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Take control and choose January 1
"The main task in life is simply the following: defining and separating topics so that I can clearly tell myself about external elements that are not under my control, that relate to options that I already control. Then where do you search for good and evil? Not with externalities outside of control, But in myself the options that are mine ... "
Epictus, speech, 2.5.4-5
The most important practice of Stoic philosophy is to differentiate between what we can change and what we cannot change. What we have the impact and what we do not have. The flight was delayed due to weather conditions - no airline representative would yell screaming. No desire will make you taller or shorter or be born in another country. No matter how hard you try, you can't get someone to love you. Moreover, the time you spend jumping on these fixed things is not the time we spend on things that we can change.
The Recovery Society practices something called serenity prayer: "Oh God, grant me serenity to accept things that I cannot change, and the courage to change things that I can and wisdom to know. The difference. Drug addicts cannot change child abuse. They cannot reverse the choices they made or the injuries that they made But they can change the future with the power that they have today. ”Epictetus said, they can control the choices they make now.
The same is true for us today. If we can focus on clarifying which part of our days are under our control and which is not, we will not only be happier, but we will have a clear advantage over other people who do not realize they are driving. An impossible battle to win.
January 2 Education is freedom
“What are the fruits of these teachings? Only the best and most appropriate harvest of truly educated tranquility, fear and freedom. We should not trust in the masses that say that the free can only be educated, but for the lovers of wisdom who say that only the educated are free.”
Epictus, Discourse, 2.1.21-23 A.A.
Why did you choose this book? Why choose a book? He doesn't seem smarter, time does not pass on the plane, and he doesn't hear what she wants to hear - there are so many easier options to read.
No, I chose this book because you are learning to live. Because you want to be more free, be less afraid, and achieve peace. Education - reading and contemplation of the wisdom of great minds - should not be accomplished by itself. He has a purpose.
Keep in mind that on the days you start to get distracted, when watching TV or having a snack, it seems like you are making better use of your time than reading or studying philosophy. Knowledge - knowing oneself in particular - is freedom.
Jan 3 Be tough about things that don't matter
"How much ruined your life when you were unaware of what you were losing, how much you lost in unnecessary sadness, meaningless joy, greedy desire and social pleasure - how much is left for you? You will realize that you are dying before your time!"
- Seneca, on the Brevity of Life, 3.3b
One of the most difficult things in life is to say "no". To the invitations, requests, obligations, and things everyone else does. The most difficult is rejecting not long-running emotions: anger, excitement, distraction, mania, lust. None of these drivers seem to be a big problem of their own, but they become brutal, they become commitment like nothing else.
If you are not careful, it i s your choices that will overwhelm you and consume your life. Have you ever wondered how you can take back some of your time, and how do you feel less busy? Start learning "no!" - As in “No, thanks”, “No, I will not comment on this” and “No, I cannot at this time.” It can hurt some feelings. It can delay people. It may take some hard work, but the less you say no to unimportant things, the less you say yes to the things you do. This will allow you to live and enjoy your life - the life you want.
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