One of the principles of stoicism is the dichotomy of control. The most that I apply to my daily life, the better I feel. The most difficult issue is to elucidate what is under your control and what it is not.
Over your last point, do you tear off all your books? What if you wanted to read it again?
this territory is moderated
This reminds me of the serenity prayer: May God grant me the serenity to accept the things I can, courage to accept the things I can and wisdom to know the difference.
I underline/highlight the paragraphs that speak to me and then type them in Obsidian so that if I want to be inspired again, I know how to.
I also have a philosophical view towards this: if the Universe wants me to read this book again, it will drop it on my lap again. I read so consistently that my friends have been giving me books haha
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“I also have a philosophical view towards this: if the Universe wants me to read this book again, it will drop it on my lap again. I read so consistently that my friends have been giving me books haha”
Definitely a good way to look at it.
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