PatternChaser<p>The things that upset us often aren’t in our control. <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Stoic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Stoic</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/philosophers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philosophers</span></a> argue that we shouldn't allow them to upset us. </p><p>Stoics advise us to calmly accept what isn’t up to us & concentrate on what we can control: our beliefs, judgments, and choices.</p><p><a href="https://1000wordphilosophy.com/2025/03/28/stoicism/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">1000wordphilosophy.com/2025/03</span><span class="invisible">/28/stoicism/</span></a></p>