“We suffer more often in imagination than in reality.” - Seneca

“The problem is not the problem. The problem is your attitude about the problem. Do you understand?” -Captain Jack Sparrow

"A man who suffers before it is necessary, suffers longer than is necessary." - Seneca

"Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one." - Marcus Aurelius

Back then I mistook apathy as stoicism, but stoicism isn't ignoring emotion. Stoicism is a way of managing emotions.

Stoicism describes in one meme: "Oh no! Anyway..."

Can people like this so I can come back and rewatch? I need to periodically remind myself of this.

I am a very good trader, and I can confirm my boat did sink.

So basically stoicism is " *It do be like that sometimes* "

"Death smiles at us all. All a man can do is smile back." -- Marcus Aurelius, Emperor-Philosopher

"'Man cannot remake himself without suffering for he is both the Marble and the Sculptor'' -Alexis Carrel

Key principles of Stoicism: Dichotomy of Control: Stoicism teaches that some things are within our control (our thoughts, choices, and actions) while others are not (external events, other people's actions, and circumstances). Stoics believe that focusing on what is within our control leads to inner tranquility, while accepting what is beyond our control helps us avoid unnecessary suffering. Virtue as the Highest Good: According to Stoicism, the ultimate good in life is the development of moral and intellectual virtues. These virtues include wisdom, justice, courage, temperance, and moderation. Stoics believe that by cultivating these virtues, individuals can live a good and fulfilling life. Acceptance of Nature: Stoicism encourages individuals to align their will with the natural order of the universe. This means accepting the impermanence of things, embracing change, and recognizing that suffering and setbacks are inevitable parts of life. Negative Visualization: Stoics practice negative visualization, which involves contemplating the worst-case scenarios to develop gratitude for what one currently possesses. By imagining the loss of something or someone, individuals can learn to appreciate and value them more fully. Amor Fati: Amor fati, or "love of fate," is a Stoic concept that encourages individuals to embrace and love their fate, whatever it may be. Stoics believe that everything that happens, even hardships and misfortunes, is part of a larger plan and should be accepted without resistance. Tranquility of Mind: Stoicism aims to cultivate inner peace and tranquility by freeing individuals from negative emotions such as anger, fear, and anxiety. By practicing self-control, self-discipline, and detachment from external outcomes, Stoics strive to maintain a calm and balanced state of mind.

Spoiler for Stoicism: life sucks, everything’s fine.

Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, weak men create hard times.

I watched this video 2 years ago when I was struggling to get sober for what felt like the 9 millionth time. This video got me into stoicism, and I fully attribute my sobriety to finding stoicism and the tools that it gave me. I was 2 years sober in May. Thank you for this video.

Unironically, I may have adopted stoicism unintentionally. Being a person born in the fine line of poor and middle-class, I've learned how to accept the life I was given. I recognize my situation and instead focus on the gifts rather than the misfortunes we had. It is not as if I don't feel sad about it, I do. But I don't dwell on it and I just wish for the best. I am also a very timid person, often times I get dragged to my friends and other people's shenanigans. I can't do anything about it, I may feel annoyed or pissed off, but I don't let it affect me. In a way, it is kind of the same as the voluntary discomfort exercise. And to be clear with you all, I am not saying I can't feel emotions, I can feel just as much pain, anguish, sadness, happiness, etc. as all you guys. It is just that my standing in life has led me to learn how to control my emotions better than others. I remember being a kid frustrated about other kids having things that I don't, I had a talk with my dad about it, we cried and reconciled. My point being, is the fact that I unknowingly adopted a similar mindset to Stoicism might just prove that Stoicism really works.

Stoicism: suffering isn't a bug; it's a feature.

"Spongebob I can't see you, It's too loud" - Patrick Star

This gives me so much hope and destroys my anxiety. It's truly incredible how much of my suffering comes from my distorted view of the world

This video reminds me why I started my journey into Stoicism. It's a powerful reminder to stay grounded and focused on what truly matters.

The ad after the "advertisements are constantly being shoved down our throats" was, honestly eye-opening.

