Stoic

[Sal1981]

http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?id=3912

Stoicism is, to me, just playing mind games with your impression of the world in such a way that you don't let emotions "take hold" or whatever. What sense is there in awe, boredom or whathaveyou if you can't feel sad, glad or whatever?

[TomFoolery]

I think of Stoicism and I think of Spock, and then I think it can do no wrong.

[SGOS]

I don't know how you don't let emotions take hold.  I assume it's a matter of not showing them, or something like that.  But I've never understood stoicism or aspired to it either.  When I hear some guy is a stoic, my usual reaction is, "Yeah, a-huh, OK.

[TomFoolery]

When I hear some guy is a stoic, my usual reaction is, "Yeah, a-huh, OK.

When I hear some guy is a stoic, I also consider alcoholism.

[stromboli]

I'm probably a stoic because I wind up being the steadfast guy that holds up when every body else is quivering and weeping. I'm the guy that winds up dealing with the issues because everybody else is too distraught. Somebody needs to.

[Hydra009]

Epicureanism > Stoicism (imo)

[Baruch]

Epicureanism > Stoicism (imo)

Epicureanism is better than Stoicism?  Of course, you get invited to much better parties!

[Hakurei Reimu]

I rip a page from stoicism every now and then. There's some good horse-sense in it.

[stromboli]

I rip a page from stoicism every now and then. There's some good horse-sense in it.

Dude, you are a rock. :08:

[SGOS]

Oops, posted a thing in the wrong thread.

[surreptitious57]

One of the core principles of Stoicism is the acceptance of anything beyond your
control and this is something I identify with a hundred per cent. As one can only
change things inside their control not outside them. So wasting energy worrying
about that which you cannot influence is non productive and totally unnecessary