Where To Start With Stoicism (9 Exercises)

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  • Опубликовано: 21 ноя 2024

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  • @StoicEvolution1
    @StoicEvolution1 11 месяцев назад +28

    Epictetus: "Freedom is secured not by the fulfilling of one's desires, but by the removal of desire."

  • @anthonyscioscia7098
    @anthonyscioscia7098 2 года назад +115

    “You are scared of dying but tell me is the kind of life you lead really any different than being dead?”
    That’s big time

    • @Nicholas-I
      @Nicholas-I 6 месяцев назад +1

      Dam

    • @sincere1277
      @sincere1277 2 месяца назад

      I’m not scared of it idk why though

  • @Michael-4
    @Michael-4 2 года назад +381

    Ryan has changed my life and I've never met him, yet.

    • @joeyh31
      @joeyh31 2 года назад +9

      Mine too. I hope to tell him in person someday.

    • @johnswag7083
      @johnswag7083 2 года назад +3

      How so? I dont understand this.

    • @seaweedglob
      @seaweedglob 2 года назад +9

      @@johnswag7083 simply, he introduced us to stoicism

    • @johnswag7083
      @johnswag7083 2 года назад

      @@seaweedglob and how does that help? I don't understand the concept of stoicism yet.

    • @nicholasvargas6397
      @nicholasvargas6397 Год назад +3

      ​@@johnswag7083 continue watching and u will learn the concept

  • @wrmlm37
    @wrmlm37 2 года назад +332

    Your presentations helped me to pull out of a 40 year depression which was quite severe for years. Read into that what you will. I bought a five year journal and Marcus Aurelius' Meditations. Thank you for helping to bring me to THE WAY. I have had a philosophical bent since early teens from reading Heinlein and Frank Herbert. This was a perfect fit for me.

    • @fever7346
      @fever7346 2 года назад +12

      That’s crazy, 40 years? Wow

    • @tommcfadden5232
      @tommcfadden5232 2 года назад +9

      Keep at it. From a fellow traveler who has been down that road. Best of luck.

    • @joeyh31
      @joeyh31 2 года назад +6

      These videos have really helped me as well. Keep at it and good luck

    • @VrijeUitloopEi
      @VrijeUitloopEi 2 года назад +4

      Wow great to hear @wrmlm37, more power to you! Stoicism also definitely improved my life for the better. I think as a society we could benefit so much by further absorbing stoic philosophy, improving overall happiness. They should teach this stuff at schools

    • @-A-c
      @-A-c 2 года назад +6

      Congratulations…
      For not giving up on yourself.

  • @Dexamus1
    @Dexamus1 Год назад +1

    This is what the world needs more of.
    You want to help yourself?
    You want to help the world?
    This is a grand beginning.

  • @kerry4385
    @kerry4385 2 года назад +36

    Journaling has helped me so much. One line each morning and evening.

    • @cdcm17
      @cdcm17 2 года назад +1

      Can you give an example of what you might write? I want to start but I don't wanna be writing and writing just to find myself doing it wrong, like working out and being on your third set and have someone correct you to tell you you've been doing it wrong all along.

    • @zoff18
      @zoff18 2 года назад +9

      @@cdcm17 if you don’t mind me jumping in, I feel like the best way to start writing is to jump in and try it. The first time you ever try something, like the lifting example you used, it will probably always feel awkward. As for journaling, start small as well. Write a sentence or two about how the day went. Anything different that stuck out. Anything that may have made you feel a certain way out of the ordinary. Eventually you will find yourself becoming able to express your thoughts better on paper, but the first days of journaling and habit building are essential in my opinion. Best of luck

    • @cdcm17
      @cdcm17 2 года назад +3

      @@zoff18 thanks bro, I'll jump on it right away.

    • @kerry4385
      @kerry4385 2 года назад +2

      @@cdcm17 just start. There is No way to do it wrong.
      Sometimes i just write down a quote or what i am grateful for . Jump in and see what comes out of your mind.

