Nice M.A. recap that further confirms my view that stoicism is for catastrophe / self-defence times and not peacetime / growth times.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/apr/25/stoicism-in-a-time-of-pandemic-coronavirus-marcus-aurelius-the-meditations?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other …
cc @rivatez
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i disagree. controlling your thoughts and monitoring internal state can make you feel better. redirecting your attention can make you feel better. sometimes just letting yourself enjoy things while you and other people think you should be miserable, that's enough....
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Well that works if you *actually* have no real problems only imaginary ones. But I still think having fun & enjoying life beats thinking about death & numbing out
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