Summary of Amor Fati | Stoic Exercises For Inner Peace

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This video provides exercises to help increase inner peace, based on the teachings of Stoic philosophy. It explains that we should not be afraid of the future, and that we can still be happy if we embrace change.

• 00:00:00 The Stoics argued that we should remove desire and aversion in regards to things that are not in our control, and that doing so is easier said than done. The first way to practice amor fati is to purposefully expose yourself to the thing you averse, in order to become familiar with it and realize that it is not as bad as you imagine it to be. The second way to practice amor fati is to use the appropriate actions of pursuit and avoidance, which are lightly applied and with restraint. The fourth way to practice amor fati is to have purposeful goals and to fortify yourself against future hardships by preparing for them now.
• 00:05:00 This video discusses the idea that happiness is relative, and that we should not be afraid of the future. It explains that, although the future may have many hardships, we can still be happy if we embrace change.
• 00:10:00 This video provides exercises to help increase inner peace, based on the teachings of Stoic philosophy.