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How The Stoics Dealt With Anxiety (10 Strategies)

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How much more enjoyable would your days be without the constant dread of stress looming over you? Anxiety was one of the main emotions Stoicism was built to handle. In this video best-selling author Ryan Holiday explores 10 of the best time-tested ways that the Stoics dealt with anxiety. ⚔️ Overwhelmed? You’re not alone. Check out the Daily Stoic Slay Your Stress Course: A 13-day challenge designed to reclaim your life from the negative effects of stress and anxiety. Go to https://dailystoic.com/Stress to sign up. The pages of Marcus Aurelius’s private journal are filled with notes to himself on how to ‘escape anxiety’. Epictetus says the ‘most important task in life’ was determining what we could control and what we couldn’t, in an effort to ease daily anxieties. Seneca’s letters are constant reminders to not suffer before it is necessary. And not just reminders, but practical, actionable steps to overcoming both. 00:00 Intro 01:39 1. Focu …...more
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How The Stoics Dealt With Anxiety (10 Strategies)
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2022Feb 7
How much more enjoyable would your days be without the constant dread of stress looming over you? Anxiety was one of the main emotions Stoicism was built to handle. In this video best-selling author Ryan Holiday explores 10 of the best time-tested ways that the Stoics dealt with anxiety. ⚔️ Overwhelmed? You’re not alone. Check out the Daily Stoic Slay Your Stress Course: A 13-day challenge designed to reclaim your life from the negative effects of stress and anxiety. Go to https://dailystoic.com/Stress to sign up. The pages of Marcus Aurelius’s private journal are filled with notes to himself on how to ‘escape anxiety’. Epictetus says the ‘most important task in life’ was determining what we could control and what we couldn’t, in an effort to ease daily anxieties. Seneca’s letters are constant reminders to not suffer before it is necessary. And not just reminders, but practical, actionable steps to overcoming both. 00:00 Intro 01:39 1. Focus On The Little Things 02:29 2. Practice Gratitude 03:21 3. Have No Opinion 03:55 4. Stop Caring About What People Think 04:23 5. Process Your Emotions 05:39 6. Don’t Suffer Imagined Troubles 06:32 7. Choose Not To Be Harmed 07:19 8. Go For A Walk 08:27 9. Keep A Journal 09:05 10. Grab The Right Handle ✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail 🎓 FREE GUIDE to Stoic philosophy: https://dailystoic.com/freeguide 🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/ Instagram: ​  / dailystoic   Twitter:   / dailystoic   Facebook:   / dailystoic   TikTok:   / daily_stoic   #Stoicism​ #DailyStoic​ #RyanHoliday​

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