6 Simple Stoic Lessons To Feel More Peace
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- Опубліковано 17 лис 2022
- You can summarize all of Stoicism in one sentence: You don’t control the world around you, only how you respond to it.
The Stoics are simple because they got to the truth of things, and the core truths of life are simple. They said what they meant. They didn’t beat around the bush. They didn’t care about impressing people.
With that in mind, here are 6 Stoic lessons you can learn and apply to feel more tranquil, free, and at peace. No matter who you are or where you’re from.
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Summary
✅️ Accept your reality
✅️ Control your strong emotions
✅️ Difficult people are the opportunity
✅️ Give up revenge
✅️ You become like your friends
✅️ Improvement comes from humility
Thats why my best "friends" are youtubers. Cause i have high standard of selection, not cause im special, cause "you become like your friends" is very true.
Improvement/growth comes from pain. That's the process.
Epictetus: "You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength."
Stoicism has helped me more than anything else during the hardest times of my life, I’m so lucky I found this.
To complete the thought of “You become what you give your attention to”. You gotta put the intention alongside. For example, you pay attention on sick people, physically or psychologically. You might think you’ll become like that because your attention is towards them. But no, it also has to do with your intention, if your intention is on helping those in need, helping on killing the sickness you’ll become what your intention is. It’s kind of like the art of war “know your enemy” and you have to pay attention to your enemy, but you don’t become like your enemy because of that, your intentions prevent that to happen. Summarizing “You become what you give your attention and intention to.
I totally agree I am scared right now
Paying attention to sick people = Paying attention to healing people. The intention shift is in the language we choose.
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Facts it’s the intention
I’ve been listening to an eastern orthodox Christian talking about religion named Jonathan pageau. I’m still working through a lot of what he says but I’ve heard him say being a Christian boils down to “right attention and right praise”. So if our attention is on Jesus, essentially the top of the mountain of character traits we value, we slowly become more and more like Jesus. He also discusses how “love” and “attention” are the same. Giving attention whether we’d say we agree with something or not, conveys a type of love.
My two rules of stoicism, I mind my business and filter my environment by keeping in kind-hearted souls
Agree wholeheartedly❣️Works beautifully. Merry Christmas & Happy, Healthy New Year🙏🇨🇦
@@rheahayes3149 Merry Christmas, beautiful soul!
I had double hand surgery the other day. I was nervous. I had my family, and friends to help but I reread a story in Courage is calling. About young Ulysses Grant and the wolves. Oddly this helped me so much. Also the new book on Discipline is already helping recovery. You do great work. Thank you for all the good that you do.
I am learning English and I use your videos to adapt to the sounds. I don't know English and I don't understand anything. But I really like stoicism and my goal is to understand your videos. I met you because I read THE OBSTACLE IS THE PATH.
my best tip for giving up on revenge, every time a bad thought about someone to repeat “i hope they’re happy i hope they’re healthy i hope they’re successful” until you mean it
Accept your reality
Control your strong emotions
Difficult people are the opportunity
Give up revenge
You become like your friends
Improvement comes from humility
5:56 that girl did not want to be on camera🤣. Great lessons Ryan truly appreciate you giving life changing info for free much respect and love❤️🔥
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I’m especially grateful that within the first minute of your clip, you emphasized that you’ve been 15 YEARS in your process! A much needed reminder to stay focused and dedicated to your craft! #simplebutnoteasy
“Be the change you want to see in the world.” Advice is cheap, it’s practice that makes perfect. I loved all the insight in your video that Stoicism provided. I’ll have to sign up for your email list. Can’t wait to start raising my consciousness. Thank you.
Congratulations Ryan, 15 years strong! Thank you for being a funnel of stoic knowledge.
Dude this stuff inspires me over and over again to live my best life, be my best self, and be kind and patient. It’s funny because I’ve always felt this way but in life you can be lead astray and these videos always bring me back. Now I find myself in traffic sometimes saying ‘well that wasn’t very stoic of me’ I catch myself more than ever now. You are my mentor just like all the guys before you were yours. Keep rocking buddy! Love this!
