This idea links back to Epictetus’ Dichotomy of Control. “When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” – Viktor Frankl.We need to practice what we preach, walk the walk, and not just talk the talk. To see the full benefits of our frameworks, we need to embody them. ![]() However Epictetus points out that reading and discussion are only part of the puzzle. There’s also benefits in discussing our philosophy, how we deal with different challenges and our opinions on some of life’s more difficult questions. There is a massive wealth of practical knowledge hidden in the pages of books, papers, and essays. The benefit of reading philosophy can be profound. All you can do is decide how you respond to them. Instead, accept that the world and it’s people will act in their nature. Your well-being is now at the mercy of chance. So, if you have placed an expectation on the world to act as you desire, what you have really done is pinned your well-being on events that you have no control over. Most things in life are outside the reach of your control, you have no say in how they will transpire. If you hope for everything to behave as you want it to behave you are setting yourself up to suffer.
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