9 Stoic Practices That Will Help You Thrive In The Madness Of Modernity

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  • @TheArtofImprovement
    @TheArtofImprovement  4 роки тому +41

    ⏱ TIMESTAMPS
    0:00 - Intro
    0:48 - 1. Develop An Internal Locus Of Control
    2:18 - 2. Guard Your Time
    3:33 - 3. Don’t Outsource Your Happiness
    5:23 - 4. Stay Focused When Confronted With Distractions
    6:35 - 5. Toss Away Ego And Vanity
    7:55 - 6. Consolidate Your Thoughts In Writing
    9:17 - 7. Stand Your Ground
    10:26 - 8. Imagine The Worst That Could Happen
    12:04 - 9. Remember That Nothing Endures
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    • @curtiscarpenter9881
      @curtiscarpenter9881 3 роки тому

      Nothing endures except ones legacy.

    • @curtiscarpenter9881
      @curtiscarpenter9881 3 роки тому

      Happiness is God's grace never failing because we find what's us happy and as we discover ourselves we gain enlightenment and thus define ourselves and fulfill our destiny.

  • @nolimitz1274
    @nolimitz1274 4 роки тому +168

    I'm so grateful I'm learning this at 17

    • @venessafrysztacki8264
      @venessafrysztacki8264 4 роки тому +4

      I'm glad for you, too!

    • @dewaynecoleman1989
      @dewaynecoleman1989 4 роки тому +8

      Yes, yes you are! Be a sponge, absorb as much knowledge and wisdom as you can.

    • @Alisonws
      @Alisonws 4 роки тому +4

      I wish I had lol!! Keep on learning 👏🏻📗❤

    • @djkrptdnb
      @djkrptdnb 4 роки тому +4

      I wish I had discovered the teachings of Stoicism 20 years ago - but all that matter is the present and how virtuously we use it

    • @dewaynecoleman1989
      @dewaynecoleman1989 4 роки тому +3

      @@djkrptdnbI think most people already have been using stoicism. It's called being proactive instead of reactive.

  • @thetriumphanthustler7001
    @thetriumphanthustler7001 4 роки тому +33

    "When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you'll be successful" -Eric Thomas

    • @tts626
      @tts626 4 роки тому +10

      If by success, you mean attainment of external goods, fame, or fortune. Then you've missed the entire point of the video: it is not what you achieve, but how you live that matters.
      Of course, there is nothing wrong with achievement, as it should be noted that Seneca, Cato, and Marcus Aurelius were all very wealthy and influential men. But that isn't what made them Great men.

  • @TheMoneyPlantChannel
    @TheMoneyPlantChannel 4 роки тому +24

    “When someone is properly grounded in life, they shouldn’t have to look outside themselves for approval.” Epictetus

  •  3 роки тому +2

    Yes live life on your own terms but most importantly live it with prioritizing responsibility to give life a purpose. Service and sacrifice bring true longer lasting happiness that entertainment and small bursts of happiness will never bring.

  • @GillyDavis
    @GillyDavis 4 роки тому +14

    My weekly dose of awesome never fails to deliver! These always remind me of things I know but get lazy in applying and refocuses my week toward success! Thank you!

  • @garyhughes1664
    @garyhughes1664 3 роки тому +1

    Stoicism provides ways to cope with many of the ups and downs we encounter in our lives.

  • @curtiscarpenter9881
    @curtiscarpenter9881 3 роки тому +1

    Time. The greatest asset of every mans making. Measure a man not by how fast he rises to the top but how high he can bounce if ever hits the bottom. Curtis Carpenter.🎯🌄

  • @briannesmith2695
    @briannesmith2695 4 роки тому +2

    1:40 BLEW my mind! I really need to work on this now that I am fully aware of it. Thank you!

  • @jaxx-inspiregrowcreate2862
    @jaxx-inspiregrowcreate2862 4 роки тому +13

    Stoicism is a guide to a more virtues and disciplined life.
    I also make videos on Stoicism as I believe strongly in this ancient wisdom.

  • @acornsucks2111
    @acornsucks2111 4 роки тому +3

    kept a journal for 24 years and never regretted it.

  • @Old52Guy
    @Old52Guy 3 роки тому +1

    This is excellent! It makes the very complex idea stoicism easily understandable and provides the basics.

  • @brianmarshall3931
    @brianmarshall3931 3 роки тому

    Thank you for doing this... I was not aware of him - having just joined the "group" during the past 3 years. Now I have some more videos to listen to every night as I fall asleep...

  • @Kermit1479Clips
    @Kermit1479Clips 4 роки тому +2

    Thank you another great video putting life into perspective.

  • @ghizmo8
    @ghizmo8 3 роки тому +1

    Your videos inspire me thank you

  • @markmiller4595
    @markmiller4595 4 роки тому +1

    As always, great video content.

  • @ahmaanhunt
    @ahmaanhunt 4 роки тому +5

    Ironically, I'm reading Lives of the Stoics by Ryan Holiday. This is a great precursor.

