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I wonder how this all fits in with the recent trend towards Stoicism in Silicon Valley: From Epictetus, a father of Stoicism >1. Some things are in our contro
by virtuous_signal 7y ago
I wonder how this all fits in with the recent trend towards Stoicism in Silicon Valley:
From Epictetus, a father of Stoicism
>1. Some things are in our control and others not. Things in our control are opinion, pursuit, desire, aversion, and, in a word, whatever are our own actions. Things not in our control are body, property, reputation, command, and, in one word, whatever are not our own actions.
>The things in our control are by nature free, unrestrained, unhindered; but those not in our control are weak, slavish, restrained, belonging to others. Remember, then, that if you suppose that things which are slavish by nature are also free, and that what belongs to others is your own, then you will be hindered. You will lament, you will be disturbed, and you will find fault both with gods and men. But if you suppose that only to be your own which is your own, and what belongs to others such as it really is, then no one will ever compel you or restrain you.
>23. If you ever happen to turn your attention to externals, so as to wish to please anyone, be assured that you have ruined your scheme of life.
- sharadov 7y agoThe Stoicism is being dished out by the billionaires(Jack Dorsey comes to mind), who have already made it, and want to somehow appear above all worldly things to the masses.
- teh_infallible 7y agoIt seems rather disempowering to include “body” in the list of things not under your control. That control is not complete, but it exists to an extent.
- kthejoker2 7y agoHe definitely is referring more to things like disabilities and diseases, not necessarily fitness and beauty. But to his point more generally: if you can control it, do so. If you cannot, don't pretend that you can.
- ckrailo 7y agoMy understanding is that control of your own body is through your mental model of your body, not directly asking individual muscles to contract. (This is why people get phantom limb issues after amputation.) In that context, I think it makes sense to include body in the list of things not under your control (you can only control the actions you ask your body to do, not what your body actually does or the per-muscle detail of how it does it).
- sdinsn 7y ago> recent trend towards Stoicism in Silicon Valley What trend? I haven't noticed this at all