I agree. The cornerstone of a true stoic is the pursuit of wisdom by living a value driven life. Integrity is arguably the most important “value”. A true stoic would practice integrity by keeping promises to oneself and others. If you promise yourself to live a healthy lifestyle, then keeping that promise is the only way to ensure your integrity. Don’t make a promise even to yourself if you don’t intend to keep.
As a someone who has bought into the Atomic Habits philosophy of repetition leading to change, this does work. However, I wholeheartedly agree that finding conviction and introspecting the divergence of who one is versus who one wants to be is a far more meaningful and lasting way to improve and grow. Insightful as always, thank you.
I love this. I have come to a point in my life where honesty must drive my actions if I want peace and consistency. If I'm trying to learn or do one thing and can't "stick with it" I have to call myself out or be willing to accept feedback from those I trust who see what I'm not willing to admit. This article validates those feelings for me. Thank you for sharing so much valuable content!
Getting to that point, where honesty actually drives your actions rather than just your intentions, is harder than it sounds. Glad the article gave that some shape. Thank you for sharing that, and for reading.
I need to know: do you have any publicized books? I would buy a book you authored every single time. You have a gift; a way of explaing concepts that are difficult to understand, describe, or accept, and you explain them in such a way that nearly every sentence is accompanied with profound 💡 moments.
I agree. The cornerstone of a true stoic is the pursuit of wisdom by living a value driven life. Integrity is arguably the most important “value”. A true stoic would practice integrity by keeping promises to oneself and others. If you promise yourself to live a healthy lifestyle, then keeping that promise is the only way to ensure your integrity. Don’t make a promise even to yourself if you don’t intend to keep.
Very true 👏
As a someone who has bought into the Atomic Habits philosophy of repetition leading to change, this does work. However, I wholeheartedly agree that finding conviction and introspecting the divergence of who one is versus who one wants to be is a far more meaningful and lasting way to improve and grow. Insightful as always, thank you.
I love this. I have come to a point in my life where honesty must drive my actions if I want peace and consistency. If I'm trying to learn or do one thing and can't "stick with it" I have to call myself out or be willing to accept feedback from those I trust who see what I'm not willing to admit. This article validates those feelings for me. Thank you for sharing so much valuable content!
Getting to that point, where honesty actually drives your actions rather than just your intentions, is harder than it sounds. Glad the article gave that some shape. Thank you for sharing that, and for reading.
I need to know: do you have any publicized books? I would buy a book you authored every single time. You have a gift; a way of explaing concepts that are difficult to understand, describe, or accept, and you explain them in such a way that nearly every sentence is accompanied with profound 💡 moments.
That means a lot, genuinely. Thank you.
No published books yet, but I'm working on an ebook that should be out this summer!
I was just wondering the same thing!
Powerful to be truthful to yourself for yourself!!
Wonderful
Forcing the will is perpetuated by ego..allowing the will to be observed is the key to understanding.
Compelling. A great read.
Interesting read.
Had some follow ups.
If one finds tests out a way of living out and it ends up not being worth it, doesn’t that just mean they didn’t have enough information ?
Instead of their conviction not being strong enough, I guess one could just say they had the wrong assumptions.
CONVICTION: Everyday this week I will ask myself-- what have I DONE to show what I value?