JasonYou become what you give your attention to …
If you yourself don’t choose what thoughts and images you expose yourself to, someone else will!
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jason“Think of yourself as dead, you have lived your life. Now take what’s left and live it properly.”
— Marcus Aurelius https://twitter.com/dailystoic/status/1425910186447884290?s=20
“Try to imagine a life without timekeeping. You probably can’t. You know the month, the year, the day of the week. There is a clock on your wall or the dashboard of your car. You have a schedule, a calendar, a time for dinner or a movie. Yet all around you, timekeeping is ignored. Birds are not late. A dog does not check its watch. Deer do not fret over passing birthdays. Man alone measures time. Man alone chimes the hour. And, because of this, man alone suffers a paralyzing fear that no other creature endures. A fear of time running out.”
— Mitch Albom https://jamesclear.com/3-2-1/august-19-2021?rh_ref=e1cbd323
3-2-1: Planning for failure and preparing for luck
3 IDEAS FROM ME I. “Never expect to fail, but always plan for it. The fastest way to get back on track is to have a plan for when you're off it.” II. “In many cases, improvement is not about doing more things right, but about doing less things wrong. Don't look for things to […]
You always own the option of having no opinion. — Marcus Aurelius
https://twitter.com/dailystoic/status/1402959026032369666?s=20
8 Ways the Stoics Dealt With Stress:
- Focus on what you control
- Prepare for it in advance
- Morning journaling
- Evening reflection
- Explore a hobby
- Laugh, don’t cry
- Forget the page, ignore the focus—be present
- Use your mortality to put it all in perspective
— Ryan Holiday https://twitter.com/RyanHoliday/status/1387436629997105156
Ryan Holiday on Twitter
“8 Ways the Stoics Dealt With Stress: - Focus on what you control - Prepare for it in advance - Morning journaling - Evening reflection - Explore a hobby - Laugh, don't cry - Forget the page, ignore the focus--be present - Use your mortality to put it all in perspective”
My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.
— Maya Angelou https://twitter.com/GetWiser/status/1389364070470635520
Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.
— Martin Luther
8 Ways the Stoics Dealt With Stress:
- Focus on what you control
- Prepare for it in advance
- Morning journaling
- Evening reflection
- Explore a hobby
- Laugh, don’t cry
- Forget the page, ignore the focus—be present
- Use your mortality to put it all in perspective
— Ryan Holiday https://twitter.com/RyanHoliday/status/1387436629997105156
Ryan Holiday on Twitter
“8 Ways the Stoics Dealt With Stress: - Focus on what you control - Prepare for it in advance - Morning journaling - Evening reflection - Explore a hobby - Laugh, don't cry - Forget the page, ignore the focus--be present - Use your mortality to put it all in perspective”
It is easy to do anything in victory. It is in defeat that a man reveals himself.
— Floyd Patterson https://twitter.com/RyanHoliday/status/1377320171405246468
#Quote #mjbQuote #Life #Stoicism #mjbStoicism #Resilience #mjbResilience #Character .
Sometimes you’ll hold on really hard and realize there is no choice but to let go. Acceptance is a small, quiet room.
— Cheryl Strayed https://twitter.com/RyanHoliday/status/1370389809076797440?s=20
#Quote #mjbQuote #Life #mjbStoicism #Stoicism .
P.S. This tiny bit of advice has helped me move forward, when I was so, so stuck and frozen so, so many times in life