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“The chief task in life is simply this: to identify and separate matters so that I can say clearly to myself which are externals not under my control, and which have to do with the choices I actually control. Where then do I look for good and evil? Not to uncontrollable externals, but within myself to the choices that are my own . . .” —EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 2.5.4–5
— Jan 01, 2026 07:12AM
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As Viktor Frankl puts it in The Will to Meaning, “Man is pushed by drives but pulled by values.”
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“This morning, remind yourself of what is in your control and what’s not in your control. Remind yourself to focus on the former and not the latter.” —Holiday
— Jan 12, 2026 03:57AM
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“We must give up many things to which we are addicted, considering them to be good. Otherwise, courage will vanish, which should continually test itself. Greatness of soul will be lost, which can’t stand out unless it disdains as petty what the mob regards as most desirable.” —SENECA, MORAL LETTERS, 74.12b–13
— Jan 08, 2026 05:13AM
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“The proper work of the mind is the exercise of choice, refusal, yearning, repulsion, preparation, purpose, and assent. What then can pollute and clog the mind’s proper functioning? Nothing but its own corrupt decisions.” —EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 4.11.6–7
— Jan 07, 2026 04:24AM
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“Have you taken the time to get clarity about who you are and what you stand for? Or are you too busy chasing unimportant things, mimicking the wrong influences, and following disappointing or unfulfilling or nonexistent paths?” —Holiday
— Jan 06, 2026 04:39AM
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“When your efforts are not directed at a cause or a purpose, how will you know what to do day in and day out? How will you know what to say no to and what to say yes to? How will you know when you’ve had enough, when you’ve reached your goal, when you’ve gotten off track, if you’ve never defined what those things are?” —Holiday
— Jan 05, 2026 04:27AM
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“All you need are these: certainty of judgment in the present moment; action for the common good in the present moment; and an attitude of gratitude in the present moment for anything that comes your way.” —MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 9.6
— Jan 04, 2026 11:57AM
