you want an effective way of conquering what life throws at you or conquering your depressive stages before i was exposed to stoicism i often let things that were outside of my control control me for example how other people feel about me or view me no matter what you do and how much you people please or try to take preventative measures to get people to like you there are going to be people in this world that are not going to like you in fact there will probably be a lot of people that hate you for no good reason since putting myself on the internet i have so many more people who hate me in this world and that is completely outside of my control and the first step is to identify that the next step is to realize that you have the power over your mind to control how you react to this reality believe it or not you can choose to be indifferent to the external i really wish i would have understood this principle when i got fired from my first job as a busser or when i failed my chemistry exam in high school whenever an uncomfortable or sad situation arises it's in your best interest to ask yourself these questions the first is to ask is this situation in my control if the answer is yes then take responsibility for it and do something about it it wasn't in your control where you started in your life what genetics you got or what your family upbringing looked like but it is your responsibility to act rationally about these things and take responsibility for changing these things which is in your power you have power over your mind not outside events realize this and you will find strength and if the answer to that question is no then give it none of your negative emotions the truth is life is unpredictable it's always going to hand you challenges and misfortunes one certainty is that uncertainties like this will always happen i've said this before and you're not in control of this the past is completely outside of your control and much of what's gonna happen to you in the future is totally outside of your control but you have the power within your mind to react rationally to what has already happened and what's gonna happen next so take responsibility live virtuously and take your power back stoicism is something that i think needs to be constantly learned constantly reminded of if you really want to keep these practices in place throughout your life so i'm gonna leave some of my favorite books on stoicism no matter if you're a beginner or an expert in the description below so go check those out i know all of you aspiring stoics out there are eager to learn more and improve yourself and that's why we got the sponsor of today's video which is skillshare you guys probably know what skillshare is already it's an online learning community that has thousands of inspiring classes for creators and people just trying to better themselves in their life they have a bunch of classes on productivity business entrepreneurship and even stoicism it was the stoic philosopher seneca who said it's not that we have a short time to live but that we waste a lot of it and so if you're truly trying to live a more intentional life like a stoic i recommend the class simple productivity how to accomplish more with less by greg mccowan and what do you know in that class he goes further into detail about mastering the art of the slow yes aka what i was talking about when i
START_SPONSOR_TOKEN know all of you aspiring stoics out there are eager to learn more and improve yourself and that's why we got the sponsor of today's video which is skillshare you guys probably know what skillshare is already it's an online learning community that has thousands of inspiring classes for creators and people just trying to better themselves in their life they have a bunch of classes on productivity business entrepreneurship and even stoicism it was the stoic philosopher seneca who said it's not that we have a short time to live but that we waste a lot of it and so if you're truly trying to live a more intentional life like a stoic i recommend the class simple productivity how to accomplish more with less by greg mccowan and what do you know in that class he goes further into detail about mastering the art of the slow yes aka what i was talking about when i END_SPONSOR_TOKEN