Getting Everything You Ever Wanted
Metadata
- Author: Daily Stoic
- Full Title: Getting Everything You Ever Wanted
- Category:articles
- Published Date: 2017-06-21
- Summary: “And how trivial the things we want so passionately are.” – Marcus Aurelius There’s an old joke: When the Gods wish to punish us, they give us exactly what we’ve always wanted. Ask yourself what you’re after: Fame? Wealth? The perfect man or woman? Now imagine yourself when you get it. What comes next? The […]
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Highlights
- “And how trivial the things we want so passionately are.” – Marcus Aurelius (View Highlight)
- Much of Stoicism has to do with reacting to what comes at us with equanimity and poise. But this, too, is important: Quelling and quieting that voice in your head that becomes seduced by the latest fashions or fads or must-have riches. You don’t need them. More than that, you don’t actually want them. (View Highlight)
- Note: Mental calmness or composure.