[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":71},["ShallowReactive",2],{"stoicism-article-01/07":3},{"path":4,"stem":5,"title":6,"description":7,"meta":8,"body":23},"/stoicism/01/07","stoicism/01/07","Seven Clear Functions Of The Mind","Meditation for January 7, 2021",{"quotes":9,"last_updated_at":15,"tags":16,"categories":19,"changeFreq":21,"backgroundImage":22},[10],{"quote":11},{"content":12,"author":13,"source":14},"The proper work of the mind is the exercise of choice, refusal, yearning, repulsion, preparation, purpose, and assent. What then can pollute and clog the mind’s proper functioning? Nothing but its own corrupt decisions.","Epictetus","Discourses, 4.11.6-7","2021-01-07T07:49:00",[17,18],"stoicism","clarity",[20,17],"meditation","never","/IMG_5F7AAB700C75.jpg",{"type":24,"value":25,"toc":65},"minimark",[26,33,36,39,42,45,48,51,54,57,62],[27,28,29,32],"p",{},[30,31],"daily-stoic",{}," simply breaks these all down.",[27,34,35],{},"Choice\n: virtuous thoughts and actions",[27,37,38],{},"Refusal\n: learning when to say no",[27,40,41],{},"Yearning\n: to grow and become a better version of yourself",[27,43,44],{},"Repulsion\n: of all that is not virtuous",[27,46,47],{},"Preparation\n: expectations that may lie ahead and acceptance of what may happen",[27,49,50],{},"Purpose\n: our guiding principle and highest priority",[27,52,53],{},"Assent\n: honesty to ourselves about what is within and outside our control",[27,55,56],{},"Swept up with the events of yesterday, January 6, 2021, old habit returned. Wasted time on social media. Wasted thought\nhoping to change others minds. Need to have hourly reminder to free myself from being upset with things outside my\ncontrol and focus on the things that are in my control.",[58,59,61],"h3",{"id":60},"conclusion","Conclusion",[27,63,64],{},"Our mind is a powerful tool if we allow. Focusing on the above will help you see through the haze that pollutes and\ncorrupts our minds.",{"title":66,"searchDepth":67,"depth":67,"links":68},"",2,[69],{"id":60,"depth":70,"text":61},3,1793716899205]