
Stoic Coffee Break
73 - One Fundamental Rule
Mar 22, 2018
Discover the Stoic Coffee community, join a tech entrepreneur mastermind based on Stoic principles, and explore the fundamental rule of understanding control in this episode.
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- Recognizing what is within our control and what is not leads to inner tranquility and outer effectiveness.
- We have limited control over external events, but we can choose our thoughts and actions.
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The Fundamental Rule: Understanding what you can and can't control
Stoic philosophy emphasizes the fundamental principle of understanding what is within our control and what is not. By recognizing this distinction, we can achieve inner tranquility and outer effectiveness. Trying to control things outside of our control often leads to negative emotions such as anger, depression, and worry. The stoics stress this principle because they have rationalized that the most negative emotions arise from trying to control what we cannot and neglecting what we can. In essence, the only things we can truly control are our thoughts and the actions we take based on those thoughts.
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