THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS BAD WEATHER, ONLY BAD CLOTHES.

To extrapolate this idea:

There is no such thing as bad external circumstances, only bad mental armor.

CLOTHING IS ARMOR

A thought after reading Iliad:

Your clothes (GORE-TEX), military clothing, gore-tex boots is your modern armor.

For example, today the weather was really shitty. But I just strapped on my clothes, and braved the elements. And it was so fun!

Your camera is your sword

Then thinking about your camera. Your camera is your metaphorical sword. You use your camera to make art.

Lumix G9: gratitude for weather-proof. I walked around in the shitty rain for an hour today making VLOGS!

YOU CANNOT CHANGE EXTERNAL REALITY

You cannot change external reality, but you can change your mindset and your own internal reality.

BRAVE ON!

ERIC

How to Become a Stoic

Become invincible:

• The Spartan-Stoic Lifestyle
• How I Conquered Fear
• HOW TO CURE FEAR.
• LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL.
• The Upside of Poverty
• How I Became Me
• THE WILL TO POWER, OR THE WILL TO FEAR?
• ATTACK REALITY
• Living *THROUGH* History
• How to Fear Less
• Fear is the Ultimate Contagious Disease
• STOICISM FOR DUMMIES
• Don’t Be Scared!
• WHAT CAN YOU CONTROL, WHAT CAN YOU NOT CONTROL?
• HOW YOU CAN CONQUER FEAR
• YOU’RE STRONGER THAN YOU THINK YOU ARE.
• EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED
• WHY AREN’T THINGS WORSE?
• My Philosophy on Masculinity
• A Riskier Life is a Better Life #philosophy #stoicism
• How to Creatively Flourish in Life
• Introduction to Stoicism
• How to Become Stronger
• How to Conquer Depression With Photography
• What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger
• How to Respect Yourself
• How to Believe in Yourself
• How to Steer Fear
• How to Conquer Pessimism
• How to Conquer Anxiety
• How to Overcome Your Fear of People
• How to Be Optimistic
• Why I Don’t Take My Anger Seriously
• HOW TO BECOME MORE POWERFUL
• POSITIVITY.
• HOW TO BECOME SUPERHUMAN
• How to Give a Fuck Less
• ALL IN.
• Why I Cut My Dad Out of My Life.
• Your iPhone Only Has 5% Battery Left.
• How not to give a FUCK about your REPUTATION
• WHAT IS A HUMAN?
• HAPPINESS.
• The Regret Minimization Framework in Photography and Life
• How to Be a HERO
• Conquer Your Fears by Making Fear Your Slave
• Rule Circumstances; Don’t Let Your Circumstances Rule You
• How to Love Yourself
• How to Turn Shit into Gold
• Your Parents Fuck You Up
• Immortality
• What Kills You Makes You Stronger
• How to Be Patient
• How to Conquer Anger
• How to Bounce Back in Life
• How to Overcome Resistance
• Nothing Unlimited is Good; Nothing Good is Unlimited
• You Have No Limits
• Can 1’s and 0’s Hurt You?
• The Envious Moment is Flying Now
• Tomorrow We’ll Sail the Wide Seas Again
• How to Forgive Others
• Focus on Your Actions, Not the Results
• Everything Will Be Alright
• How to Be a Stoic Street Photographer
• How to Be a Spartan Photographer
• How to Overcome Your Fears in Life
• How to Stop Worrying in Life
• How to Use Photography as Self-Therapy
• How to Free Your Soul From Disturbance
• 3 Stoic Techniques that Can Help You Gain Tranquility
• Can People Weaker than You Hurt You?
• Does a Doctor Get Angry at a Crazy Patient?
• Own Nothing

The Stoic Masters

Learn from the master stoics:

• Seneca
• Marcus Aurelius
• Epictetus
• Publilius Syrus
• Heraclitus

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