RUTUL DAVÈ

Key stoic principles I try and practice every day:

• Don't suffer imagined troubles.
• Focus on what you can control.
• You have the power to have no opinion.
• When one is busy and absorbed in one's work, the very absorption affords great delight.

Stoicism for business/work:

• Say no (a lot).
• Do the more difficult thing.
• Focus on what you can control.
• Focus on process, not outcomes.
• Make a little progress each day.
• Don't be too afraid to ask for help.
• There is always something you can do.

Key Stoic Don't Dos:

• Don't suffer imagined troubles.
• Don't compare yourself to others.
• Don't have an opinion on everything.
• Don't judge other people. You mess up too.
• Don't talk more than you listen. Two ears, one mouth.
• Don't be overheard complaining. Not even to yourself.
• Don't overindulge. Life is about temperance and balance. It's about finding the right amount.
• Don't tie your identity to things you own. Those things are fragile and can be taken from you at any moment.

Stoic one-liners that will help you beat anxiety:

• It's not things that upset us, it's our opinion about things. - Epictetus
• He who suffers before it is necessary suffers more than necessary. - Seneca
• Beat anxiety: Today I escaped anxiety - no I discarded it because it was within me. - Marcus Aurelius

3 Stoic reminders for better mental health:

• Poverty is not having too little, it's wanting more. - Seneca
• It's not things that upset us, it's our opinion about things. - Epictetus
• Why should you be angry at the world, as if the world would notice? - Marcus Aurelius