[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":44},["ShallowReactive",2],{"stoicism-article-08/13":3},{"path":4,"stem":5,"title":6,"description":7,"meta":8,"body":23},"/stoicism/08/13","stoicism/08/13","Take Charge And End Your Troubles","Meditation for August 13, 2021",{"quotes":9,"last_updated_at":15,"tags":16,"categories":19,"changeFreq":21,"backgroundImage":22},[10],{"quote":11},{"content":12,"author":13,"source":14},"You've endured countless troubles — all from not letting your ruling reason do the work it was made for — enough already!","Marcus Aurelius","Meditations, 9.26","2021-08-13T07:00:00",[17,18],"stoicism","pragmatism",[20,17],"meditation","never","/IMG_8067.jpg",{"type":24,"value":25,"toc":38},"minimark",[26,30,35],[27,28,29],"p",{},"For most of this life, there has been little reasoned thought. The majority of choices have revolved around desire,\ngreed, and lust. There was little thought about the future or its consequences.",[31,32,34],"h3",{"id":33},"conclusion","Conclusion",[27,36,37],{},"Stoicism has brought to light the virtues of reasoned choice. The ability to separate compulsive behavior from rational\nthought provides comfort. Looking forward, there is now a goal to avoid compulsions and steer towards thoughtfulness.",{"title":39,"searchDepth":40,"depth":40,"links":41},"",2,[42],{"id":33,"depth":43,"text":34},3,1793716901858]