It’s Your Fault, Not Theirs | How To Manage Your Time Like A Stoic (5 Time Management Tips)

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Education, 694393, Daily Stoic, Society & Culture, Stoic, Stoicism, Self-improvement, Business, Stoic Philosophy, Philosophy, Ryan Holiday

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🗓️ 13 December 2022

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

The causes of things are complicated, and rarely do they go how we’d like them to go. So it’s easy to point the finger— at other people, at unfair conditions, at the weather, at the advice we got. If it hadn’t been for _______, I’d have won. Why did so-and-so have to get involved like that? It’s all _______’s fault.

And yet, the causes of things are also quite simple, at least according to the Stoics. Because to them, the fault always lies with us.

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It is the only thing you have. Don’t waste it. Seize it. Live it. Ryan outlines some of the tips the Stoics used used to make the most of their time. Meditate on them. Come back to them often. But most importantly, apply them.

Check out the Tempus Fugit medallion to help remind yourself why you manage your time.

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0:00.0	Hey, prime members, you can listen to the Daily Stoic Podcast early and add free on Amazon Music.
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0:10.4	Welcome to the Daily Stoic Podcast, where each day we read a passage of ancient wisdom designed to help you in your everyday life.
0:18.4	On Tuesdays, we take a closer look at these stoic ideas, how we can apply them in our actual lives.
0:25.0	Thanks for listening, and I hope you enjoy.
0:39.0	The causes of things are complicated, and rarely do they go how we'd like them to go.
0:45.0	So it's easy to point the finger at other people at unfair conditions, the weather, at the advice we got.
0:51.0	If it hadn't been for blank out of one, why did so and so have to get involved like that?
0:58.0	It's all blanks, fault.
1:01.0	And yet the causes of things are also quite simple, at least according to the stoics, because to them the fault always lies with us.
1:09.0	We're the one who chose to listen to that advice, they'd say.
1:13.0	We're the one who left the outcome up to chance, who didn't plan for all the contingencies.
1:19.0	We're the one whose expectations set us up to be disappointed.
1:24.0	Marcus Aurelius' rule was, blame yourself or blame no one.
1:29.0	It's the other side of the idea we were talking about not long ago, that the only place to look for approval is within yourself.
1:37.0	The same goes for disapproval and fault-finding.
1:40.0	As soon as you try to get it from other people, you've compromised your integrity, you've handed over your power.
1:48.0	So either don't blame anyone or blame yourself for everything that happens.
1:53.0	Those are your only options.
2:02.0	Hey, it's Ryan Holiday.
2:03.0	Welcome to another episode of the Daily Stood Podcast.
2:05.0	Tive, it's our most precious resource.
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