How to Journal (Like Marcus Aurelius)
Summary
TLDRDieses Video skizziert die 'Meditationes' von Marcus Aurelius als historisches Wunder, das nicht nur als Leitfaden für den Stoizismus dient, sondern auch Einblicke in das Tagebuch des römischen Kaisers gibt. Es untersucht, wie man ein Journal führen kann, um persönliche Entwicklung zu fördern, indem man sich selbst kennt, ehrlich ist und sich mit sich selbst in einem langen Gespräch auseinandersetzt. Das Video betont die Bedeutung, sowohl große Themen wie Gott oder das Universum als auch kleinere Sorgen zu reflektieren, und betont die stoische Lehre der Kontrolle über das, was man kontrollieren kann. Es präsentiert 'dying the mind' als Methode, um die Welt richtig zu sehen und die Prinzipien des Stoizismus zu leben, und empfiehlt, Journale zu führen, um ein besseres Verständnis von sich selbst zu erlangen.
Takeaways
- 📜 Marcus Aurelius' Meditations ist ein historisches Wunder und ein Leitfaden für den Stoizismus.
- 🔍 Die Meditationen bestehen aus 12 Heften, die persönliche Notizen und Selbstbetrachtungen enthalten.
- 🙏 Der erste Heft ist wie ein Dankbarkeitsjournal, in dem Marcus für Familie, Freunde, Lehrer und Göttliche Gaben dankt.
- 🌟 Marcus nutzt sein Journal, um über seine Prinzipien und mögliche Verbesserungen nachzudenken.
- 🗣️ Das Journal ist eine vertraute Selbstgespräch, in dem er seine Schwächen und Beschwerden offenlegt.
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- 🌱 Marcus spricht über große Themen wie Gott, die Natur und kleinere Belästigungen in seinem Leben.
- 🛡️ Ein zentraler stoischer Gedanke ist die Trennung zwischen dem, was man kontrollieren kann, und dem, was nicht kontrollierbar ist.
- 💡 Stoizismus betont die Einheit zwischen philosophischem Denken und praktischem Handeln im Leben.
- 🔄 Marcus wiederholt seine Prinzipien häufig, um sich an sie zu erinnern und sie in seinem Leben umzusetzen.
- ✍️ Journalieren hilft, sich selbst besser zu verstehen, indem man über persönliche Werte und Erfahrungen nachdenkt.
Q & A
Wie ist die Bedeutung von Marcus Aurelius Meditationen in der Geschichte?
-Die Meditationen von Marcus Aurelius sind ein Wunder der Geschichte, da sie nicht nur einen Leitfaden für den Stoizismus bieten, sondern auch das Tagebuch des römischen Kaisers sind, was ein einzigartes historisches Dokument darstellt.
Was sind die fünf Hauptstücke des Puzzles, die im Video erwähnt werden?
-Die fünf Hauptstücke sind: 1) Figuriere heraus, wer du bist, 2) Behandle dein Tagebuch als eine ausdehnte Unterhaltung mit dir selbst, 3) Denken über das Große und Kleine nach, 4) Lerne, auf das zu konzentrieren, was du kontrollieren kannst, und 5) Wiederhole deine Prinzipien häufig.
Warum beginnt Marcus Aurelius sein Tagebuch mit einer Aufzählung seiner Dankbarkeiten?
-Marcus Aurelius beginnt mit einer Aufzählung seiner Dankbarkeiten, um ein Konto seiner Identität zu erstellen, was ihm hilft, seine Prinzipien zu leben und mögliche Verbesserungen zu identifizieren.
Was bedeutet es, wenn man sein Tagebuch als eine ausdehnte Unterhaltung mit sich selbst behandelt?
-Dabei geht es darum, ehrlich mit sich selbst zu sein und Gedanken und Gefühle unmittelbar und unverzüglich aufzuschreiben, ohne andere Menschen zu berücksichtigen.
Was ist der Zweck von HelloFresh und wie kann es Menschen dabei unterstützen, schnelle und einfache Mahlzeiten zu erstellen?
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Wie kann das Konzept des Dichotomie der Kontrolle in das Tagebuchschreiben einfließen?
-Das Konzept hilft beim Fokussieren auf das, was man kontrollieren kann, und dabei, Dinge zu ignorieren, die außerhalb der eigenen Kontrolle liegen, was zu weniger Verzweiflung und mehr Handeln führt.
Was ist der Unterschied zwischen dem, was man in den Meditationen von Marcus Aurelius liest, und der Art und Weise, wie man ein modernes Tagebuch führen sollte?
-Obwohl die Meditationen literarisch wiederholend sein können, ist dies für ein Tagebuch von Vorteil, da es hilft, sich an seine Prinzipien zu erinnern und diese in schwierigen Situationen anzuwenden.
Was ist die Bedeutung des Ausdrucks 'das Sterben des Geistes' in Bezug auf die Meditationen von Marcus Aurelius?
-Der Ausdruck 'das Sterben des Geistes' bezieht sich auf die Art und Weise, wie Marcus Aurelius seine Prinzipien wiederholt, um sich auf die richtigen Gedanken und Handlungen zu konzentrieren.
Warum ist es wichtig, sowohl über große als auch kleine Dinge nachzudenken, wenn man ein Tagebuch führt?
-Durch das Nachdenken über beide, große Themen wie das Universum und kleinere Belästigungen im Alltag, kann man eine bessere Verbindung zu seiner eigenen Perspektive und zu seiner Rolle darin finden.
Was ist der Hauptunterschied zwischen den stoischen Philosophen und anderen Denkschulen?
