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Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 8.36

Read a cited Stoic passage, understand why it matters for practice, and find the guided exercises grounded in it.

“Do not disturb thyself by thinking of the whole of thy life.”
— Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 8.36
ReadKeep the exact locator attached.
UnderstandSee the practical distinction.
ContinueOpen a grounded exercise.

Use in the notebook

Carry the passage into a matter

Use this line when past, future, and present have been gathered into one imagined weight.

Divide the Weight