"Ask yourself at every moment, Is this necessary." - Marcus Aurelius

I come back to this video, rewatched it many many times. Mostly when I feel overwhelmed by emotions and helpless. Makes me feel little bit better, like I'm not a total failure.

I am currently battling depression and anxiety and it has been hard to come to terms with it, but hearing and studying the philosophy of stoicism really resonates with me. life at times has delt a some what hard hand at me, horrible break ups, traumatic abuse, and addition to harmful practices. but i really wish to be stoic and be the best version of me and overcome the torment the my mind sometimes plays at me. i really hope to one day come back to this video and see my comment and be able to genuinely be able to say i did it. not only for me but for the people around me that i love.

Genuine stoicism is not about feeling nothing, it's about feeling everything and thinking nothing of it. A lot of people put on an act of stoicism in the form of "I'm not upset, I do not care, I'm not bothered, I'm not emotional." The point of the philosophy is not to act like you do not care or tell yourself and others you are not affected. The point is that as a human you will care about certain things, but you shouldn't care about the fact that you do care. Look at the Zeno example. He said, you cannot control the things that happen to you, but you can control how you react to them. Does that mean that you must put on a facade that nothing happened? No. It means you accept what has happened, you feel what you feel, and then you carry on despite that. If you're angry then you're angry. If you're sad then you're sad. Acting like you're not, is not stoicism. It's more self delusion. Accepting the fact that you're angry or sad, and then leaving it at that and moving forward, not letting those feelings affect you beyond simply feeling them, THAT is the philosophy of Zeno. He didn't say he unbreakable. There is no such thing in existence. He said, it is better to bend than to break, and accepting the fact that life is going to bend you plenty, and accepting the fact that you don't have to think anything of it, is the essence of stoicism. I prefer Musashi's philosophy myself. Stoicism is something that can be put on when it's not properly understood. The "I'm rubber you're glue" understanding instead of the "if it sticks then it sticks" understanding. Musashi's philosophy is more concrete. It's about what you do, and do not do. Not what you think or do not think. It's genuine by definition.

You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.―Marcus Aurelius

I’ve always found it fascinating how this ancient philosophy still holds such relevance today. Just like Zeno, we all face situations beyond our control. The ability to discern between what we can and can't control in our lives is so incredibly profound.

As someone who struggles with anxiety, I found this video incredibly helpful. The stoic practice of imagining worst-case scenarios and preparing for them has already helped me feel more empowered and less overwhelmed by my worries.

"The desire for more positive experience is itself a negative experience. And, paradoxically, the acceptance of one's negative experience is itself a positive experience." -Mark Manson

"you should judge the success of your work based on the amount of effort you put in, and not on the outcome of your external hopes". This hit hard

I commented once on a sleep video that only had a couple hundred of views. It helped me get a good sleep that I hadn't had in a while. So I told the creator that despite the lack of traffic the video has seen, it very much helped someone who needed it, and so the video was high value to at least one person.

Love it. I’m a practicing stoic for the last 25 yrs…. Now I’m 50, and still have so much to learn.

I believe someone who’s been through tough times in life , somehow reaches a point where he’s already a stoic , whether he knows it or not. That I believe is the summit of maturity.

I've suffered 2 house fires in my life, both due to electrical faults. Both of which I lost everything, over 10 years ago. I'd never heard of stocisism until recently. But I guess life has taught me this lesson the hard way. The things I've lost were mostly replaceable, except for family photos. However, I've found myself talking and reminiscing about those lost moments with my family recently, and I've come to realise, the photos didn't contain the memories, we do. As hard as this was to deal with at the time, it's made me the person I am today. Very little phases me. I want less in life, I'm more grateful for what I have. And ultimately, I'm happier. I don't wish this on anyone, but life has a strange way of teaching you what you need to know. Good luck in life too everyone.

I always kept quotes from the video in my notes on my phone so that whenever I’m going through a hard time I can remember how to practice stoicism and feel less when there more to gain. After being lied to for 3 months by someone I felt truly attached and connected to. It’s hard to keep a cool head but I will always come back to listen to this. Thank you for this video.

