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MindGravity: Epictetus and mental resilience
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This episode is dedicated to Epictetus and his framework on mental resilience. Epictetus grew up a slave in Rome and then became a Stoic philosopher. Both of these positions were incredibly precarious – slaves could be abused or killed by their owners, while Stoic philosophers were constantly falling foul of the imperial authorities (Epictetus himself was eventually exiled). Epictetus coped with this insecurity by constantly reminding himself what he could control and what he couldn't. We can control our thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes, but everything else is to some extent out of our control – other people's perceptions and behavior, the economy, the weather, the future, and the past.
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