oena.capensis
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"The chief task in life is simply this: to identify and separate matters so I can say clearly to myself which are externals under my control, and which have to do with choices I actually control. Where then do I look for good and evil? No to uncontrollable externals, but within myself to the choices that are my own"
Epictetus, Discourses, 2.5.4-5
The most important practice in Stoicism is to differentiate what can be change and what can?t. There?s no point in blaming the porn industry, the Internet, the way external stimuli trick our brain. Furthermore, we cannot go back in time to undo ill-advised decisions; the amount of time we wasted on porn cannot be recouped. We can still change the future and built a better live for ourselves by using the power of making good decision right now. The present moment comes with power and potential. The freedom is ours ? we mustn?t waste it. This idea can be frightening but it?s ultimately empowering.
Epictetus, Discourses, 2.5.4-5
The most important practice in Stoicism is to differentiate what can be change and what can?t. There?s no point in blaming the porn industry, the Internet, the way external stimuli trick our brain. Furthermore, we cannot go back in time to undo ill-advised decisions; the amount of time we wasted on porn cannot be recouped. We can still change the future and built a better live for ourselves by using the power of making good decision right now. The present moment comes with power and potential. The freedom is ours ? we mustn?t waste it. This idea can be frightening but it?s ultimately empowering.