The Daily Stoic - If You Want Tranquility, Here's How to Find It

Episode Date: November 19, 2019

We all want more peace, right? More stillness. The quiet confidence that comes from being on the right path, as Seneca described it, and not being distracted by all those which crisscross ours. Well, how do you get that? It’s simple, Marcus Aurelius wrote. Stop caring what other people think. Stop caring what they do. Stop caring what they say.All that matters, he writes, is what you do. Everything else is beyond your concern. You can let it all go. You can ignore it entirely. We find tranquility when we stop stressing about things we cannot control, whose influence we are impotent to constrain. We find tranquility when we narrow our focus, when we look inward, when we look in the mirror. When we still the uncontrollable passions in our heads, hearts, and bodies.Stillness is the key to a better life. The bad news is that there is only one way to get it. The good news is that it’s easy. You just have to stop. Stop caring what they think or say or do. Start caring deeply about what you do.Stop...and start now.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hey, prime members, you can listen to the Daily Stoke podcast early and add free on Amazon music. Download the app today. Welcome to the Daily Stoke. For each day, we read a short passage designed to help you cultivate the strength, insight, wisdom necessary for living good life. insight, wisdom necessary for living good life. Each one of these passages is based on the 2000-year-old philosophy that has guided some of history's greatest men and women. For more, you can visit us at dailystoic.com. If you want tranquility, here's how to find it. We all want more peace, right? More stillness, the quiet confidence that comes from being on the right path, Aseneca described it, and not being distracted by all those which crisscross hours.

Well, how do you get that? It's simple, Marcus Aurelius wrote, stop caring what other people think, stop caring what they do, stop caring what they say. All that matters, he writes, is what you do. Everything else is beyond your concern. You can let it all go. You can ignore it entirely. We find tranquility when we stop stressing about things we cannot control, whose influence we are impotent to

constrain. We find tranquility when we narrow our focus when we look inward, when we look in the mirror, when we still the uncontrollable passions in our heads, hearts and bodies. Stillness is the key to a better life. The bad news is that there is only one way to get it. The good news is that it's easy. You just have to stop. Stop caring what they think or say or do. Start caring deeply about what you do. Stop and start now. And again, if you want more of this tranquility, if you want more peace in your life, if you want more stillness, I urge you to check out my new book, Stillness is the key.

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