It’s stoicism advice to write down your thoughts every day to reflect on yourself and compare yourself with your best self. Just to think if you are living in the best version of yourself today, what would you do better or do differently.
One of the things I realized that I haven’t been able to achieve much so far is to reach a balanced state of mind. It all comes down to self-control and avoiding seeking satisfaction from the external world. The idea I took from Stoicism is that: the only thing we should focus on is our thoughts and reactions. It’s always a waste of time and effort trying to control things that we cannot control like other people’s behaviors, luck, wealth, weather, and so on. Things will come to your life both good and bad things and it’s we the power we have is to react to it.
Have you thought about how your partner, colleagues, parents, or children treat you? The fact is, no one can help you better than yourself. This is the advice I took from Stoicism and what I’m trying to achieve so far in the last two weeks is to be able to apply this mindset to my life. Then Stocisim philosophy is a perfect fit for my current life where I need to be able to endure any situation. It’s a matter of fact that a peaceful life and self-development come with self-isolation. It’s those who can practice Stoicism perfectly who can master their own thoughts control their reactions toward life, and always stay calm and act with wisdom in any given situation.
It’s not all of a sudden I came to Stoicism, it’s all the mindset I built up over the last year, where living one life is all about focusing on ourselves and behavior. It’s how we react to the world will define our destiny. For three months so far I’ve been living in Canada, I feel like I’m growing up greatly. Becoming a healthier person and a calmer one as well. If I can do things better, I would manage my sleep routine better, it’s better to sleep at the correct time of the day, like before 12 AM. It’s also important to continue practicing Stoicism, where I can stay balanced at all times, so I can endure a disciplined life, of working harder and becoming a wiser man every day. It’s a tough journey, but I find it the right way. All I need now is to know that I can accept the fact that working as a productive individual and staying balanced at all times is very important. Everyone is having a party and connection but are they actually happy? I have not attended any party for the past 12 years for that reason: it’s simply a waste of time for me and I realize that a connection must be created in the right place, rather than any given moment. It’s important to have connections but quality ones are more important. And if I do have a relationship goal, I mean any goal, I would always find a way to reach it. It’s how our life is happening right now is already decided by us from the past and from very this moment.
P.S.: I know that I’m writing like a philosopher now rather than speaking about actual events like a real diary. But I feel like there is not much to tell about my current life so far because it’s all about sleep, eating, work, going to the gym, and playing video games, nothing much other than that frankly. Honestly, I don’t think Video games are that bad, if I spend like 2 hours a day to balance my mood out I could either watch a movie, read a book, or play games, but for a person who does not have any connection like me, I feel like it is the cheapest and most efficient way to balance my mood out.