    • @MarkNathanOfficial
      @MarkNathanOfficial 2 года назад

      @@cdcm17 there is no wrong way of doing it. Just write something, anything, and work your way from there

  • @brockhowell2296
    @brockhowell2296 Год назад +7

    I'm dealing w/anxiety, I think stemmed from depression, for the first time. I've always been pretty self-reliant and practical, etc., etc, but I'm observant and a thinker. My mind's always racing and with the world today, its tough not to get annoyed, angry to the point where I'm becoming more and more reclusive. I've recently started getting into Stoicism and meditating and I think the hardest part is where does one begin.
    I think for myself, I have to focus on what causes my anxiety the most and its detaching myself from things that I can't control (VERY HARD) and being strict with myself while being tolerant of others. I think a lot of the time they're related, but its not going to be easy, but I think at this point its a must.

    • @islad2007
      @islad2007 4 месяца назад

      hey I've been struggling with a very similar thing I wondering how your journey has been since then and if stoicism helped get your anxiety at bay

  • @unjoined
    @unjoined 2 года назад +3

    Amor fati is probably the best thing about stoicism

  • @TheStoicBeacon-TGG
    @TheStoicBeacon-TGG День назад

    I appreciate how you made Stoicism relatable to everyday struggles. Could you create content on Stoicism and time management?

  • @jannauarey
    @jannauarey Год назад +1

    you know you want to make radical changes in your life when you search for this
    proud of u doing that :)

  • @andrewFJ
    @andrewFJ Месяц назад

    This stuff is so much better quality than a lot of AI-generated videos about stoicism, thank you!

  • @WilliamNavarrete-n8i
    @WilliamNavarrete-n8i 29 дней назад

    I feel like I’ve learned so much in such a short amount of time.

  • @TheStoicBeacon-TGG
    @TheStoicBeacon-TGG 4 дня назад

    Loved how you simplified Epictetus' teachings! Could you share practical exercises for cultivating Stoic virtues in daily life?

  • @WilliamNichols-t9z
    @WilliamNichols-t9z 29 дней назад

    Thanks for turning a confusing topic into something simple.

  • @gomezlakade
    @gomezlakade 2 года назад +7

    Thanks for your existance Marcus Aurelius

  • @JeriJohnson-n6c
    @JeriJohnson-n6c 29 дней назад

    Your content is always so well-organized and informative.

  • @danielshaikhali5108
    @danielshaikhali5108 2 года назад +16

    The fact is we all say tomorrow we are gonna do XYZ . Just start now ^\^ . Start small! That’s progress too

  • @CherylWisniewski-l4h
    @CherylWisniewski-l4h 29 дней назад

    Your content is always so straightforward and helpful.

  • @CAZM2562
    @CAZM2562 4 месяца назад +1

    I love your reflections based on these philosophers. Philosophy is intense.

  • @TheStoicBeacon-TGG
    @TheStoicBeacon-TGG День назад

    Your analysis of the Stoic perspective on death was deeply thought-provoking. Could you explore how this contrasts with existentialist views?

  • @callmefimm5192
    @callmefimm5192 Год назад +16

    This is what young kids need to learn, not from Andrew Tate, not misogyny, but Stoicism.

  • @ShelbyPowell-l1m
    @ShelbyPowell-l1m 29 дней назад

    Your explanations always hit the mark, thank you!

  • @cooltraineraaron4618
    @cooltraineraaron4618 8 месяцев назад

    How do you know what to write? Do you just write your inner monologue? Do you write from an observation perspective on what you are thinking about? Do you write current thoughts? Or thoughts you had throughout the day?
    My biggest journaling hang up is whenever my pen hits paper, my mind blanks.

