Stoicism is a philosophy of action; it aids one to discern properly in order for one to act virtuously. My sense is that many who espouse stoicism get ego-attached to the first part, as a mindset prop, and forget the second part, which is the entire point.https://twitter.com/wminshew/status/973246585227259905 …
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I agree with everything up until the last part. I can only speak for myself, but anecdotally once I accept that my responsibility in a situation is simply to do the best I possibly can (rather than control for an outcome), I find ~99% of the stress melts away
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Most of my early life stress, again anecdotally, came from an over focus on outcomes, many of which I had very little influence over. The framework of asking oneself, "Am I being as true as I can be to what I believe here?" is, once practiced, not inherently stressful (for me)
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It is more focused on meditation and reflection than tension or strain
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What you're saying is true and I agree, but your definition of stress is getting very narrow.https://twitter.com/mistermircea/status/876697427931213825 …
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It seems your frame of reference is yourself only. When you are responsible for others, and they depend on your judgment and actions for their well-being, things get more complicated.
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Yes, I agree that is my FoR. But what kind of responsibilities may one take for another? Certainly there are many (more for younger children), but can one truly take full responsibility for another without venturing into the out-of-your-control territory?https://twitter.com/mistermircea/status/973284837099532295 …
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Perhaps my overly narrow definition of stress is obfuscating my opinion here. I am not sure, but think you may be right. Something can certainly be hard without being stressful, and take effort/time/concentration/willpower.
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The term mental anguish comes to mind, but I have difficulty defining stress beyond that without explicitly using the word unnecessary. It is a state of mental pain. But because the pain itself is never involved in solving the problem, it is almost wholly unnecessary.
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