how to practice premeditatio malorum
How To
Key Takeaway: The Stoic practice of pre-rehearsing potential misfortunes (literally 'pre-meditation of evils').
The Stoic practice of pre-rehearsing potential misfortunes (literally 'pre-meditation of evils'). Seneca recommended this practice: by briefly imagining discomfort or loss, you inoculate yourself against fear of future hardship and deepen gratitude for the present. • Remembering death can return life to itself. • Your task is not elsewhere. • The first words of the text
As the Stoic philosophers — particularly Marcus Aurelius in his Meditations and Seneca in his Letters — wrote, The Stoic practice of pre-rehearsing potential misfortunes (literally 'pre-meditation of evils').
— Oriens
Related Wisdom Cards
Meet Your Mortality
Remembering death can return life to itself.
Begin The Work
Your task is not elsewhere.
War Is a Matter of Life and Death
The first words of the text
Frequently Asked Questions
how to practice premeditatio malorum
The Stoic practice of pre-rehearsing potential misfortunes (literally 'pre-meditation of evils')..
how to 预想逆境
Seneca recommended this practice: by briefly imagining discomfort or loss, you inoculate yourself against fear of future hardship and deepen gratitude for the present..
how to Premeditatio Malorum in daily life
The Stoic practice of pre-rehearsing potential misfortunes (literally 'pre-meditation of evils')..
Premeditatio Malorum step by step
Seneca recommended this practice: by briefly imagining discomfort or loss, you inoculate yourself against fear of future hardship and deepen gratitude for the present..