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A MEDITATION

“ To make the best of what is in our power, and take the rest as it occurs.

— Epictetus

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On control

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A reflection

One sentence, two moves: maximize the thing you control, and drop the wrestling match with everything you don't. Most of what exhausts you lives on the wrong side of that line. Sort it once, then return often.

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