  • @SuccessMindset2180
    @SuccessMindset2180 3 месяца назад +1

    Growth is outside the comfort zone

  • @re-peteafter-me2008
    @re-peteafter-me2008 Год назад +1

    A life hack I've been trying lately. When I'm down in the dumps, i've stopped denying my true feelings. I've stopped saying, 'Dagnabbit. I'm blue again today 😞. Cheer up. Think happy thoughts'. Instead, I accept. I say, "Hey, I am down. The hormones, some internal conflict, something's off. It's just a fact. Sigh....
    THEN, paradoxically enough, I get this relief sensation. The mood lightens up somewhat. Conscious and unconscious have been aligned. TBC

  • @andrewcleverly1322
    @andrewcleverly1322 2 года назад +35

    "I will tell you how to become rich. Close the door. Be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful".
    Invest Now.

  • @JoshVinzeDelaSerna
    @JoshVinzeDelaSerna 6 месяцев назад

    This realization occured to me..
    The fact that I am ongoing my studies and college is for the fact of experience and memories with people, I've so long gone with the idea of being anxious of not being able to pass this subject or this exam because of what not, I just made myself remember the fact that I study not for the grades but for the experience and being here at this moment, and this just makes me motivated to do my works when I have the time rather than be anxious and not doing anything at all, because I know the fact that not taking action now would just cause me to regret later on.
    I just want something fun to look back later on in life, because I know, this is the last 2 years of my time here at school, and I know I just want or rather make the best of it.

  • @steffymuze
    @steffymuze 6 месяцев назад

    0:12 Actually, thanks to this, I do now. The one I struggle with is #8. Others say I'm worrying over things that haven't and may not ever happen, not preparing for all possibilities like I say.

  • @RupertRobinette-i5c
    @RupertRobinette-i5c Месяц назад

    I’m definitely going to try this out, thanks!

  • @ourfreedomformula
    @ourfreedomformula Год назад +9

    Ryan, my 366 day journal just arrived yesterday. I thank you for producing an awesome journal, thanks. I love your videos, but sometimes they can be a little tough. But the is exactly what I need. I have a tendency to be lazy, but your videos about self-discipline and resilience really helps me to step out and do the work needed to achieve the goals that I have set. Thank Ryan.

    • @atomz19
      @atomz19 6 месяцев назад +1

      Hi it's been almost a year, and I hope things are going good 😄. i wanted to ask how is the Journaling going??

  • @themanwhoknewtoomuch6667
    @themanwhoknewtoomuch6667 5 месяцев назад +1

    Dear Ryan, I once for a brief second listened to you and you said: "Secret Law of Attraction is bullshit right?" and for some reason I was severely triggered that, to be frank, really hated if not disliked you. As I look back, this was so silly and foolish to hate someone just for a sound byte. Extremely childish. Now I had a shroom trip and made me courageous but old pattern of weed addiction and people pleaser comes back. I was hoping for some baby steps exercises to help me cultivate such stoicism.
    Personally, I thought of these. Feel free to list some to help me out. Peace brother.
    -cold shower
    -exercise
    -NOT responding to every tweet or post getting triggered
    -eating to live not living to eat (surviving on very little)
    -not talking unnecessarily
    -cleaning own's toilet etc
    Right now I am on my honeymoon period and it feels easy to cultivate stoicism. But I feel like I will fall back on earth and go back to being spoiled and mollycoddled.

  • @arrashsengupta2571
    @arrashsengupta2571 Год назад +2

    Thankyou you helped me alot please preach more and help me and others more 🙏

  • @justinboyette9962
    @justinboyette9962 2 года назад +24

    Thanks so much for this, started my day reading Epictetus and really thinking about his notes on judgments (about oneself, external actors), and how that sentiment is echoed here a bit in training for adversity by controlling your own judgment on it.

  • @janwatson340
    @janwatson340 23 дня назад

    Thank you 🙏

  • @patryk6747
    @patryk6747 Год назад +1

    You helped me a lot with your videia friend 😊

  • @TheStoicBeacon-TGG
    @TheStoicBeacon-TGG 4 дня назад

    This video beautifully explains the essence of Stoicism! How do you think modern society can incorporate Stoic principles to tackle rising mental health challenges?

