10 Game-Changing Life Lessons By Epictetus
A collection of words of ancient wisdom
Epictetus is one of the philosophers that have been impactful in many people's lives that even thousands of years later, we can still find wisdom in his words.
So today I’d like to share with you 10 game-changing life lessons by Epictetus and hope you’ll find them helpful.
These are:
1-Our perspectives shape our lives
2-Our emotions are triggered from within
3-Growth is also being okay with not appearing perfect
4-We meet our true selves through our response to things
5-Learn to learn through an open mind
6-You can plan your way to becoming who you want to be
7-Be mindful of who you spent time with
8-Most of our worries do not have roots in reality
9-Live your philosophy
10-True freedom is knowing how to control yourself
10 Game-Changing Lessons By Epictetus
1-Our perspectives shape our lives
“Men are disturbed not by the things which happen, but by the opinion about the things.”
2-Our emotions are triggered from within
“No one is ever unhappy because of someone else.”
3-Growth is also being okay with not appearing perfect
“If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.”
4-We meet our true selves through our response to things
“Circumstances don’t make the man, they only reveal him to himself.”
5-Learn to learn through an open mind
“It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows”
6-You can plan your way to becoming who you want to be
“First say to yourself what you would be, and then do what you have to do.”
7-Be mindful of who you spent time with
“The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.”
8-Most of our worries do not have roots in reality
“Man is not worried by real problems so much as by his imagined anxieties about real problems.”
9-Live your philosophy
“Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.”
10-True freedom is knowing how to control yourself
“No man is free who is not master of himself.”
Final thoughts
Today I’ve shared with you 10 life advice by Epictetus, and hope you’ve found them as impactful as I have.
Thank you for reading.
-E.K.
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