Key Facts and Insights
- Stoicism is a practical philosophy that focuses on how to live a good life, which the Stoics believed was a virtuous life.
- The Stoics argued that many things we desire, like wealth and fame, are not truly in our control and thus not worth pursuing.
- Instead, we should focus on what we can control, namely our beliefs, judgments, and reactions.
- Stoicism encourages the practice of negative visualization, imagining worst-case scenarios, to appreciate what we have and prepare for adversity.
- Stoics value tranquility over pleasure and advocate for managing desires and emotions to maintain mental peace. ...