Stoicism - Abhishek Chakraborty

Life Is A Death Sentence: You Can Either Get Busy Living Or Get Busy Dying

Life is a death sentence. We all die eventually. It can be sooner or later, but die we will. With that information, you can either get busy living, or get busy dying.

Control What You Can Control. Devise a Strategy For The Rest.

There are things that are in our control, and there are things that aren’t. But we often confuse between the two, and repent over spilt milk. Preparing for your upcoming physics exam is completely in your control. But wishing friends and families to live forever is foolish as it isn’t up to you.

Negative Visualisation: Contemplating The Worst to Make The Best

Humans are unhappy in large part because we are insatiable. After working hard to get what we want, we routinely lose interest in the object of our desire. Negative Visualisation helps us learn to appreciate the things we posses, and make the best of what we already have.

Seneca: “Take Some of Your Own Time For Yourself Too”

We often get more engrossed in the balance-sheet of a business than that of our own life. We convince ourselves that we’ll live for ourselves later, after we have accomplished what we have set out to do.

Three Lessons From Stoicism To Deal With Difficult Situations

Reality is often different from your mental image. And it’s not always easy to deal with. No matter how smart or how cautious you are, reality always finds a way to hit you in the head with a brick. The sooner you beat it to the ground, the sooner you would get rid of anxiety and negative emotions.