The quiet art of attention

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thewanderer1983 ◴[13 Oct 24 22:43 UTC] No.41832384[source]▶

Stoicism explores these ideas. One of the basic premises is that all external events are out of our control and to focus on what is, basically what is in our mind and our actions. Then we should try to discipline our ideas around virtues which are always good instead of outcomes and externals. That summary doesn't do it justice, if interested in exploring further. There are some good books on amazon or check out dailstoic for a quick overview. https://dailystoic.com/what-is-stoicism-a-definition-3-stoic...

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parthianshotgun ◴[14 Oct 24 11:58 UTC] No.41836686[source]▶

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Wouldn't stoicism be at odds with political action? Why protest if it's all out of our hands?

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1. jabroni_salad ◴[14 Oct 24 17:14 UTC] No.41839590[source]▶

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An important part of Stoicism is making purposeful "responses" instead of suffering kneejerk "reactions." You can be more effective in all things, including political action, if you can master this.

I will also point out that one of the founding documents is Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, a Roman emperor. He was nothing if not political.

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