Day 22 · Q1: Self-Knowledge · January 22, 2026
Pause. Breathe. Begin.
I . L E C T I O
Epictetus
Enchiridion, §5
“It is not things that disturb us, but our judgments about things.”
C O N T E X T
This is perhaps the most practical insight in all of Stoic philosophy. Epictetus, writing around 125 AD, argues that our suffering comes not from events but from our interpretation of events. Change the interpretation, change the experience.
I I . M E D I T A T I O
“What situation in your life is disturbing you — and what judgment are you making about it that might not be true?”
I I I . S C R I P T I O
Write one sentence reframing a current problem as a neutral event, stripped of your judgment.
I V . C O N N E X I O
Epictetus deepens his earlier dichotomy of control. Not only can we not control external events — we also misunderstand them. How does this double insight change daily practice?
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