Always crushing. Making me go 10x on my vids. You rock!
The ideas that I've learned from your videos have made a huge difference in my approach to life. They are not so much an 'instant fix' - rather a set of tools to negotiate difficult circumstances.
I'm grateful for the time you spend making these videos. Thank you.
The hard part is applying what we know.
keeping cool is good
Needed this. Thank you!
Your content deserves the worlds recognition, it would be a far better place if so.
Thank you❤
Wrote my first journal today.
Your right.. this is the perfect opportunity to turn this around in a big way.
I really appreciate your input. Thank you!
"chop wood carry water'
I see so many parallels between stoicism and Buddhism.
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Solid video. Thank You. 😊
Amazing once again
Always super awsome Ryan. Thanks so much.
Ryan thank you so much for everything you do. I am very grateful for it!
Great stuff as always, thank you Ryan.
Excellent advice. Thanks!
Great one Ryan .. all Truths. He’s to be tolerant with people, to be patient etc!
Thank you Ryan
Always a welcome reminder to keep the wisdom of the stoics top of mind when I see that you have uploaded a new video. Great examples and explanations, Ryan.
Ya i love to get reminded of priorities, bucket lists
Thank you, Ryan another great video!
Amazing video man!
I'm grateful for stumbling onto you channel.
Thanks, Ryan...
Some important lessons here on dealing with people on the internet, and thanks for doing the daily stoic emails, they have been a life changer.
Amazing as always! Many notes taken from this video 👏
You rock it, Ryan! Thank You! 🙏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🍁 happy Thanksgiving!
Perfect
the girl walking and then turning right around at 5:56 killed me. Great video.
Thank you Ryan for all your efforts, and your willingness to share your valuable thoughts and for sure your expanding to the stoic philosophy, Marvelous...
Thank you. You message to be generous and accept the opportunity in a difficult situation is timely.
Thank you. I like what you are saying because it stands to reason and appears to be testable by mindfully observing ones own experience, for instance.
This is such good advice and could have been written just for me! Thank you so much for helping me learn to improve myself 😊
As a currently practicing stoic doing this. I can confirm all of this makes a huuuuge difference. If you are contemplating stoicism, I could not possibly recommend it more.
Ryan, your videos always drop when I need them the most. Appreciate you brother, thank you.
Again words to live by. What a world to be in.
Brilliant Ryan
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This is so brilliant
Great video!
Ryan, I am reading your book Discipline Is Destiny, it has and is changing my life, one day at a time Bro. My focus and resolve is strengthen by your book, I appreciate it and the Daily Stoic emails. Like you said, it's not easy but people like you make it easier, if you will. Thanks again.
Getting it done Ryan Holiday stay awesome 🕊🇺🇸👣
THANK YOU for this video, Ryan. I first came across you accidentally on the internet a few months ago, but each time I watch your teachings I'm impressed. And this is coming from a guy---me---who has spent a lifetime in both religion (Catholic) and philosophy and has studied such people as Alan Watts and the Rosicrucians. But your stuff is GOOD, VERY GOOD, and well suited to the nutty times we live in. As I think Frederick the Great of Prussia once said, "the farmer who causes two grains of bread to grow where formerly only one grew, deserves more praise and credit than the greatest army general". It's all about contributing to LIFE and improving the world, even in small ways. Thanks again!
Possibly the best succinct video I've ever seen on the internet
I am glad to run into your channel
Thank you
If you enjoy ideas about masculinity and mastery, I invite you to explore the videos I share on the Mastery Order Channel.
Challenge yourself with some concepts about manhood, explore your masculine potential to the maximum and become the kind of man you would admire.
We can only better ourselves together, as men among men, so I invite you to use what I share and, of course, share your own opinions so that others can benefit from them as well.
Looking forward to your points of view.
All the best to you!
The 1st thing I did was to click on this video. The past 2 years I’ve been glued to the news cycle because of everything going on. I don’t want to bury my head in the sand, but rather be totally aware of all the BS & the players. However, it’s a drain & im ready to find better boundaries around the news which starts w turning it off, getting the scoop quicker, & turning it off. So, step 1….click on something uplifting & let go of the things I can’t control as much as is needed.