I want to thank you for this video. It filled me with a sense of joy through acceptance of whatever happened and whatever is to come. Thank you, you have gained a subscriber.

“You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this and you will find great strength.” - Marcus Aurelius

"Just because everyone wrote a quote doesn't mean you should too" - random guy with anime pic

Pretty thankful to this video. I have suffered from anxiety for about 3 years, and the reason why I always feel anxious is that I keep being afraid of the things I cannot control like the past and the future. And I always blame myself for my failures even if they were caused by the others or some uncontrollable factors, which is the fact that I didn't notice for these years. This video is really inspiring for me, especially I'm still struggling with mental diseases. Maybe I can try to practise to be stoic, and just let the things go.

I stumbled upon this video randomly and I love it. I never realized my mindset is basically "stoicism". I have not mastered my emotions yet. I think this could actually help someone find happiness, as much as it sounds pretty depressing tbh.

“Don’t seek for everything to happen as you wish it would, but rather wish that everything happens as it actually will-then your life will flow well.” - Epictetus

being a stoic literally means you tell sadness "no u"

never cared much for philosophy, but stumbled on your channel and watched a few videos on the topic. everything said about stoicism is how i try to navigate life, i even see myself as a cosmopolite, zero empty checkmarks. that's so weird to one day find out that your thoughts and ways are actually an antient philosophy! thanks for the video

Loved this video. I feel unconsciously due to experiences in my life it has shaped me to being stoic without knowing what it was. Learning about stoicism from this video helped me understand myself just a little bit better and want to improve myself even more. Thank you!

"Stop watching youtube at 4am and do something with your life" - Mom

"If you desire 8 things in your life and you get seven of them , the regret and anger of not getting that one thing will always frustrate you and you'll never enjoy those 7 things..." -A wise man

There was a lot of things I struggled with varying from chronic pain, trauma, and depression. Instead of accepting what I experienced, I fought it for years and found myself right where I started time and time again. My mindset shifted from an endless struggle to the nihilistic mindset of nothing matters which made my struggles easier by negating value I allowed struggles to possess, but I still felt that way of life was unhealthy. It was then that I realized how I felt was something I could learn to control.

Going through a tough time and a bit of an identity crisis and I’m glad I’d heard of stoicism and found my way to this video

“Always read the comments, for that’s where wisdom can be found” - Meowth

Stoicism is understanding that everything in life is neutral, unless we give it meaning. The goal is to just experience everything with all our senses. There's no need to add meaning to this experience. No need to judge, label, or define it. If you can't help but add meaning, add positive and colorful meaning to it.

Thankyou for this video, i have been living like this since childhood and always wondered why i was like this. After watching this now i know what my patterns are all about and why everytime when something bad occurs or i loose I'm not sad or angry. Thankyou ❤️

"We should instead focus on improving ourselves, for ourselves. We should do things, for ourselves and only for that reason. Attaching any external hope or secondary attachments to the actions we take almost always lead to to disappointment"

As Malcolm Merlyn once said: "Pain is Inevitable but Suffering is Optional"

"He who becomes untouchable, inevitably touches himself", -me

This video got me into stoicism and eventually into learning more about philosophy. I am deeply grateful for this video. Thank you.

I see now that I have been practicing stoicism without actually being aware of it I truly love life for sending me down such an amazing path

“The one who becomes untouchable also becomes unable to touch”-idk some guy probably

I had decided to finally workout and fix my health, but then I got my health report back. I had high cholesterol and diabetis 2. I had a day where I doubt everything around me, and everything I could and did. I then used that hard time to make it a motivation. I have lost 25KG/55 LBS in 3-4 months. Instead of giving up and let myself be consumed by it, I build it into something that I could move on from and learn from. Learning to be healthy, learning to eat well, working out and taking care about my body. I still have a good bit to go, but I’m glad I had this happen. I learned not to take my body for granted, to focus on me and learn from this experience. Many other things have also happend in my life, but I think that is a good example. I didn’t know I could relate with the ideals of stoicism untill this video. Thank you.

