Questions force you to think and had a special importance to Socrates who said, 'A life of asking questions,’ which is what philosophy is, ‘is the greatest good of a person'. ‘to find yourself, you must think for yourself,' and that ‘the unexamined life was not worth living.’
The key to wisdom is knowing the right questions. Quality of our thoughts depend upon the questions we ask ourselves. It has often been said that Marcus Aurelius said: ‘The quality of our life depends upon the quality of our thoughts’ - the What you must commit yourself too. Every single day pen should be put to paper and theĭoctrines must be at the forefront of your mind.įinally, the questions we ask ourselves when we reflect and write are of particular importance. Shortcut and there is no hack we must conduct what Seneca called hard winter training, this is That is the only way to master Stoic doctrine - practice, practice and more practice. Taking the time to think, to look at yourself, your thoughts andĬonsistent and constant practice is next, especially in the early days Seneca tells us the flame of Inner reflection and specifically journaling are two critical components of Stoic practice (followedīy acting upon those reflections). Plethora of books, in fact overwhelming yourself with information is actively discouraged theyīelieved a multitude of books just gets in ones way. Thankfully, you don’t need much to begin practising the doctrines of Stoicism. You start by looking within, learning to understand yourself, your thoughts and how they One of the first questions people ask is, how do I begin to practice Stoicism? Well, it begins with
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