Hello my fellow Stoics-in-training,
I made a video today about the following quote from Epictetus:
[1] You will never have to experience defeat if you avoid contests whose outcome is outside your control. [2] Don’t let outward appearances mislead you into thinking that someone with more prestige, power or some other distinction must on that account be happy.
It’s about “internal goals” vs. “external goals” and I think it’s a very useful framework.
After you watch the video, here are two things I’d love for you to do:
Subscribe to the channel (I am going to be focusing a lot more on videos)
Leave a comment telling me what you think of the ideas
Appreciate you watching.
Speak soon (if fate permits),
Jon Brooks
Fantastic lesson! I wish there could be a download for everyone in the world of this lesson. I’m concerned that these values are disappearing.