Control the Controllable

Because Stoics believe that true good resides in a person's character and actions, they would focus on what they can control, not what they can't.

What happens to you is never directly under your control, but your thoughts and actions are. Hence, It's not events that upset you but inst...

Ignore the rest. We worry about things that we have no control over. But worrying never fixed anything. 

The stoics are saying that if you focus your energy on what you can change, you’re going to be a lot more productive and effective. 

It states that most external events are out of our control and the only thing we can control is our own thoughts and actions.

• If something is inside our control, we can take the necessary action and create the change we desire.
• If it is outside our control, then we can be in...