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The Dichotomy of Control A concept I discovered when reading about stoicism. Focus on the things that you can control and disregard what is outside of your con
by mlamina 6y ago
The Dichotomy of Control
A concept I discovered when reading about stoicism. Focus on the things that you can control and disregard what is outside of your control. Sounds simple and obvious, until you apply it to everyday life and realize that most things you worry about are not under your control - other people's actions, opinions, politics, most external circumstances, really. What you can control however is how you react to those circumstances - your thoughts, actions and words, for example.
- chartpath 6y agoI used to love Stoic thinking and read the usual primary sources a few years ago. I still do love it and practise it. However, I became more and more turned off by the modern company of success porn bros who use it as a kind of macho way to justify not caring about others. This is not the truth of it, as Stoic ethics is about concentric circles of concern emanating outward (family, friends, community, country). I wish there was more focus on that.