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The One Thing In Your Life You Can Control | The Obstacle Is The Way

2025/6/30
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Ryan Holiday: 我认为生活中唯一能真正控制的就是我自己。生活充满了不确定性，外部环境和他人行为常常超出我的掌控。重要的是，我如何应对这些挑战和不确定性。我坚信，通过控制我的反应和态度，我可以塑造我周围的世界，并找到内心的平静。专注于自我提升和美德实践，能帮助我将障碍转化为成长的机会。 Marcus Aurelius: 我认为即使外部环境或他人阻碍了我的行动，他们也无法阻止我的意图和内在的性情。重要的是，我能够适应并转化这些阻碍，将它们变成前进的动力。我始终牢记，人们是我的职责所在，即使他们有时会阻碍我，我也要尽力善待和容忍他们。通过这种方式，我能够保持内心的平静，并在逆境中找到成长的机会。

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This chapter explores the Stoic concept of focusing on what we can control – our internal responses – rather than external events. It highlights the paradox that self-control leads to greater influence over our surroundings and inner peace.
  • Focus on internal responses, not external events.
  • Self-control is a superpower and source of peace.
  • Controlling ourselves shapes the world around us.

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Our lives are unpredictable. We are at the mercy of so many forces. 

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