Douglas Stones

The Stoicism Douglas Stones

The Stoicism: The Art of Knowing How to Live."Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of a principle: some things are under our control, and some not.(Epictet) Whether you are only interested in stoicism as a philosophical movement or want to be stoic as defined in the dictionary, try anyway to work on your self-control and self-consciousness. Remember that you can control your own actions and judgments, but not most other things, and most of the time it's not worth worrying about. Being stoic does not mean that you have to be cold and distant, but that you should think before you say anything. Besides striving to be stoic in everyday life, you can also go deeper into the art of stoicism, meditating every day and thinking more deeply about philosophical ideas.