I always wondered, what was wrong with me. I always felt unhappy, feeling like life is useless and unlogical. One day, I downloaded an app called "The Stoic". I opened it and read the first few citations from Marcus Aurelius and so on. Immediately, I understood that the way of them thinking reflects exactly my point of view on everything we can control - ourselves. The way we treat ourselves and others around us is not the key for binding to people, yet it is an important part of being happy - and making other people around one happy as well. Thanks to the philosophers from 2000 years ago, I finally understood who I am: a Stoic. I am not confused anymore and very proud of who I have become, without knowing Stoicsm at all.

Being stoic is just like pulling 5 uno reverse cards towards depression.

"Misunderstand philosophy but post quotes on UKposts to feel special" - Marcus Aurelius

Never knew I was stoic until today. No wonder this video kept popping up in my suggestion and after years I finally threw the towel and watched it ! Boy am I glad to see it’s a rare trait I have.

Everytime I watch aperture, I feel like I know everything, at the same time like knowing nothing

What this man said in 12 minutes Took me 6 years to learn . This video is very beautiful and meaningful

I never realized that I had been practicing stoicism since I was very young. Now, I still try to do my best to practice this and I find that I am much happier because of this practice.

To anyone who reads this, I see you and I know you'll make it. Don't give up. I'm rooting for you :)

"Changing guns is always faster than reloading" -Sun Tzu, The Art of War

"Sometimes people will write whatever, put it in quotations, and claim me or Einstein said it" -Marcus Aurelius

The strength to control what we are capable of, the heart to accept what cannot be controlled and the wisdom to understand the barrier between them is what I understand stoicism to be

Thank you so much for this video, I often times come back to rewatch it because it is so good.

I've been homeless for a year. Through practicing this. I have survived. And thrived without feeling too bad about it. Thanks for giving me a name for what I did

“Do not pray for easier lives gentlemen...pray to be stronger men.” -J.F.K black ops zombies

Stoicism has to be the best self help book I ever encountered, I think it's way more than that, It's a way of life and the only one you need. I am right now on my journey to become a stoic, I can already feel changes like not getting in arguments frequently, not getting offended easily, being indifferent to a lot of things in life such as pain and rejection.

Stoicism seems to be a philosophy as ancient as it is current. In a world where we are constantly bombarded by external stimuli, having an internal compass based on solid principles seems to be the key to a balanced life. Thank you for this enlightening video! 📜

An important fact to keep in mind: humans are wired to feel and process emotions. It is a part of our nature and it is healthy. Stoicism is not pushing your emotions down and pretending they do not exist, which is not healthy, it is instead feeling them without dwelling on them, then moving forward.

About a year ago i went through a phase in my life where i was severely depressed,like rock bottom depressed.I just came upon a video about stoicism in youtube randomly when i was just mindlessly watching videos.That video basically gave the spark that changed my life.I haven't done anything remarkable yet.But my life has gotten a lot better. Im working towards a solid goal,work out regularly,have well balanced relationships.I still got work to do though.For anyone going through tough times.Its all about the first step and consistency.

This made me realize I’m already kind stoic

I always prepared for the worst outcomes not because I'm being pessimistic but to prepare myself to not be disappointed. I don't know if that's part of being a stoic but I just do it everytime.

"you should judge the sucess of your work based on the amount of effort you put in not the outcome of the external hope" This hits hard..

This man changing lives with that smooth voice alone

This 'Stoicism: Become Undefeatable' video is a game-changer! The way it encapsulates the core principles of Stoicism in such a motivating and empowering manner is truly inspiring. The idea of becoming undefeatable by mastering one's own mind aligns perfectly with the Stoic philosophy. The call to focus on internal strength, resilience, and self-mastery is a powerful reminder in today's fast-paced world. Thanks for this empowering dose of Stoic wisdom. It's a video I'll keep coming back to for a boost of motivation and mental resilience!

