Coaching practices for The Stoic Discipline of Desire Before Bed
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- I want things I can’t make happen
- I keep wishing reality were different than it is
- My peace of mind is hostage to things I can’t control
- I’ve stopped noticing the good things I already have
- My comforts have quietly become needs
Practices that may help
- The Stoic Discipline of Desire
Pierre Hadot identified the "discipline of desire" as one of the three Stoic spiritual exercises: training yourself to desire only what is in your power (virtue, your own judgments and responses) and to be indifferent to what is not. The practice targets the root cause of most human suffering — craving things outside your control — rather than its symptoms. - Apply the dichotomy of control to your desires
Before each want, ask: is the object of this desire in my power, or outside it?
The Stoic Discipline of Desire - Practice amor fati — love what happens
Train yourself not just to accept what is given, but to want it — to find the ground for willing what occurs.
The Stoic Discipline of Desire - The discipline of desire
Confine your desires and aversions to what is genuinely up to you — your judgments and actions, not outcomes.
The Inner Citadel - Practice negative visualization to reset desire
Spend five minutes imagining the loss of something you currently take for granted — then let the wanting of it become gratitude for having it.
The Stoic Discipline of Desire - Practice voluntary discomfort to weaken the power of desire
Periodically choose a minor discomfort (cold, hunger, inconvenience) to confirm that you can tolerate more than you fear.
The Stoic Discipline of Desire - Examining the desire before chasing it
Before pursuing something you want, ask whether the desire serves you or consumes you.
Santosha: The Practice of Contentment - The Pythagorean evening examination (Hadot’s version)
Before sleep, review the day in three questions: Where did I go wrong? What did I succeed at? What remains undone?
Pierre Hadot’s Spiritual Exercises - Review the day each night
Before sleep, put the day on trial: what did I do well, what badly, what will I do differently?
Seneca on Time, Made Practical - Discipline desire and aversion
Want only what’s up to you, and be averse only to what’s up to you — then you can’t be thwarted.
The Enchiridion, as a Handbook
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- Desire Management Philosophy
Pierre Hadot identified the "discipline of desire" as one of the three Stoic spiritual exercises: training yourself to desire only what is in your power (virtue, your own judgments and responses) and to be indifferent to what is not. The practice targets the root cause of most human suffering — craving things outside your control — rather than its symptoms.
- Epictetus Desire Aversion
Want only what’s up to you, and be averse only to what’s up to you — then you can’t be thwarted.
Discipline desire and aversion
- Stoic Discipline Of Desire
Pierre Hadot identified the "discipline of desire" as one of the three Stoic spiritual exercises: training yourself to desire only what is in your power (virtue, your own judgments and responses) and to be indifferent to what is not. The practice targets the root cause of most human suffering — craving things outside your control — rather than its symptoms.
- The Stoic Discipline Of Desire For My Teenager
Pierre Hadot identified the "discipline of desire" as one of the three Stoic spiritual exercises: training yourself to desire only what is in your power (virtue, your own judgments and responses) and to be indifferent to what is not. The practice targets the root cause of most human suffering — craving things outside your control — rather than its symptoms.
- The Stoic Discipline Of Desire In A New Job
Pierre Hadot identified the "discipline of desire" as one of the three Stoic spiritual exercises: training yourself to desire only what is in your power (virtue, your own judgments and responses) and to be indifferent to what is not. The practice targets the root cause of most human suffering — craving things outside your control — rather than its symptoms.
- The Stoic Discipline Of Desire On A Budget
Pierre Hadot identified the "discipline of desire" as one of the three Stoic spiritual exercises: training yourself to desire only what is in your power (virtue, your own judgments and responses) and to be indifferent to what is not. The practice targets the root cause of most human suffering — craving things outside your control — rather than its symptoms.
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