The History of Stoicism 📜

2023-02-27 · Short · Ali · recording, 0:57 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Mindset, motivation and happiness · mode: Explanation and tutorial

Ali sketches Stoicism: a school of philosophy founded by Zeno in Athens in the third century BC and later popular in ancient Rome, with its circle of control (do not worry about what is outside your control, focus on your attitude, habits and actions) and four virtues; he says he vibes with it.

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — What Stoicism is: its history, the circle of control and the four virtues

• ★★ Ali says Stoicism, a school of philosophy founded by a Greek called Zeno in the third century BC, has been around for over 2,000 years and is still popular today. — 00:00:00 · stoicism
• ★ Stoicism later became extremely popular in ancient Rome, with famous Stoics such as Seneca, Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius. — 00:00:00 · stoicism
• ★ The word Stoicism comes from the Greek for "painted porch", the place in Athens where Zeno and his followers gathered to discuss philosophy. — 00:00:00 · stoicism
• ★★★ One core Stoic belief, the circle of control: try not to worry about things outside our control, such as the weather, the news or what other people think and say about us, and focus on what we can control: our attitude, habits and actions. — 00:00:00 · stoicism
• ★★ The Stoics lived by four main virtues, wisdom, justice, courage and temperance or moderation, which if followed properly would help them reach their goal of inner peace and tranquillity. — 00:00:29 · stoicism
• ★★ Ali says he vibes with the Stoic philosophy. — 00:00:29 · stoicism

Mentioned

Central: dichotomy of control · stoicism

Also: Epictetus · Marcus Aurelius · Seneca · Zeno of Citium

Also centred on dichotomy of control: How Stoicism Made Me Happier · The Dichotomy of Control 😩

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