Comments on: The ABCs of Remaining Cool in a Crazy World http://zenhabits.net/2008/02/the-abcs-of-remaining-cool-in-a-crazy-world/ Simple Productivity Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:14:22 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Lenten Meditations « Beyond Rivalry http://zenhabits.net/2008/02/the-abcs-of-remaining-cool-in-a-crazy-world/#comment-55102 Lenten Meditations « Beyond Rivalry Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:48:42 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2008/02/the-abcs-of-remaining-cool-in-a-crazy-world/#comment-55102 [...] irritated and offended by small things that don’t usually irritate or offend me. Reading this helped remind me of some things, and these Lenten meditations will also help guide me, I think. I [...] [...] irritated and offended by small things that don’t usually irritate or offend me. Reading this helped remind me of some things, and these Lenten meditations will also help guide me, I think. I [...]

]]> By: Control your destiny | Success Making Machine http://zenhabits.net/2008/02/the-abcs-of-remaining-cool-in-a-crazy-world/#comment-50393 Control your destiny | Success Making Machine Fri, 31 Oct 2008 05:04:37 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2008/02/the-abcs-of-remaining-cool-in-a-crazy-world/#comment-50393 [...] There is one simple law to learn that will reduce stress: you can’t change others. Once you internalize this you can pick a strategy to overcome this stress and watch your productivity soar. You can choose to eliminate the stresser, change yourself or your perception. [...] [...] There is one simple law to learn that will reduce stress: you can’t change others. Once you internalize this you can pick a strategy to overcome this stress and watch your productivity soar. You can choose to eliminate the stresser, change yourself or your perception. [...]

]]> By: The New Horizons Project » Blog Archive » Updates and the like… http://zenhabits.net/2008/02/the-abcs-of-remaining-cool-in-a-crazy-world/#comment-42061 The New Horizons Project » Blog Archive » Updates and the like… Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:20:12 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2008/02/the-abcs-of-remaining-cool-in-a-crazy-world/#comment-42061 [...] The ABCs of remaining cool in a crazy world [...] [...] The ABCs of remaining cool in a crazy world [...]

]]> By: 3 Steps to Keeping your Cool in a Crazy World | Think Happy! http://zenhabits.net/2008/02/the-abcs-of-remaining-cool-in-a-crazy-world/#comment-38117 3 Steps to Keeping your Cool in a Crazy World | Think Happy! Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:00:40 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2008/02/the-abcs-of-remaining-cool-in-a-crazy-world/#comment-38117 [...] recently came across an interesting guest post over at Zen Habits. Murder! Ringing phones, broken equipment, lost data, rude customers, unreasonable deadlines, [...] [...] recently came across an interesting guest post over at Zen Habits. Murder! Ringing phones, broken equipment, lost data, rude customers, unreasonable deadlines, [...]

]]> By: Raghav http://zenhabits.net/2008/02/the-abcs-of-remaining-cool-in-a-crazy-world/#comment-34046 Raghav Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:49:45 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2008/02/the-abcs-of-remaining-cool-in-a-crazy-world/#comment-34046 I just wanna say - WOW ! I just wanna say – WOW !

]]> By: Max http://zenhabits.net/2008/02/the-abcs-of-remaining-cool-in-a-crazy-world/#comment-29949 Max Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:28:01 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2008/02/the-abcs-of-remaining-cool-in-a-crazy-world/#comment-29949 This concept of looking only inward as a source of "radical responsibility" is nothing new, but I do not intend that to be a negative statement. The Stoics (no, the term doesn't follow the current English definition well, though it is the source) recognized, accepted, and worked from the proposition that their thoughts and thus actions were the only "faculties" they had total control over. More general info (and a great resource): http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/stoicism/ Specific suggested reading: http://classics.mit.edu/Epictetus/discourses.1.one.html To continued revelations, --Max This concept of looking only inward as a source of “radical responsibility” is nothing new, but I do not intend that to be a negative statement. The Stoics (no, the term doesn’t follow the current English definition well, though it is the source) recognized, accepted, and worked from the proposition that their thoughts and thus actions were the only “faculties” they had total control over.

More general info (and a great resource):
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/stoicism/

Specific suggested reading:
http://classics.mit.edu/Epictetus/discourses.1.one.html

To continued revelations,
–Max

]]> By: Stijepna Blazevic Cabach http://zenhabits.net/2008/02/the-abcs-of-remaining-cool-in-a-crazy-world/#comment-27466 Stijepna Blazevic Cabach Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:38:42 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2008/02/the-abcs-of-remaining-cool-in-a-crazy-world/#comment-27466 It's ben a while since i reed this blog, mainly cause summer holydays (in my country). I'm glad i started to read it again; i'm not much of a reader, but i like to read short breaff things than can help me in my dayly live, and i like the way this blogs thinks thanks and "salam alikum" It’s ben a while since i reed this blog, mainly cause summer holydays (in my country).
I’m glad i started to read it again; i’m not much of a reader, but i like to read short breaff things than can help me in my dayly live, and i like the way this blogs thinks

thanks and “salam alikum”

]]> By: The Known. The Frustration. The Support « TheUniversityBlog http://zenhabits.net/2008/02/the-abcs-of-remaining-cool-in-a-crazy-world/#comment-27082 The Known. The Frustration. The Support « TheUniversityBlog Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:37:53 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2008/02/the-abcs-of-remaining-cool-in-a-crazy-world/#comment-27082 [...] can work creatively, emotionally, through analysis, or in any way you choose.  So long as you have the right tools in place to [...] [...] can work creatively, emotionally, through analysis, or in any way you choose.  So long as you have the right tools in place to [...]

]]> By: Chris http://zenhabits.net/2008/02/the-abcs-of-remaining-cool-in-a-crazy-world/#comment-27080 Chris Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:16:13 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2008/02/the-abcs-of-remaining-cool-in-a-crazy-world/#comment-27080 This article nicely sums up the things I learnt during the last three years of my life. Though, as a beginner I would have ignored these tips. I think these skills you are highlighting are extremely valuable and rarely taught. The best way to gain these skills is by actively meditating. Thanks for the great post This article nicely sums up the things I learnt during the last three years of my life. Though, as a beginner I would have ignored these tips. I think these skills you are highlighting are extremely valuable and rarely taught. The best way to gain these skills is by actively meditating. Thanks for the great post

]]> By: Mike http://zenhabits.net/2008/02/the-abcs-of-remaining-cool-in-a-crazy-world/#comment-26620 Mike Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:23:12 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2008/02/the-abcs-of-remaining-cool-in-a-crazy-world/#comment-26620 Whoa, awesome post. There isn't a person I know of that wouldn't benefit from reading this. Thank you. Whoa, awesome post. There isn’t a person I know of that wouldn’t benefit from reading this. Thank you.

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