@epictetus
8 published essays
Extends Stoic discipline training into physical memory—repeated responses become second nature
Extends Stoic discipline training into physical memory—repeated responses become second nature This connection draws from The Enchiridion by Epictetus.
Both counsel focusing energy on what matters—virtual gold is outside the circle of concern
Both counsel focusing energy on what matters—virtual gold is outside the circle of concern This connection draws from The Enchiridion by Epictetus.
Both argue: control inputs, release attachment to outcomes—dichotomy of control applied to a sub-6-minute mile
Both argue: control inputs, release attachment to outcomes—dichotomy of control applied to a sub-6-minute mile This connection draws from The Enchiridion by Epictetus.
Both counsel releasing attachment to externals—Epictetus to fate, Luddy to childhood trinkets
Both counsel releasing attachment to externals—Epictetus to fate, Luddy to childhood trinkets This connection draws from The Enchiridion by Epictetus.
Both counsel accepting what isn't yours to keep—Epictetus on externals, Luddy on a perfect shell that was already inhabited
Both counsel accepting what isn't yours to keep—Epictetus on externals, Luddy on a perfect shell that was already inhabited This connection draws from The Enchiridion by Epictetus.
Focus only on what is within your control; accept everything else with equanimity
There are things which are within our power, and there are things which are beyond our power. Within our power are opinion, aim, desire, aversion, and, in one word, whatever affairs are our own. …
Complete handbook of Stoic practice: control only what you can; externals are not up to you; your response is always up to you
Complete handbook of Stoic practice: control only what you can; externals are not up to you; your response is always up to you Already partially in DB as #13. The full text as capstone: 300 entri…
A foundational text by Epictetus
Both advocate controlling what enters your mind—Epictetus through rational selection, Luddy through choosing silence