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"It makes no sense to worry about things you have no control over because there's nothing you can do about them, and why worry about things you do control? The
by edw519 16y ago
"It makes no sense to worry about things you have no control over because there's nothing you can do about them, and why worry about things you do control? The activity of worrying keeps you immobilized." - Wayne Dyer
- xiongchiamiov 16y agoThat's one of the founding principles of stoicism[0], as I understand it. The general idea is to change your emotions about external events, since you can't change the events themselves. I'm told it's rather helpful for POWs. [0]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoicism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoicism