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- I know exactly how I want to handle things when I’m calm, and then the moment hits and I forget all of it
- I’m never actually in what I’m doing
- I read all the Stoic ideas and nod along, but the moment real life pushes on me I crumble exactly the same as before
- I’ve been walking around feeling like I built everything myself and like the world owes me more, and I’ve completely stopped noticing the actual people who handed me what I have
- Whenever I write anything down, part of me is quietly performing for some imagined reader, so it comes out polished and dishonest
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- Meditations, as Marcus Practiced It
Meditations was Marcus Aurelius’ private journal — a set of self-directed exercises for keeping his judgment steady while running an empire: writing to himself, rehearsing the day’s difficult people, separating events from his opinions about them, and remembering how small and brief it all is. The strongest evidence for these is their direct line into cognitive behavioral therapy and into expressive-writing and self-distancing research. - Write to yourself (the Meditations method)
Keep a private notebook where you argue yourself back to your own principles, in your own words.
Meditations, as Marcus Practiced It - Do the task in front of you, fully
Treat each present action as if it were your last, with full attention and no half-measures.
Meditations, as Marcus Practiced It - Daily training of the ruling faculty
Treat every day’s difficulties as training material for strengthening the ruling faculty.
The Inner Citadel - Account for what you owe others
Regularly recall, by name, the people and gifts that made you who you are.
Meditations, as Marcus Practiced It - Write to yourself, not for an audience
Keep a private record of philosophical self-argument, not a performance or a diary.
The Stoic Daily Review - Prosoche — the practice of attention
Maintain constant, vigilant attention to your own thoughts, judgments, and impulses as they arise.
Pierre Hadot’s Spiritual Exercises - Counting the breath (susokukan)
Count breaths from one to ten and start over, a traditional on-ramp to a steady mind.
Zen Practice (Zazen and Beyond) - Premeditate the difficult people
Each morning, expect to meet the ungrateful, the arrogant, and the dishonest — and pre-decide your response.
Meditations, as Marcus Practiced It - Retreat to the inner citadel
When the world presses in, withdraw into your own mind — the one place no one can occupy.
Meditations, as Marcus Practiced It
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Meditations was Marcus Aurelius’ private journal — a set of self-directed exercises for keeping his judgment steady while running an empire: writing to himself, rehearsing the day’s difficult people, separating events from his opinions about them, and remembering how small and brief it all is. The strongest evidence for these is their direct line into cognitive behavioral therapy and into expressive-writing and self-distancing research.
- Meditations As Marcus Practiced It After A Loss
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- Meditations As Marcus Practiced It As A Caregiver
Meditations was Marcus Aurelius’ private journal — a set of self-directed exercises for keeping his judgment steady while running an empire: writing to himself, rehearsing the day’s difficult people, separating events from his opinions about them, and remembering how small and brief it all is. The strongest evidence for these is their direct line into cognitive behavioral therapy and into expressive-writing and self-distancing research.
- Meditations As Marcus Practiced It During A Big Change
Meditations was Marcus Aurelius’ private journal — a set of self-directed exercises for keeping his judgment steady while running an empire: writing to himself, rehearsing the day’s difficult people, separating events from his opinions about them, and remembering how small and brief it all is. The strongest evidence for these is their direct line into cognitive behavioral therapy and into expressive-writing and self-distancing research.
- Meditations As Marcus Practiced It During Conflict
Meditations was Marcus Aurelius’ private journal — a set of self-directed exercises for keeping his judgment steady while running an empire: writing to himself, rehearsing the day’s difficult people, separating events from his opinions about them, and remembering how small and brief it all is. The strongest evidence for these is their direct line into cognitive behavioral therapy and into expressive-writing and self-distancing research.
- Meditations As Marcus Practiced It In A New Job
Meditations was Marcus Aurelius’ private journal — a set of self-directed exercises for keeping his judgment steady while running an empire: writing to himself, rehearsing the day’s difficult people, separating events from his opinions about them, and remembering how small and brief it all is. The strongest evidence for these is their direct line into cognitive behavioral therapy and into expressive-writing and self-distancing research.
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