☀️ Stoic Morning Minute: Be Intentional With Your Attention

Where Your Mind Goes, You Go

Author

Jon High
March 19, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 1 minute

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The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts.

Marcus Aurelius

💭 Modern Translation

Your mind becomes whatever you repeatedly focus on. Constantly checking work emails? You'll become an anxiety machine. Scrolling through social media? You'll become a comparison factory. Focusing on gratitude and purpose? Well, you get the idea. Your attention isn't just where you spend your time—it's what you're becoming.

⚡️ Your Move

The next time you catch yourself mindlessly grabbing your phone (probably about 7 minutes from now), pause and ask: "Is this where I want my mind to be dyed today?" Then consciously choose your next focus. This isn't about perfect attention—it's about remembering you have a choice. Your mind will go where you direct it—nothing more, nothing less.