@jt2506productions

Stoicism in a way gives me optimism. In my opinion the key isn't too focus on the idea that life is going to turn out bad, but that bad things will happen and you can get through them. No one can take away your inner freedom, intelligence, and virtues. I don't view Stoicism as cynical, but as optimistic. It empowers you to strive for even more greatness because it frees you from the fears of failure.

@patmark3059

He who fears to suffer, suffers from fear.

@MrDeathCell

Life: i'm gonna beat you up
Stoic: not if i beat myself up first.

@DailyStoic

“Don’t seek for everything to happen as you wish it would, but rather wish that everything happens as it actually will—then your life will flow well.” – Epictetus

@Reality-Distortion

"And when you really, really can't take it - suicide is always an option."
I couldn't not laugh with how optimistically it was said.

@devtogoru

hope leads to anxiety, anxiety leads to fear, fear leads to.. the dark side..

@Publiopf

Never before have I seen videos on YouTube whose comments were worth reading. It's been so much fun hanging around with so many smart and sensitive people.

@MegaAdytya

"You need only turn over your wrists"
seneca is savage af

@hailalexander93

"Life is 10% what happens to me, 90% how I react to it." -Scipio Africanus; Roman Genral, Statesman and Philosopher.

@lemagnificent7553

Mom: Don't think about bad things, son. If you think about them too much, they'll happen. 

Me: No, mom. They'll happen if they're supposed to. I just need to be ready.

@kevins7704

'What need is there to cry over parts of life when the whole of it calls for tears"
So sophistical yet makes sense somehow.

@ratoneJR

Worse case scenario... I'll start over. No big deal.  I have started over before.

@stratocaster1986able

Stoicism is not pessimism, it is about neutrality.

@davidmandujano1824

Would Stoic philosophy essentially be the “it is what it is” phrase

@TejenderPrasad

"Know that fear of suffering is worst than the suffering itself"
- Paulo Coelho

@walterbyrd8380

Expect nothing and you won't be disappointed.

@Z0MBI3P3LICAN

stoicism, ripping off the bandaid of life.

@crzune

So in basically stoicism  is mastering emotional neutrality.

@hugosalinasaliaga5266

In all of my engineering projects we used the "What If" this bad thing happens (and what to do ahead of time to mitigate it) during construction or the operating phase. Engineers are stoics by nature.

@TheStoicCompass1

Stoicism reminds me that calmness is the ultimate superpower.