"The very truth itself is a challenge to humanity as a whole, who are you to make sense out of everything" - some wise guy

i have been so emotionally stable and unwavering ever since I have practiced stoicism. Never felt more peace in my life. Never felt more in control of the present. Never felt more alive.

UKposts should create a ‘Must Watch’ list on the homepage and include this video in it because it deserves to be watched by everyone, it’s like a need.

I express my gratitude to you aperture, and this video. After experiencing the first significant emotional pain and heartbreak in my life, I found my way to this video, on the usual meaningless late night youtube binge, thanks to your narration and choice of music, the video calmed me. Yet it did much more than that, it was the spark that led me to further research stoicism and led me to firstly get back into reading, but to read the lectures of epictetus and the reminders of marcus aurelius. These books helped me get through some short term emotional pain. But the effect on my mindset and view on life in general has been bigger than I ever could have imagined. And more than I could explain in a short youtube comment. So tonight I come back to this video, and will watch it a changed young man, and a better listener. So I express my thanks to this video and of course to fate aswell.

this guy and morgan freeman would make an amazing collab🙌

Today I escaped from anxiety. Or no, I discarded it, because it was within me, in my own perceptions - not outside. - Marcus Aurelius

This philosophy changed my life when I actually PRACTICED it instead of just reading it, it makes me feel at home in myself, in this timeline and in this reality; it gives me belonging.

Hey, this is actually a really informative and enlightening video, recently got ghosted by a girl who was basically in the bag and I'd been so angry and sad for multiple days but honestly a change in perspective as you've described that it simply just doesn't matter in the way I was thinling. It's really helped cool my head and bring back a lot of happiness into my life (which is great cos i literally have exams in a few days), thank you for the video.

"We're no strangers to love... you know the rules and so do I" - Rick Astley

“in our modern society advertisements are shoved down our throats, we’re taught we need to have the latest and greatest thing in order to-“ (video gets cut off by an ad break)

I came across this video by accident. Recently, I have been changing in all aspects of life because I always say that I am not good enough. I have deleted all social media except UKposts to learn how to find the right way to live a happy life. But always when night comes, I lose everything I have learned and everything I have become convinced of because of the things I cannot change from the people in my life, such as academic and financial problems, etc. This video gave me an outlook on life that I will never pay attention to in my life. It is one of the greatest sayings that I have heard. I believe that this video will be the first step to living happily. Thank you very much for this masterpiece.

I think I have followed the practice of stoicism without knowing it, I had never heard about stoicism before clicking on this video yet I resonate with most things brought up. I guess I have just taught myself through experiences in life; I’ve learned to forgive myself and others, I’ve learned not have many expectations and take things as they come and I have learned that stubbornness leads to downfall and that you should always hear both sides out before reaching a conclusion.

“Imagine you’re dead, you’re thinking of what you should’ve done in your last moments. Now live like that day to day” -some quote I heard.

10 Ways to Be More Stoic: 1.) Transform everyone into a teacher. 2.) Say no to the easy way, seek out challenges. 3.). Be strict with yourself but tolerant of others. 4.) Allow the journey to be the thing. 5.) Transform envy into emulation. 6.) Stand on the shoulders of giants. 7.) Forgive yourself and forgive others. 8.) Fall in love with Fate. 9.) Always practice courage, temperance, and humor. 10.) Remember, the obstacle is the path. ukposts.info/have/v-deo/jaB1jo6gi651qH0.html

Well I got no reason to not claim it as the best vdo I have ever watched in the 25years of my life. Hats off to the creator!

These 12 minutes passed like 3 to me. This helped me try to see world from different perspective as it is what I need the most rn

“When you close your eyes, you cannot see.” -Marcus Aurelius

"if you ugly, you ugly. stop talking bout inner beauty" ~ Master Oogway

I come back to this video every so often through hard times. It’s relaxing, I just put on headphones and just listen. This last time thought I got interrupted with “Josh you’re fired” coming out of nowhere, an ad lol. First time it’s ever been interrupted by an ad for me, kinda takes the rhythm out of it LOL