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How To Be Free | Epictetus

The Daily Stoic

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Desire What is Your Own

Desire only what is within your control and cannot be impeded by external factors. By focusing on desires that are not subject to outside influence, such as health which can be affected by external events, one can attain freedom from impediment and avoid enslavement to desires that are not truly under individual control.

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