January 1st

CONTROL AND CHOICE

“The chief task in life is simply this: to identify and separate matters so that I can say clearly to myself which are externals not under my control, and which have to do with the choices I actually control. Where then do I look for good and evil? Not to uncontrollable externals, but within myself to the choices that are my own . . .”

—EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 2.5.4–5

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I try to keep this in mind.

Best time to start #DailyStoic

I’m not really a New Year’s resolution guy but I got this book a few weeks ago and just thought I should start it on the first day of the new year.