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How do I become a Stoic?

>> No.8865472

Wikipedia

>> No.8865662

just kys

>> No.8865666

>>8865454
Go to a hip university and socialize as long as you can until you cannot take it anymore and realize that stoicism is the only way to preserve your sanity.

No mentor or book needed.

>> No.8865667

be born with autism

>> No.8865693

>>8865454
vaccination

>> No.8865722

>>8865454
Have sex with men

>> No.8865728

>>8865454
Get cucked by your wife

>> No.8865749

>>8865454
Literally sit on a porch.

>> No.8865753

>>8865666
this

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8865875

>>8865472
>>8865662
>>8865667
>>8865693
>>8865722
>>8865728
>>8865749
"the most intelligent board on 4chan"

>> No.8865881

become addicted to opium

>> No.8865883

Hobble one of your legs.

>> No.8865888

>>8865875
Yes, but, it's still 4chan. The best smelling turd in the world is still a turd.

>> No.8865890

>>8865454
Go for a walk, think about everything that has hurt you, that pissed you off, feel how little that has impact on you now. Turn that feeling not on teen apathy but to a mature understanding that nothing should make you lose your cool.
Abstain yourself from vices and try to practice sports or any kind of physical activity that is good for your body and let you free your mind.
Most importantly, remember that nobody ever becomes a ideal stoic, you have to always try, so prepare to fail a lot.

>> No.8865891

>>8865888
>the best smelling trips in the world is still trips
ftfy

>> No.8865905

>>8865890
>Abstain yourself from vices and try to practice sports or any kind of physical activity that is good for your body and let you free your mind.
I lift weights, so there's a start. I don't think most of the things I do in spare time are vices because I'm depressed and have no interest in it. Would you recommend any literature? I've thinking of reading Meditations by Marcus Aurelius.

>> No.8865962

>>8865905
I think that it's great that you already lift weights. I would only advise that you do sports not for the GAINZ meme and as a mean to get girls/boys/whatever but as an end in itself that is good for you.
As far as literature goes, you have, as you said, Marcus Aurelius and also Seneca and Epictetus, but my problem with them is that it's hard hard to relate to them and their writing, You could, of course, make an effort to extract the most you can from them, which will definitely happen. But after you read them I think the best books, that have good prose and are able to help, are Siddhartha by Hesse, Stoner by Williams and the collected poems of Ricardo Reis by Fernando Pessoa.

>> No.8865967

>>8865454
smoke that dank and stop giving a shit what people have to say

>> No.8865998

>>8865962
>I would only advise that you do sports not for the GAINZ meme and as a mean to get girls/boys/whatever but as an end in itself that is good for you.
Absolutely. That's about 95% why I do it. The remainder is good for me in terms of making my my life easier in terms of socializing.

>As far as literature goes, you have, as you said, Marcus Aurelius and also Seneca and Epictetus, but my problem with them is that it's hard hard to relate to them and their writing, You could, of course, make an effort to extract the most you can from them, which will definitely happen. But after you read them I think the best books, that have good prose and are able to help, are Siddhartha by Hesse, Stoner by Williams and the collected poems of Ricardo Reis by Fernando Pessoa.
Thanks a lot.

>> No.8867152

>>8865454
>8865454
why become one?? asking honestly

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>>8865749
underrated post

>> No.8867166

>>8865666
/thread

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>>8865454
>How do I become a Stoic?
>become
Literally impossible. The universe is deterministic you see. You either are or aren't already stoic. Don't worry though, since there's no sense in getting upset over things you cannot control.

>> No.8867180

>>8867170
what if you are determined to become a stoic later in life

>> No.8867193

>>8867180
>How do I become a Stoic?
>I
>become
good eye

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>>8865454
it's not worth it. stoicism is pompous, smug asshattery that just boils down to an ugly shade of hedonism.

> the idea that you are capable of generating values
> the idea that your spirit is unbreakable
> the idea that humans can mature in a meaningful way by their own strength

arrogant

>> No.8867495

Not being pure blooded Aryan race is degeneracy.
Not being strict Catholic Christian is degeneracy.
Not being National Socialist is degeneracy.
Not killing degenerates on sight is degeneracy.
Interacting with degenerates is degeneracy.
Not being in perfect physical condition is degeneracy.
Listening to music is degeneracy.
Watching TV is degeneracy.
Use of memes, reply images, and green text is degeneracy.
Using technology for anything other than improving your knowledge is degeneracy.
Watching pornography is degeneracy.
Thinking of degenerates as human is degeneracy.
Any sexuality that is not heterosexuality for the purpose of procreation is degeneracy.
Sex without the purpose of procreation is degeneracy.
Having emotions is degeneracy.
Not excelling at every STEM topic is degeneracy.
Not working intensely at least three times per week is degeneracy.
Eating food prepared by anyone other than you, your wife, or your immediate family is degeneracy.
Not having intense white pride is degeneracy.
Empathy is degeneracy.
Pacifism is degeneracy.
Reading non national socialist literature is degeneracy.
Living in a dwelling not built by you or your ancestors is degeneracy.
Buying food from a store is degeneracy.
Not growing your own food and preparing 100% fresh meals each day is degeneracy.
Freezing food is degeneracy.
Enjoying non Aryan food is degeneracy.
sleeping more than six hours per day is degeneracy.
Not having a strict sleep schedule is degeneracy.
Not having a wife for the sole purpose to sire at least eight male and two female children on is degeneracy.
Having degenerate friends is degeneracy.
Having weak or impure genes is degeneracy.
Not beating the emotions out of your children before age three is degeneracy.
Compassion is degeneracy.
Not recognizing Adolf Hitler as the second Son of God is degeneracy.
Constructing arguments with fallacies or flaws is degeneracy.
Making mistakes is degeneracy.
Drug use is degeneracy,

>> No.8867547

>>8865454
Lose
Lose so that you know what others have lost
Lose the appetite for gain, for excess, for more
Lose so much that you won't ever get it all back
Lose the freedom and ability to escape through death

>> No.8867694

>>8867208
Do you enjoy not knowing what virtue ethics is?