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Meditations

We have reached the end
The final installment of the Meditations read-along is finally here.
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Marcus Aurelius' 9 Rules for Life
How to deal with difficult people, from the Stoic Emperor himself.
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Breaking Down with Marcus Aurelius
How to (not) enjoy music and how to stop worrying, according to the Stoic Emperor.
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"A rational being is bound also to be a social being"
Meditations Notebook 10, the human connection, and our rational natures.
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When You're the Object of Loathing
In the moment, anger feels like a game I have to play. Yet, it is a game that I cannot win. The only truly winning strategy is to opt out of playing all…
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A Transgression Against Oneself
Social beings are intended to help one another. To act unjustly – to fail to help or to cause some harm – is thus acting in a way that contravenes your…
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Accept graciously, let go easily.
Meditations, Notebook 8
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The ending of each thing
Meditations, Notebook 8
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Even Stoics Get the Blues
Returning to the Meditations.
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Our Judgments Are Up to Us
Making Plans, Being Frustrated, and Monitoring Our Minds
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Stand Straight, Not Straightened
The worth of the individual, The Big Lebowski, being an independent moral agent, and thinking of our deaths.
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Everything is Familiar and Temporary
Meditations Notebook 7 and the Prevalence of Vice
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