  • @charanps3094
    @charanps3094 Год назад

    Philosophers from from the Roman age have such a good wisdom about life

  • @mmka5434
    @mmka5434 2 года назад +6

    That was great a video. Thanks to you, Ryan.

  • @aaronaziz6385
    @aaronaziz6385 Год назад

    Sir i am proud of you

  • @Coxymoto
    @Coxymoto Год назад

    This is the first content I have seen on philosophy and the stoic. And it's crazy that not more people talk about it as I see a lot of moden day people in these old Stoics like David Goggins, Andrew Tate, Muhamid Ali, Mike Tison, Wim Hoff. All these people and more do a lot of the things your talking about in this video and following the example of Stoic. Witch is really cool to see. As I try and follow the moden day people and learn from them. But now I know it goes back further and I can learn from the Stoic themselves. Many thanks.

  • @ayabongamaliwa5559
    @ayabongamaliwa5559 8 месяцев назад

    I agree with you on Journaling

  • @ayushbhandari9502
    @ayushbhandari9502 Год назад +1

    yo should make book on stoic that is completely relevant in modern world with reasonable examples and reallife solutions and tips

  • @northcabinent4222
    @northcabinent4222 2 года назад +6

    Thank you for helping me better myself ryan. I love your channel

  • @rj_olmedo
    @rj_olmedo 2 года назад +4

    Your incredible Ryan, I will return on my stoic journey from this precise moment. Thank You!

  • @bryanseverino6967
    @bryanseverino6967 2 года назад

    I look at #8 Premeditation Malorum and think, why is our socity so supprised by weather? We know it's going to snow or an earthquake can happen, or a hurricane could level a city and possible take lives. Weather should be anticipated and prepared for......Great video, thanks for sharing.

  • @scottyg5403
    @scottyg5403 Год назад +4

    You're teaching and videos are helping a lot of people out there myself included thank you!

  • @davidjenson7773
    @davidjenson7773 2 года назад +4

    Great teachings thank you.

  • @himanshu9145
    @himanshu9145 Год назад

    Thanks

  • @aaronwimberleymbamsf5776
    @aaronwimberleymbamsf5776 2 года назад +6

    Great meditation to start the day=]

  • @rishiyesankar
    @rishiyesankar Год назад

    Every man needs to watch this🙏❤️🗿

  • @Gleyi07
    @Gleyi07 2 года назад +4

    I can’t thank you enough Ryan♥️

  • @rolfjacobson833
    @rolfjacobson833 2 года назад +3

    like every video or book you have done this was outstanding

  • @RICKYproducerDJ
    @RICKYproducerDJ Год назад

    filosofem is my favorite burzum album

  • @MichaelBiebersWorld
    @MichaelBiebersWorld 2 года назад +2

    10:27... huh... "I/You/We don't have too, I/you/we get to." is a phrase that I've been saying to myself, subordinates, and now children, for years. I know I didn't 'invent' the idea, but this is the first time I've heard someone else say it.

  • @NicholasDunbar
    @NicholasDunbar Год назад +1

    Finding beauty in the ordinary is essentially a gratitude practice.

  • @Chaosunn
    @Chaosunn Год назад

    Thank you

  • @no_one514
    @no_one514 9 дней назад

    5:28pm 11-13-24 WED

  • @MichaelThomas-ll1hw
    @MichaelThomas-ll1hw 2 года назад +10

    You defined my youth in Jackass, now you’re defining my adulthood with Daily Stoicism 🙏

  • @shadin_im
    @shadin_im Год назад +3

    Can i do journalling using virtual notes? Such as Notion or Doc?
    Thanks

    • @rubenburger2621
      @rubenburger2621 Год назад +1

      I recommend using pen and paper. Though using a laptop computer, tablet, or phone is alright too

    • @shadin_im
      @shadin_im Год назад

      Thanks

  • @patmark3059
    @patmark3059 Год назад

    Pray an of perfect contrition everyday

  • @Wekiarend
    @Wekiarend 5 месяцев назад

    Really good

  • @divyanshkashyap3938
    @divyanshkashyap3938 7 месяцев назад

    5:50 Reminded me of the pale blue dot. Stoics were ahead of their time

  • @realreview1285
    @realreview1285 Год назад +1

    6:45 "Am I afraid of death, cuz I won't be able to do THIS, anymore?.."

