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Stoicism for Aging

Aging is change, and change is the nature of things. The Stoics advised measuring life by its quality rather than its length, and by meeting each season of it with reason rather than regret.

Stoic ideas for this

Do not act as if you were going to live ten thousand years. Death hangs over you.
Marcus Aurelius · Meditations

Put it into practice

A Stoic tool is only useful if you actually use it. Try this small loop the next time aging shows up:

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