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    "text": "_Image generated by Bing Image Creator based on DALL-E_.\n\n> Focus on what you can control.\n\n> You control how you respond to things.\n\n> Ask yourself, “Is this essential?”\n\n> Meditate on your mortality every day.\n\n> Value time more than money/possessions.\n\n> You are the product of your habits.\n\n> Remember you have the power to have no opinion.\n\n> Own the morning.\n\n> Put yourself up for review (Interrogate yourself).\n\n> Don’t suffer imagined troubles.\n\n> Try to see the good in people.\n\n> Never be overheard complaining…even to yourself.\n\n> Two ears, one mouth…for a reason (Zeno)\n\n> There is always something you can do.\n\n> Don’t compare yourself to others.\n\n> Live as if you’ve died and come back (every minute is bonus time).\n\n> “The best revenge is not to be like that.” Marcus Aurelius\n\n> Be strict with yourself and tolerant with others.\n\n> Put every impression, emotion, to the test before acting on it.\n\n> Learn something from everyone.\n\n> Focus on process, not outcomes.\n\n> Define what success means to you.\n\n> Find a way to love everything that happens (Amor fati).\n\n> Seek out challenges.\n\n> Don’t follow the mob.\n\n> Grab the “smooth handle.”\n\n> Every person is an opportunity for kindness (Seneca)\n\n> Say no (a lot).\n\n> Don’t be afraid to ask for help.\n\n> Find one thing that makes you wiser every day.\n\n> What’s bad for the hive is bad for the bee (Marcus Aurelius)\n\n> Don’t judge other people.\n\n> Study the lives of the greats.\n\n> Forgive, forgive, forgive.\n\n> Make a little progress each day.\n\n> Journal.\n\n> Prepare for life’s inevitable setbacks (premeditatio malorum)\n\n> Look for the poetry in ordinary things.\n\n> To do wrong to one, is to do wrong to yourself. (sympatheia)\n\n> Always choose “Alive Time.”\n\n> Associate only with people that make you better.\n\n> If someone offends you, realize you are complicit in taking offense.\n\n> Fate behaves as she pleases…do not forget this.\n\n> Possessions are yours only in trust.\n\n> Don’t make your problems worse by bemoaning them.\n\n> Accept success without arrogance, handle failure with indifference.\n\n> Courage. Temperance. Justice. Wisdom. (Always).\n\n> The obstacle is the way.\n\n> Ego is the enemy.\n\n> Stillness is the key.\n\nFrom [Ryan Holiday](https://ryanholiday.net/50-short-rules-for-life-from-the-stoics/) via [Tina Roth Eisenberg (SwissMiss)](https://www.swiss-miss.com/2023/09/50-short-rules-for-a-better-life-from-the-stoics.html)",
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  "description": "Stoicism is a way of life, a philosophy that advocates living a life well aligned with nature and reality. Often, stoicism is associated with not allowing negative events to affect you.",
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  "publishedAt": "2023-09-11T16:31:00.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Image generated by Bing Image Creator based on DALL-E.\n\nFocus on what you can control.\n\nYou control how you respond to things.\n\nAsk yourself, “Is this essential?”\n\nMeditate on your mortality every day.\n\nValue time more than money/possessions.\n\nYou are the product of your habits.\n\nRemember you have the power to have no opinion.\n\nOwn the morning.\n\nPut yourself up for review (Interrogate yourself).\n\nDon’t suffer imagined troubles.\n\nTry to see the good in people.\n\nNever be overheard complaining…even to yourself.\n\nTwo ears, one mouth…for a reason (Zeno)\n\nThere is always something you can do.\n\nDon’t compare yourself to others.\n\nLive as if you’ve died and come back (every minute is bonus time).\n\n“The best revenge is not to be like that.” Marcus Aurelius\n\nBe strict with yourself and tolerant with others.\n\nPut every impression, emotion, to the test before acting on it.\n\nLearn something from everyone.\n\nFocus on process, not outcomes.\n\nDefine what success means to you.\n\nFind a way to love everything that happens (Amor fati).\n\nSeek out challenges.\n\nDon’t follow the mob.\n\nGrab the “smooth handle.”\n\nEvery person is an opportunity for kindness (Seneca)\n\nSay no (a lot).\n\nDon’t be afraid to ask for help.\n\nFind one thing that makes you wiser every day.\n\nWhat’s bad for the hive is bad for the bee (Marcus Aurelius)\n\nDon’t judge other people.\n\nStudy the lives of the greats.\n\nForgive, forgive, forgive.\n\nMake a little progress each day.\n\nJournal.\n\nPrepare for life’s inevitable setbacks (premeditatio malorum)\n\nLook for the poetry in ordinary things.\n\nTo do wrong to one, is to do wrong to yourself. (sympatheia)\n\nAlways choose “Alive Time.”\n\nAssociate only with people that make you better.\n\nIf someone offends you, realize you are complicit in taking offense.\n\nFate behaves as she pleases…do not forget this.\n\nPossessions are yours only in trust.\n\nDon’t make your problems worse by bemoaning them.\n\nAccept success without arrogance, handle failure with indifference.\n\nCourage. Temperance. Justice. Wisdom. (Always).\n\nThe obstacle is the way.\n\nEgo is the enemy.\n\nStillness is the key.\n\nFrom Ryan Holiday via Tina Roth Eisenberg (SwissMiss)",
  "title": "Stoic Quotes",
  "updatedAt": "2023-09-11T16:31:00.000Z"
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