Discourses
25 discourses from the four books of Epictetus's teachings, as recorded by his student Arrian. Practical lessons on what you can control, how to handle hardship, and what philosophy is actually for.
390 cards · ~3 hr 45 min read
You'll learn from experience that these words are true. The things people value and chase after don't actually benefit those who get them. And for those who don't have them yet, there's this fantasy that once they get these things, everything good will come with them. But when they finally get them, the restless feeling is the same. The tossing and turning is the same. The dissatisfaction is the same. The wanting of things they still don't have is the same. You don't get freedom by getting everything you want. You get it by stopping the wanting.