“People seek retreats for themselves, in the country, by the sea, in the hills. But this is altogether unphilosophical, when you can at any moment retreat into yourself.”
Marcus Aurelius · Stoicism
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Where you retreat
Marcus notices that people look for retreats by the sea or in the hills, then bring the same restless mind with them. The retreat he recommends is a few quiet minutes inside the day, not a better view. That is a practice, not a proof that Stoicism is the correct way for everyone to live. Calling a whole school the correct life is a recommendation. The card is a paraphrase of Meditations. If you want the Greek, the profile names the work.
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Try it today
Take two quiet minutes with no screen and notice whether the noise came with you.