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Wisdom from Marcus Aurelius

10 thoughts to improve the mind

Those of you who’ve been tolerating me for a while will know that I recommend the Ancient Greek philosophy of Stoicism as a cure to many of the problems we face in the digital age. “Your mind will take the shape of what you frequently hold in thought, for the human spirit is colored by such impressions.” “Do not indulge in dreams of having what you have not, but reckon up the chief of the blessings you do possess, and then thankfully remember how you would crave for them if they were not yours.”

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