  • @erikfigueroa1066
    @erikfigueroa1066 Год назад

    Love your books

  • @josepablogonzalez9047
    @josepablogonzalez9047 2 года назад

    Thanks man

  • @the_nabilos
    @the_nabilos 2 года назад +2

    Loved the video like always

  • @jacobpuckett
    @jacobpuckett 2 года назад

    Hello from a fellow lefty!

  • @peterschou8653
    @peterschou8653 2 года назад

    This is beautiful

  • @charanps3094
    @charanps3094 Год назад

    Can I get recommendations of any philosopy books except meditation by Marcus

  • @lisaroberts2369
    @lisaroberts2369 Год назад

    So good!

  • @sayandas566
    @sayandas566 2 года назад +4

    To be honest with you I wake up late in the morning.Because I take my bed after the midnight around 2am(sometimes dawn comes, I sleep). I am a student. I study a lot in the night. The core study time is evening to midnight. Even if I wake up early in morning I feel less productive. I am more alive in the night. So it clearly shows I am not with stoicism.
    Sir Rayan what is your advice to me?!

    • @kylegriffin8783
      @kylegriffin8783 2 года назад +1

      I think the essence is that you shouldn't OVER sleep. So as long as you're getting ENOUGH sleep but not too much, the actual time frame you keep isn't that important. Its just that getting up early is often seen as the opposite of laziness

    • @mack3009
      @mack3009 Год назад

      @@kylegriffin8783 thats a stupid belief tbh, cuz most people dont even sleep 6 hours per night

    • @mack3009
      @mack3009 Год назад

      @@kylegriffin8783 so they think that sleeping is like laziness, but nah. Sleeping just shows you have engouth discipline to take care of your health. Cuz most people dont want to sleep cuz it feels ''boring''

  • @Palmman69
    @Palmman69 Год назад

    I am very sensitive and its very annoying but i am glad atleast i dont give up thanks to stoicism i can controll my emotions beterr now i still havr a long way to go but i feeel like i must not care about external events, like it doesnt matter to a stoic
    Example: people be mean to you, demean you, hurt you but you get hurt because you allow yourself to be which is wrong
    Never be a slave to external events you cant contrl them so accept them and move on improving yourself yes it is hard but ik pne day i will win

  • @Ray2001ify
    @Ray2001ify Год назад

    I feel like stress has broken me before I could use any of this

  • @pradeepshirur5435
    @pradeepshirur5435 2 года назад

    It is summer here in India..

  • @craigt2539
    @craigt2539 2 года назад

    Hey just out of curiosity, how can you afford to have all those books stacked on each other in your store? Do you sell them or keep them there for the sake of appearance? Genuinely curious, love your channel & videos btw man, God bless!

  • @sharanviswanath
    @sharanviswanath Год назад

    Ryan do you ever take holiday?

  • @endgamefond
    @endgamefond 2 года назад +1

    Can you share sneak peak of your one-on-one sessions? We wanna see before taking the class. Thank you

  • @CruSh3rpz
    @CruSh3rpz 2 года назад +1

    You should meet Wim Hof, if you haven't already

  • @fritzyberger
    @fritzyberger Год назад

    Stoicism is cool because it was made because life sucks sometimes. Nothing we can do about it, so why cry. Just do what you can do and that is life, spending that much time worrying will make you seperated from the world by a glass box.

  • @johruu7738
    @johruu7738 Год назад

    i have no enemies

  • @isaelnavarrete3701
    @isaelnavarrete3701 Год назад +1

    I've been practicing how to become a stoic
    This journey has killed me and gave me life

  • @user6170
    @user6170 Год назад +1

    I don't know if it's just me, but I think that person is a Stoic.

