Enchiridion
A brief Stoic handbook: focus on what's in your control and accept what isn't.
Biography
Epictetus (c. 50–c. 135 CE) was a Greek Stoic philosopher who was born into slavery and later taught philosophy. His student Arrian recorded his teachings.
Main ideas and philosophy
Epictetus taught the dichotomy of control: focus on your judgments and actions, accept what you cannot control.
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