Marcus Aurelius Had a Rule for Anxiety (It Still Works)
Автор: Rulebreak Psychology
Загружено: 2026-01-13
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Most anxiety today doesn’t come from what’s happening.
It comes from what might happen — and the mental effort of trying to control it in advance.
In this episode of *Dead Philosophers Solving Modern Problems*, we look at Marcus Aurelius not as a quote machine, but as someone managing real pressure: war, disease, instability, and responsibility at scale.
His insight was simple, but uncomfortable:
Anxiety isn’t caused by events.
It’s caused by how much attention we give to outcomes we can’t act on yet.
This video isn’t motivational.
It doesn’t tell you to “let go” or “think positive.”
It explains:
why anticipation exhausts the nervous system
how mental rehearsal turns uncertainty into anxiety
and the practical rule Marcus Aurelius used to separate action from imagination
If you recognize yourself in constant checking, replaying conversations, or preparing for outcomes that haven’t arrived yet — this episode will feel familiar.
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This series is about using old thinkers to understand modern psychological problems — without hype, productivity obsession, or false calm.
Watch slowly.
Pause where needed.
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