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The best part is you can. Not saying it’s easy (and certainly far easier for some people than others), but how you react to events is one of the very few things
by 2arrs2ells 4y ago
The best part is you can. Not saying it’s easy (and certainly far easier for some people than others), but how you react to events is one of the very few things that’s actually under your control.
Some of the most useful self-work I’ve done, for sure.
- lawlorino 4y agoCould you expand a bit on what the self-work entailed?
- 2arrs2ells 4y agoAll sorts of things. Therapy. Psilocibin. A girlfriend (now wife) with a wildly different worldview than my own. Retreats. Meditation. ‘Conscious community”. Workshops. Yoga.
- stdclass 4y agoStoicism in a nutshell
- TaylorAlexander 4y agoSomething really useful that I learned was just to delay my responses to surprises. I did this to stop getting angry at things that I misunderstood, by giving myself more time to think about what was being said, but I found it is useful for all sorts of things.
- scns 4y agoMeditation helps with this. Practicing to notice feelings, accept them and giving them space lets you stay calm and do the same outside of meditation.