    • @ryanchurchill5081
      @ryanchurchill5081 2 роки тому +1

      I have the obstacle is the way by him kinda wish I had an audiobook version so I could listen while traveling

  • @briannesmith2695
    @briannesmith2695 4 роки тому +1

    12:20 - I have never had this concept defined so well. Thank you!

  • @augana
    @augana 4 роки тому +1

    Time wasted, if enjoyed, is not wasted

  • @OntheMind
    @OntheMind 4 роки тому

    Nice video. I really enjoy your content!

  • @diegonayalazo
    @diegonayalazo 3 роки тому

    Thanks

  • @cryptonative
    @cryptonative 4 роки тому

    Greetings from Cyprus! 🏰

  • @joemtari
    @joemtari 3 роки тому

    4:15 hello Mr. Durden

  • @noreenjenny7039
    @noreenjenny7039 4 роки тому

    Thank you! ❤🌹

  • @superconscious.
    @superconscious. 4 роки тому +4

    Love the content. Please consider changing the background white is rather harsh on the eyes.

  • @stedega368
    @stedega368 4 роки тому

    Thank you! 🙏🏼

  • @goblinslayer6375
    @goblinslayer6375 3 роки тому

    Skip music is so addicting

  • @paytonfreer8945
    @paytonfreer8945 4 роки тому

    Not a million + subscribers? How?

  • @Funstuff13613
    @Funstuff13613 4 роки тому

    Ooooh someone's been watching The Secret!!!

  • @aqwuaris6349
    @aqwuaris6349 4 роки тому +1

    Epic tetus

  • @Gimipork
    @Gimipork 3 роки тому

    I keep hearing Epic Tetus 😆

  • @williamstanley4960
    @williamstanley4960 4 роки тому

    Marcus Aurelius observed the Biblically revealed fact that all people love themselves supremely, but he also observed the apparently contradictory fact that, while loving ourselves supremely, we value the opinions of others about ourselves higher. The answer is simple.
    Other people's opinions of you have a lot to do with what they will do for you. Your survival depends on various actions made by other people, hence the value of their opinion is created by logistics, and a grumbling tummy.

  • @MrIgotwhatuwant
    @MrIgotwhatuwant 4 роки тому

    great content

  • @TOMMYSURIA
    @TOMMYSURIA 4 роки тому +1

    Does watching this video considered wasting time, compared to making sales calls?🤔

  • @k.g.m.254
    @k.g.m.254 3 роки тому

    This makes almost too much sense to me. 😆
    If I had been aware of the principles...maybe I could have been a Millionaire before I was 40. 😏

  • @vectorequilibrium4493
    @vectorequilibrium4493 4 роки тому

    WHY so serious? The Joker. 😁

  • @lindaharrison3240
    @lindaharrison3240 4 роки тому

    "Zeno wandered into a bookshop..." Really? What did a bookshop look like in Zeno's day (c. 490 - 430 B.C.)?

  • @parsifalkitty5109
    @parsifalkitty5109 3 роки тому

    Heating that we are the protagonist to our lives made me think already that i'm the side character to my owm life. But shit is fun

  • @eagleeyephotos9734
    @eagleeyephotos9734 2 роки тому

    Stoicism should be included in school syllabus.. (ohhh nooo wait !!!! another word for School is Sheep Factory...it teaches us fear,,, Stoicism can't do that... :):):):)

  • @hudson2861
    @hudson2861 4 роки тому +1

    UA-cam advertising sure is having their way with this video. 6 commercials?The content isn't that great

  • @ethanbradley2796
    @ethanbradley2796 4 роки тому

    Lots of good stuff here but I have to disagree with the claim that positive thinking leads to passivity, in fact recent studies have shown the opposite, that positive reinforcement is a much stronger motivation for positive change then negative or fear based motivations. It has been said what we focus on is what will manifest around us and with that I truly believe to much focus on the problem and on the negatives keeps us from finding the solutions. The process of this premeditation of evils is something i see happening all around me today and something i have experienced in my life and have never saw any good come from it. Instead i have saw it cause extreme unnecessary stress and then when the time comes that thing we where worried about is not even the problem w ended up facing and all that worrying was for nothing.

  • @SupremeVictoryStudios5377
    @SupremeVictoryStudios5377 3 роки тому

    You might want to revisit this video and edit out around 3 minutes where you are referring to video games as a waste of time. We all know you can make millions upon millions of dollars playing video games. Ask shroud, Ninja, Tim the tatman if playing video games was a waste of their time.

  • @pavelpriessnitz3040
    @pavelpriessnitz3040 3 роки тому

    Wtf?!? Is this native english speaker? I can not understand a S!

  • @xxdrleek10
    @xxdrleek10 4 роки тому

    Watching this video was not a good use of time. The content is mediocre and there were SIX commercials. In addition, am I the only one to notice that Stoicism seems to appeal almost exclusively to males. I would love to know how many of them are single. Stoicism comes across as a self-absorbed life philosophy...prove me wrong.

    • @bcount1
      @bcount1 2 роки тому

      Just get adblock