another great quote from his book - The Obstacle is the way
Especially useful to read when times are bad.
Anger is temporary madness
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