That’s why Seneca said, “We suffer more in imagination than in reality.”
As a Stoic philosopher and a prominent Roman philosophical figure, Seneca made an enduring contribution to Stoicism. His book, On the Shortness of Life, is a great philosophical essay.
The human mind is a battleground; tame the negative reflections, conquer the internal judgments, reduce the number of times you compare yourself to others and self-criticisms.
The brain is awfully good at digging up destructive patterns.
If you don’t consistently interrupt the process, it will continue to exaggerate worst-case scenarios, robbing you of your best life.
“Fear of failure leads to failure,” Paulo Coelho said.
Life is a battle that must be won in the mind first. Until you can overcome the many “what ifs” you ponder over daily, peace of mind will be an illusion.
Life unfolds from the mind. If you consistently think of bad outcomes and everything wrong with your present life, your brain won’t have enough cognitive energy to figure out the best ways to live better.
To make life enjoyable, be more present. It’s easier said than done, though. But’s not impossible. You can deliberately overrule the brain’s default thinking patterns and focus on what’s happening now instead of the many fears of the future.
Your future self is a mental construct. Everything you expect to go wrong is a mind’s narrative until it happens.
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