In recent years, asceticism This philosophy gained immense popularity thanks to writers and historians who took on the mission of recovering the teachings of this ancient philosophy and disseminating it in plain language.
Many of the proverbs we know today, such as “carpe diem” (seize the day, live in the moment) and “memento mori” (remember that you will die someday), originate from Greco-Roman civilization. Do you know the phrase “Fatum Ingenium Est”?
Author Ryan Holiday, author of several books on Stoicism, explains that the expression “fatum ingenium est” basically means: Character is destiny. “Do you want to know how someone acts? Do you want to know what is going to happen? Do you want to know about yourself? Well, the answer is personality,” the author said in the video “The Daily Stoic” on his YouTube channel.
This word was created by heraclitusplaced great importance on the character of the people. “You can bet on the traits you have cultivated, the norms you uphold, and the values that are important to you,” the authors explain.
This idea is often confused with the following concepts: temperalthough it’s not the same.
he temper While it includes people’s innate characteristics, character It refers to acquired qualities and values. The first cannot be changed, but the second can be changed. Holliday argues that this adage is equivalent to the modern expression, “If someone shows you who they are, believe them.”
“People who are in a bad mood or have deep-seated personality traits are like clockwork. You can always predict how things will turn out and what they will do,” Holliday argues. You should not expect that a person will “magically change” if you show him what his true nature, and ultimately his character, is.
Who is Ryan Holiday, controversial best-selling author and expert on Stoicism?
Ryan Holiday is an author and business coach. He is the author of 12 books, many of which have been translated into over 30 languages, the most outstanding of which are Ego is the enemy, obstacles are the path and call of courage. Additionally, his consulting firm Brass Check has worked with Google, Complex, and more. startup and an independent author.
But before building a career as an actor, self help writerThe holiday was not without controversy. He was the marketing director for the now-defunct American Apparel and described himself as a “media manipulator.” As he told American media in 2017: voxtried to circumvent how the journalistic system works by posing as an expert on viral topics and events.
in his book ego is the enemy Holliday explains how she came to apply unethical marketing strategies to sell more products and reflects on her past mistakes.
Today, Holliday is one of the current proponents of studying the teachings of Stoic philosophy, especially meditation. Diary of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius. He frequently makes guest appearances on various television and streaming shows. NBA coach George Lovelling defined him as one of the “most promising writers of his generation.” Some question his approach to Stoicism and think he oversimplifies its principles.
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