50 Importants Lessons From Meditations Flashcards
Say no.
We have to do less, ask our selves is this really essential?
Philosophy is medicine
You learn about life, should make you feel better to understand it
The 3 disciplines of stociscm
Perception -> what is in my control, how do I see this clearly
action -> what do you do
will -> perseverance,
Pierce through the veil of ego
See things as they actually are, see through them
Dont just read ACT
Marcus aurelius was like I need to throw my books away but why? He needed to ACT instead of reading, the stoics didnt like the inkt and pen philosphers, you have to live in the real world not in books
- Keep to your own standards
People will always have opinions about you so set standards for yourself and keep them to it
- Stoic prescription for succes
Objective judgement
Unselfish action
Willing acceptance
Formula for turning a obstacle upside down
- Pilosophy is for everybody
If you are a janitor or a emperor its for everybody
- Momento mori
You could leave life right now, let that determine what you do say and think
- Do it for yourself
Idc if ots your journal or something only for you, care about it
- Do it now
Fools always get ready to do it, not doing it now
- Concentrate like a roman
Do it like its the last thing you are doing, as it could be the last thing
13.Cherisch your loved ones
It could be the last time that you see them, think everytime you see time this could be the last time so make it worth it
- There is enough time
We waste a lot of time, so stop saying we dont have enough time, just stop waisting time
- Stay a student
Even at older age marcus takes up his tablets and continue to work on them, his lesson here is to be student your whole life long
- Commit to rereading
Everytime you read it you learn something new, even ryan holiday after reading it for 15 years
- Follow the river of time
Some people who where sometime really powerfull are now gone, where are they now?
- Such is life
Someday you will die, so live in the now and enjoy
- Dont ask the impossible
Is a world without shameless people possible? No, you will run into them. The world is like this, so accept it and move on.
- People will be frustrating
Mensen zijn irritant, en koppig en stom. Zo is het nou eenmaal
- They are still like you
They did not have the same training as you, they cannot distinuigish good from bad but they are still like you and we are made to work together
- Be ready for attacks
Life is not easy, and if you think it will be like a happy dance you are wrong. Be ready for negative things to happen
- Avoid false friendship
We have to avoid false friendship at all cost.
- Your reward is internal
Dont do it for validating or for other external things do it for yourself
- Work towards common good
Want hurts the hive, hurts the bee. We all have to care about other people, and not only them in direct contact with us.
- Think realistically
Quite straightforward
27 be pragmatic
dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.
- Its called self discipline
Be strict on your self but lenient on others.
- You will stumble
Marcus arleius was also a human he made mistakes but he tried to be a better person each day
- Follow your inner compas
We love ourselves more than other people, but value their opinion as more important
- Take platos view
Think about the faxt that we care about such unimportant things in life
- We are all interconnected
Borders, ocean dont matter we are all in this together
- Philosophy is everywhere
Use the lessons from philosophy and apply them to daily life
- Everything transitory
The most import man alive would think about fame as transitory he is not around to enjoy it? So live your best life now
- Be like a rock
We are like a rock thrown in the air, we dont gain anything going up but also not losr anything going down
- Strive for the ideal
Fight to be the person philosophy tries to make you.
- Hold yourself accountable
Marcus was the most powerful man no could say him no, so he had to say it to himself, as we all should
- Time flows like a river
Tijd vliegt voorbij als een rivier, het nu is dan zo weer voorbij gestroomd
- Dont be all about business
Blijf niet altijd daar mee bezig zijn
- Love you fate
Comes from nietze not to bear what is necessary, still less to conceal it.. but love it
- The obstacle is the way
You cannot chose what is happening but you can chose to accept the obstacle
- Acceptance is not resignation
Acceptance is not doing nothing and just wait, its the first step in an active approach
- Obstacles are fuel
What you throw in the fire becomes the fire
- Rise to the occasion
The obstacle is the way
- Return to the rhythm
The rhyhtm is life is always there and you can always come back there
- Be free to remain neutral
You dont have to have an opinion
- Be a free agent
Dont identify with small groups be a pilospher
- The ego is the enemy
Pride is the deceiver of perception
- Fades fades
We dont last for ever and so does our name, its a humbeling though
- Moderation is key
