I think I finally realized why stoicism is just a passing interest for me: It is about techniquing your life into control. It many ways it accomplishes the same thing as self-surveillance by smashing the mystery from life via control. Just like learning and applying therapeutic techniques in such a way that they become background guidelines, stoicism could be used similarly.
Thanks for that insight, Alan. It helped me realize such concepts - therapy and stoic philosophy - are "coulds" instead of "shoulds."
I think I finally realized why stoicism is just a passing interest for me: It is about techniquing your life into control. It many ways it accomplishes the same thing as self-surveillance by smashing the mystery from life via control. Just like learning and applying therapeutic techniques in such a way that they become background guidelines, stoicism could be used similarly.
Thanks for that insight, Alan. It helped me realize such concepts - therapy and stoic philosophy - are "coulds" instead of "shoulds."
Again, I love the way you write about mental health. So helpful.