Developing a stoic mindset

Izzenw · 2019-11-17T13:51:10+00:00

Minimalism is the Key. Your life is a trip to greatness. Learn to travel light !

GrisBosque · 2019-11-17T14:31:22+00:00

I've been a student of Taoism for decades.

One passage repeated several times was;

"Guard the senses."

It finally dawned on me one day what it was about: a not clear translation of:

"control your emotions."

Krazyrobus · 2019-11-17T13:55:09+00:00

Whenever you have a strong emotion about a situation, ask yourself, can you control the situation, if you can control the situation, then fix it. If you can't control the situation, then drop the emotion.

Self-discipline means understanding WHY you are doing something, not just doing it because it is the accepted way etc then making small incremental changes daily to reach that goal.

DangZagnut · 2019-11-17T13:49:09+00:00

Grow your IDGAF attitude, by not GAF about stupid shit.

Discipline, for me, is just commitment to a goal, or whatever I need to be disciplined about.

ppdeny · 2019-11-17T14:27:07+00:00

Read all the great books like Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, r/stoicism and reflect over a daily log/diary.

DannyTTT55 · 2019-11-17T14:44:26+00:00

Accepting what you can't control

Having constant vigilance over your mind and putting it in its place moment to moment

OverlordWhiteWolf · 2019-11-17T14:07:15+00:00

Lifting weights has been really good for me. That, and not being afraid to “rock the boat”, or hurt someone’s feelings. Don’t be a nice guy, and don’t GAF about what others think. Embrace being selfish.

AeternusDoleo · 2019-11-18T00:17:49+00:00

Train yourself to, whenever you start to feel outrage, remember these words: "Does this matter to me?"

By analyzing the source of the emotion (and tying the start of that analysis to the appearance of the emotion), you usually deflate the emotion. It takes repetition to condition yourself to do this. You will fail a lot, initially. But over time this becomes almost automatic.

MyLittlePonyofDoom · 2019-11-18T00:48:27+00:00

That literally 95%+ of shit doesn’t matter especially the stuff that comes out of people’s mouths.

Repeat to yourself that your life is limited and that people who demand your time are thieves and should be dealt with according.

SpectralBane47 · 2019-11-18T10:41:50+00:00

To control your emotions, you must be aware of the impressions your mind is forming. In actuality, you can only control your thoughts and your emotions follow. Do some meditations, write your frustrations on your journal and reflect on it.

To do less, is the stoic way. The point is to only prioritize the necessary tasks in accordance to your duties. I think it was Aurelius who said that one should know their purpose, whether in the community, or nature first.

KneeDeepThought · 2019-11-18T14:29:01+00:00

Your strong emotions are almost all part of a core, caveman-level instinctual part of your brain that's trying to influence your actions for the benefit of the species and likely in a detrimental manner to you.

When you feel a strong emotional state coming on, ask yourself what initiated it. Lots of times you'll realize it's something influencing you towards sadness (anger comes from sadness for example.) and the strong emotions you're feeling are neurotransmitters designed to force you to do something to protect your survival and mating prospects.

For example, the physical pain of heartbreak and loss are a mechanism to influence you to jump back in and compete for resources to ensure your survival. It's not always in your best interest to do this, so this is where you need to separate your outer cortex from your lizard brain and not just follow the knee-jerk reaction like an animal.

Learn to pay attention to your instinctual reactions but not allow them to drive the boat. Detach yourself from the reaction and imagine a conversation between your instinctual and cerebral cores. If they agree on a course of action then great, if they conflict then always go with the cerebral response rather than the instinctual. This is playing the long game and is much more likely to keep you out of trouble.

ronoda12 · 2019-11-17T18:48:02+00:00

Read the Bhagvad Gita

Title	Developing a stoic mindset
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Date	November 17, 2019 1:47 PM UTC (6 years ago)
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