This video was uploaded in a convenient time for me; I’m currently sick due to the cold. Thankfully, applying Stoicism everyday and in every situation is always an available option. Thank you once again for sharing Stoic wisdom 🙏
Feel better, friend. Take this opportunity to slow down and reflect.
@@texmsmrfc will do sir
Regarding Humility and learning. We live in a very toxic environment in which everybody seems to try to point out your mistakes, or even lie to make things look like a mistake. The fact that I go in and out of humility with the threat of staying unhumbled and stopped learning comes from the insecurity from the people in power that want to make themselves look better by pointing out mistakes... it seems quite effective when I become agressive towards them but it does prevents me from learning further... I think there is a balance... I think you can not always be humble... becomes humility goes away when you attack back at people hurting your work... your carreer... I think before someone attempts to become humble first they must crush agressive people so they backoff or find a new enviornment(which is not always viable)
Thank you, I am living at the war times, this really helps me.
I hope the war will end soon.
Interesting video ❤
That's why my faith in God is very important to me, prayer doesn't necessarily changes things but it helps me accept reality knowing God is control gives me peace, joy and direction. But if you don't believe in God I'm sure other things will work as well.
Thank you for the advice Ryan but I tried to do this in my daily work yet my co-worker doesn't like it.. she finds me as someone who is vulnerable to backstabbing because I don't know how to defend myself when my other co-workers learned to wash their hands at times, they commit a mistake.. it's like I keep my mouth shut when I'm in the worst situation of argument, I just let it pass by me and don't really mind the person's personality.. yet a co-worker of mine doesn't like it..she wanted me to be talk back and don't let others stand in my way.. so, it's like not everyone could accept the way I handle the worst situation.. but I kind of found peace with your advice with my daily life..
I learn English, and your videos help me to improve listening skill. Stoicism helps to get the life the way it really is, face to face with difficulties. Especially in Ukraine in 2022
I've actually been reading The art of living by Epictetus!
Hello Mr. Holiday, I am wondering if you have a list of books that you have read and found profound in your life. Thank you for considering this question. ❤️Alberta🇨🇦
I'm doing so much better than last year. Stoicism has helped me so much. Thank you Ryan for your dedication.
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Wilco has a line in the song "Rubble to Rubble" that you might appreciate: "Show me your friends I'll show your future." Much like your recent newsletter quoting the The National's "Weird Goodbyes" as containing a stoic sentiment, I think your point early in this video about the people we surround ourselves with determining who we are has a similar link to the Wilco's lyric.
jim rohn hasd some similar nuggets.
People like to hate on Ryan on the internet "cause he's not hardcore enough" to my knowledge, but they overlook how he's helping many people by bringing them to introductory/fundamental stoicism. I'm from a developing country and I've shared his videos and books with my friends and family. The things he does for people like me, possibly millions, is immense and hard to compensate him for. Unfortunately people think you'd have to become a stoic sage or listen to more unappealing podcasts to get the knowledge of what they call "introductory stoicism."
Just my two cents, I'm a straight 21 year old but I think Ryan looks handsome, and is an amazing person. More importantly, he deserves the recognition he gets, the NFL, US special ops, etc. would not just call a "random marketer pretending to be a stoic" and the critics are just jealous. Like they want people to do a PhD in stoicism because that is "hardcore" or something like that.
I have a lot to be grateful and positive about, but I'm struggling lately in finding peace and meaning since my Father's passing few months back.
Great video! (Despite kinda bad audio)
Ryan, you should try and get David Goggins on your podcast, i think it would be an amazing episode.
Stoic is good learing, sorry for interruption
I not only like this video, I loved it! All of it was great, but the two things that stood out to me were how to deal with difficult people and accepting your reality, these are two areas that I really need to work on. I especially need to work on accepting my reality. I have cerebral palsy and for most of my life I have dealt with it pretty well, but now that I am 65, day to day tasks are getting more difficult. I find myself angry most of the time and this is not helping me. I am doing all that I can with my exercise program to try to maintain my physical health, or get better. I need to let go of this anger and frustration. Thank you Ryan!