  • @TheStoicBeacon-TGG
    @TheStoicBeacon-TGG 23 часа назад

    Your examples make Stoicism feel so relatable! What inspired you to start exploring this philosophy?

  • @wytildlool
    @wytildlool Год назад

    I don’t know how many “it is what it is” I got left in me brother

  • @selah488
    @selah488 Год назад +1

    you are scared of dying but tell me, is the kind of life you lead any different than being dead
    moving forward begins with one thing, always: acceptance
    i don't have to do this, i get to do this
    don't say it's unfortunate that this happened to me, it's fortunate that this happened to me
    run towards adversity, embrace your fate. love it with everything

  • @allie8442
    @allie8442 Год назад

    The end of the matter. All has been heard. Fear God and follow His commands, for this is the whole duty of man. Ecc. 12:13.

  • @3coins.
    @3coins. Год назад

    Is it a good thing or a bad thing? It’s just a thing.

  • @hellothereJoel
    @hellothereJoel Год назад

    3:56

  • @rainynight02
    @rainynight02 Год назад

    Or if instead of asking for an email so you can sell it why not just say where to learn the stuff like the meditations of Marcus Aurelius and the other books

  • @spiritrich7328
    @spiritrich7328 2 года назад

    🎧

  • @joeparker6029
    @joeparker6029 2 года назад +11

    As much as love stoicism, sometimes I can't help but be mad cynical about all this: "Stoicism 101: give me your Money! - signed, Ryan Holiday"

    • @lourdes6222
      @lourdes6222 2 года назад

      Kinda

    • @cdcm17
      @cdcm17 2 года назад +1

      Is it really unethical? In any case, he won't stop doing it and people will buy it wether you like it or not.

    • @BygoneGent
      @BygoneGent 2 года назад +12

      Our reality is the story we tell ourselves about ourselves, printed upon the pages of the lessons we learned to tell ourselves. That’s why I love stoicism too because when my inner cynic raises cane and seeks to judge harshly the actions of others, I am reminded that the first (and perhaps only) violation of the other is against my sensibility. Yet, how much truth does my fickle sensibility hold…because if I learned Ryan was losing money on this activity or was making money but donating all of it or had scientifically devised a price that was meant to motivate the successful efforts of others or whatever…then the only person violated is my cynic, who has caused me to distrust rather than be free. What stoicism has taught me is the value of teachers, and for good teachers I am willing to pay.

  • @runningriot7963
    @runningriot7963 Год назад +3

    Biggest takeaway, tell yourself, "I don't have to do this, I get to do this."

  • @scottgodlewski306
    @scottgodlewski306 Год назад

    I can appreciate the message and the philosophy but I certainly wouldn’t want to share an elevator with Ryan.

  • @itsAuffy
    @itsAuffy 2 года назад +9

    everytime i take a shit i wipe it with my hands, so i can become more grateful for toilet paper

  • @itsboothybby
    @itsboothybby 2 года назад +2

    🙏✌

  • @johnswag7083
    @johnswag7083 2 года назад +2

    I don't understand how this helps people. What problems would someone have that this would solve or help? Not being sarcastic, I'm literally doing research. Please help me understand.

    • @brodyreineks1378
      @brodyreineks1378 2 года назад +4

      This can help all sorts of problems it really comes down to mindset or getting you to think in a certain way. A lot of people's problems stem from their mind

  • @Thoughtful_Creature
    @Thoughtful_Creature Год назад

    The time stamps 😒

  • @ashtonlosier5123
    @ashtonlosier5123 2 года назад

    You’ve forgotten his death, March 17th lol
    What happened to memento Mori?!?!?

  • @majeedah3075
    @majeedah3075 4 месяца назад

    Music is so loud

  • @МихаилКулаков-э5ь

    Short answer: don’t