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Meditations
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How can I apply this idea: Before Marcus writes a single argument about how to live, he writes down exactly who taught him how, by name, itemizing the specific trait he took from each person, then closes by thanking the gods for the unglamorous, particular mercies of his actual life?
How can I apply this idea: Marcus opens the day by pre-forgiving everyone he is about to meet, then spends the rest of the book arguing that a person is really just breath and a ruling faculty riding around inside a decaying container, so nothing external can actually touch what matters?
How can I apply this idea: The real danger of a long life isn't running out of time, it's outliving the mental sharpness needed to use whatever time is left, which is why Marcus argues the work of self-command has to happen now, using a method he actually spells out: strip each thing down to what it plainly is?
