I'd like to recommend The Guide to the Good Life by William B. Irvine. It made me significantly happier. It summarizes and makes accessible the techniques stoicism. Here they are:pic.twitter.com/2LtmlXcOLW
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7. Defang insults and unfortunate events with humor: by laughing at our misfortune or responding to an insult with a self-deprecating comment, we render these events powerless on our emotional well-being.
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/end That's it. The author says that he discovered stoicism while attempting to learn zen buddhism. He found that stoicism suited his analytical mind much better and that he didn't like all that dead time associated with thoughtless meditation. I feel similar.
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I actually just finished the audible of this. I also highly recommend Happy, by
@DerrenBrown . It was years ago, but I think I enjoyed it more.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Thank you for these. They’re really good!
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Thank you. I would argue that « thoughtless meditation » is probably not the best description of what mindfulness can bring. I would encourage you to look at medical studies showing the beneficial impacts of mindfulness = gym of your brain. Probably good for everyone
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