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Stop Monkeying Around
Focusing on the Daily Stoic Meditation for July 8 — Stop Monkeying Around, as outlined by Ryan Holiday in the bestseller 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance and the Art Of Living.
“Enough of this miserable, whining life. Stop monkeying around! Why are you troubled? What’s new here? What’s so confounding? The one responsible? Take a good look. Or just the matter itself? Then look at that. There’s nothing else to look at. And as far as the gods go, by now you could try being more straightforward and kind. It’s the same, whether you’ve examined these things for a hundred years, or only three.”
— MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 9.37
Time Wasters
Aurelius, in the meditation, is urging us to stop wasting time.
He is urging us to let go of the things that waste our time; complaining, fooling around, procrastinating etc.
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You need to let go of the things that waste your time and energy.
You cannot afford to lose yourself to these time wasters — shift your focus and dedicate your time and energy to better places.
Complaining
When something goes wrong, do you have the unfortunate tendency to complain?