Ken, hi, often I have the same, even if I realize that there is no reason for it. But when I back myself from thoughts to reality it feels better and more calming.
@Chiico Thanks! I will try that.
@@alexzab8018 Thanks! I will try to remember to do that.
I'm 75 and I too exercise--I have severe asthma. There are several documentaries on food & health. They've helped me a lot to reduce using my "rescue inhaler." I eat more fruits and vegetables and less meat. I actually have meatless meals several times a week. Documentaries include: Forks over Knives, The Gerson Miracle, Fat, Sick & Nearly Dying, That Sugar Film, Dying to have Known, Eating You Alive, Foodmatters etc. Good luck! Another Ken
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Does anyone know the song in the background? I would like to learn to play it.
could you help me understand how the saying that goes, "be undisturbed by fear, and watch it fall on its own weight?", i heard it somewhere but find it difficult to practise how to become "undisturbed" vs ignoring
The obstacle is the way part 2
Ryan, your videos on stoic philosophy have changed my life. You are my greatest discovery in years. I do have to ask one question: Why at the beginning of every video do you have to brag about all the places and famous people in which you've spoken? It seems this part would go against what you preach.
I don't control the weather, but I could stay inside.
It seems the Stoics were just as intelligent, if not more intelligent than us, or maybe the better word is wiser.
I wonder how they would perceive the technology we have today. It seems they might perceive it as a "magic", but they may have a much better idea, than we, modern Sapiens have, on the dark side of technology. It would be fascinating if a talk can be made on how the Stoics might perceive, both good and bad, these modern instruments, particularly the "smart phone", of we Sapiens, as perhaps they can give us some priceless wisdom.
The Antikythera mechanism is an out of place, out of time artifact, but it suggests that there are probably times in human history that knowledge was lost, and then had to be re-discovered (reminds me of the Asimov's foundation series as a reflection of the great intellectual loss of the Library of Alexandria).
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Recently I got diagnosed with heart condition Atrial fibrillation at 46 on top of that also diagnosed with high cholesterol and then an auto immune disease oral lichen planus the stress of all of this has caused alopecia of my beard. It’s been a lot to deal with and I’m trying to practice the stoic philosophy, but I’ll be honest it’s a struggle. I know I shouldn’t complain or feel sorry for myself. I know I’m choosing the stress that’s causing my hair to fall out. Anyone else out there who’s actually being tested ? Finding it hard but will strive forward and hope to finally reach a place of acceptance and peace with my reality.
I have severe asthma. There are several documentaries on food & health. They've helped me a lot to reduce using my "rescue inhaler." I eat more fruits and vegetables and less meat. I actually have meatless meals several times a week. Documentaries include: Forks over Knives, The Gerson Miracle, Fat, Sick & Nearly Dying, That Sugar Film, Dying to have Known, Eating You Alive, Foodmatters etc. Good luck!
I think it is interesting that you did not quote verbatim each saying you were speaking of. It changed the meaning when you did that. Like "the soul becomes dyed".
5:55 the lady on the back xD
I really like the messages in your videos. I just wish I could share them with my son and people at work. The thing that prevents me are the f-bombs. In my humble opinion, they are completely unnecessary amidst the great messages you are conveying. Much respect to you and please consider creating "safe for work" content. Thank you.
A kind of existential crisis.
And the meek shall inherit the earth...
Stoicism can come in forms that seem like polarities, yet both are stoicism, examples:
(1) Stoicism is; "Those people are stopping me from living my life, but oh well, I'll just ignore them, not let them bother me and move on."
(2) Also, stoicism: "Those people were stopping me from living my life, so I killed them, oh well, never mind."
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Didn't knew that Marcus cusses 😂😂😂jk
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You suffer more in your imagination than in reality.
And what about people got deported who lost their hope in life? can u answer it @Daily Stoic
Do you actually work at your bookstore?
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I hope Stacy Abrams got ahold of this video.