When The World Got Still | Ask DS

It was anxiety inducing and scary, but there was also a stillness in it. Because you were forced, against your will, to truly practice Stoicism. Not just in the sense that you had to persist and act despite that fear—because people and things were counting on you—but also because it was so clear what was in your control and what wasn’t. You came face to face with undeniable reality , overwhelming events and all you could do is focus on your response. You had to practice what Epictetus called ‘the art of acquiescence’— ditching all those plans , accepting all the costs, the hits to your portfolio, the lost time, the inescapable human frailty and mortality we all wish to deny. And within this, you also had to do and be good, for yourself, for your family, for your community, because your individual decisions had clear and unavoidable consequences for other people. It was a moment made for Stoicism, a moment when stillness was the key, as it is for all crises. And right now, the ebook for Stillness is the Key is on sale for $1.99 ! Grab it today, for you or someone else, if you haven’t already. The good news is you survived the moment, obviously, or you wouldn’t be reading this, but n…