The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holidayby Parker on TwosHave you taken the time to get clarity about who you are and what you stand for? Or are you tooo busy chasing unimportant things, mimicking the wrong influences, and following disappointing or unfulfilling or nonexistent paths?"The proper work of the mind is the exercise of choice, refusal, yarning, repulsion, preparation, purpose, and assent. What then can pollute and clog the mind's proper functioning? Nothing but its own corrupt decisions." - EpictetusChoice - to do and think rightRefusal - of temptationYearning - to be betterRepulsion - of negativity, of bad influences, of what isn't truePreparation - for what lies ahead or whatever may happenPurpose - our guiding principle and highest priorityAssent - to be free of deception about what's inside and outside our control (and be ready to accept the latter