4 lessons from Marcus Aurelius.
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·2023-8-7Absolute power corrupts absolutely. But power and success can make you better. It’s been proven time and time again in history. When people get power, it changes them. That’s why the biggest breakthroughs in the evolution of government have been around checks and balances on power–so that no one person can be fully corrupted, and if they are corrupt, can’t simply do what they want. Today, we should remain wary of power and fame, for they are hard to resist. But if we find ourselves in the spotlight or in a position of leadership, let us see that as both a gift and a challenge.
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·3d ago Like a soldier storming a wall, you have a mission to accomplish. And if you’ve been wounded and you need a comrade to pull you up? So what?” — Marcus Aurelius A clip from @ryanholiday live in Rotterdam for The Stoic Life Tour.
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·5d ago There is a phenomenon called the “helper’s high”—it has been found that when you give to others, your brain’s pleasure and reward centers light up, as if you were the recipient of the good deed—not the giver. Marcus said that we don’t need to ask for the third thing in life–being thanked or recognized for good deeds, because doing them was pleasure enough.
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·2024-12-31The next time you’re experiencing anxiety, remind yourself of this quote from Marcus Aurelius: “Today I escaped anxiety. Or no, I discarded it, because it was within me, in my own perceptions — not outside.”
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