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Good reasons to worry less about things you can't control

A fundamental lesson of Stoicism to reflect on.

Feb 09, 2022
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Stoicism is a philosophy designed to make us more resilient, happier, more virtuous and wiser. Practising Stoicism will help us become better humans, parents, and professionals.

Stoicism holds that the key to a good, happy life is cultivating an excellent mental state, which the Stoics identified with virtue and being rational. Moreover, the ideal life …

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