“If you seek tranquillity,” Marcus Aurelius said, “do less.”

And then he follows the note to himself with some clarification. Not nothing, less. Do only what’s essential.

Ryan Holiday's 8 Stoic don'ts will help you determine the things are essential, and those that aren't. Follow these tips today and everyday. This is the simple recipe for improvement and for happiness.

So much of what we think we must do, so much of what we end up doing is not essential. We do it out of habit. We do it out of guilt. We do it out of laziness or we do it out of greedy ambition. And then we wonder why our performance suffers. We wonder why our heart isn’t really in it. But if we could do less inessential stuff, we’d be able to better do what is essential.

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00:00 Intro
00:54 1. Don’t Fear Change
02:01 2. Don’t sweat the small stuff
02:44 3. Don’t value others opinion above your own
03:40 4. Don’t seek revenge
04:27 5. Don’t start from behind
05:12 6. Don’t be so reachable
06:02 7. Don’t have an opinion
06:35 8. Don’t look for outside approval

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