☀️ Stoic Morning Minute: The Sound of Silence

💭 Modern Translation

Every notification, headline, and hot take is competing for your mental real estate today. While everyone else drowns in the noise, Stoics knew something critical: your attention isn't just valuable—it's one of the few things you truly own.

We don't just encounter distractions; we cultivate them, planting seeds that multiply endlessly and steal our focus like Seneca warned centuries ago.

⚡️ Your Move

Next time you reach for your phone today, pause.

Ask yourself: "Is this information going to matter to me in a week?" Then deliberately choose two inputs to eliminate completely for the day (maybe that news site you check 20 times or that group chat that never stops).

Notice how your mind feels different when you selectively curate your mental diet.

🤔 Today's Question

What information are you consuming out of habit rather than intention, and what would happen if you deliberately ignored it?

Embrace the silence,

Jon

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