-Stoische Philosophen betonen die Einheit zwischen der Art und Weise, wie man über die Welt denkt, und der Art und Weise, wie man in der Welt lebt, was in der Praxis oft als praktische Ratschläge umgesetzt wird.
Was kann man von Marcus Aurelius lernen, um sein eigenes Tagebuch effektiver zu führen?
-Man kann von Marcus Aurelius lernen, indem man sich auf das konzentriert, was man kontrollieren kann, seine Prinzipien wiederholt und eine offene und ehrliche Unterhaltung mit sich selbst im Tagebuch führt.
Outlines
📔 Marcus Aurelius' Meditationen als persönliches Tagebuch
Der erste Absatz des Skripts beschreibt die Bedeutung der 'Meditationen' des Marcus Aurelius als historisches Wunder und als Leitfaden für den Stoizismus. Es wird erläutert, wie man ein persönliches Inventar anlegt, um sich selbst besser zu verstehen, und wie man ein Tagebuch führt, um eine Auseinandersetzung mit sich selbst zu führen. Der Absatz betont die Bedeutung der Ehrlichkeit und der Intimität in der Selbstreflexion, die Marcus Aurelius in seinen Meditationen zeigt. Darüber hinaus wird auf die Sponsorenwerbung für HelloFresh eingegangen, die schnelle und einfache Mahlzeiten anbietet, um den Übergang vom Sommer in das Schuljahr zu erleichtern.
🌟 Der Dichotomie des Kontrollbereichs und die 'sterbende Seele'
Der zweite Absatz konzentriert sich auf die stoische Philosophie, insbesondere auf die Dichotomie des Kontrollbereichs, die Marcus Aurelius in seinen Meditationen thematisiert. Es wird betont, dass man sich auf das konzentrieren sollte, was man kontrollieren kann, um über Dinge, die man nicht beeinflussen kann, nicht verzweifelt zu werden. Der Absatz führt auch das Konzept der 'sterbenden Seele' ein, das Marcus als Methode verwendet, um sich auf die richtigen Gedanken zu konzentrieren und seine Prinzipien zu leben. Der Abschnitt schließt mit einer Diskussion über die Bedeutung der Wiederholung in der Selbstreflexion und wie sie dazu beiträgt, die eigenen Werte und Prinzipien stärker zu internalisieren.
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Keywords
💡Meditationen
💡Stoizismus
💡Persönliches Inventar
💡Journalieren
💡Groß und Klein
💡Innerer Zitadelle
💡Dichotomie der Kontrolle
💡Handeln
💡Sterben des Geistes
💡Hellofresh
Highlights
The 'Meditations of Marcus Aurelius' is a historical miracle, offering insights into Stoicism and its evolution from ancient Greece to the Roman Empire.
Marcus Aurelius's journal serves as a guide to Stoicism and reflects his personal journey.
The first notebook of 'Meditations' resembles a gratitude journal, listing things Marcus is thankful for.
Marcus begins his journal by acknowledging his family, friends, teachers, and blessings from the gods.
The journal's purpose is to document self-improvement, aligning with one's principles, and overcoming failures.
Understanding one's identity is essential before setting goals for self-improvement.
The journal serves as an intimate, extended conversation with oneself, encouraging raw honesty.
Marcus's vulnerability is evident in his journal, revealing a side not shown in his public life.
The journal balances discussions on grand themes like Stoic metaphysics and personal grievances.
Marcus's journal includes both philosophical musings and reflections on daily annoyances.
The 'inner Citadel' concept represents finding peace within oneself, regardless of external circumstances.
Marcus's journaling style encourages addressing both significant and minor issues in life.
The dichotomy of control is a Stoic concept emphasizing focusing on what one can control.
Stoicism is not just about action; it's about aligning thoughts with actions and living according to one's philosophy.
Marcus's method of 'dying the mind' helps him maintain the right perspective on the world.
Repetition in journaling can reinforce one's values and principles, as seen in Marcus's 'Meditations'.
Journaling helps make sense of oneself by reflecting on personal values and experiences.
Following Marcus Aurelius's journaling model can provide a structured approach to self-understanding.
Transcripts
is a miracle of history that we have a
book like the meditations of Marcus
Aurelius not only is this a guide to
stoicism and lets you see how stoicism
moved from ancient Greece to the Roman
Empire but it is also the Journal of the
emperor of Rome and it's interesting to
think about how we could Journal like
Marcus Aurelius and there are really
five pieces of the puzzle and it all
starts with figuring out who you are the
meditations is made up of notebooks
there are 12 of them in this book and
all of them are pretty similar to each
other except for one and that's notebook
one in that very first notebook it
actually kind of looks like Marcus's
like gratitude journaling he's writing
about all of these things that he's
thankful for and he starts with his
family then he moves on to his friends
and his teachers and then he talks about
all the ways he's been blessed by the
gods he mentions his healthy body his
strong sense of wanting to live in
accordance with nature and his ability
to overcome Temptations and to maintain
self-control I think that Marcus is
starting his journal with an account of
who he is because he's going to use this
journal to talk about all of the
different ways that he could improve
he's talking about the ways that he
could live up to his principles or he's
finding his failures and then trying to
determine how to overcome them but if
you're trying to think about how you
could be better you first need to
understand who you are right now and
that's really the first piece of the
puzzle you take a personal inventory you
sort of figure out your story who are
you and where do you come from and only
then are you able to figure out where
you want to go and that's a great first
step but if you really want to get the
most out of journaling like Marcus
Aurelius you have to go further and
start treating your Journal like an
extended conversation with yourself I
actually feel a little bit bad about
reading this book sometimes that's
because it feels too intimate this is
like a very raw direct look into the
mind of Marcus Aurelius in Notebook two
there's this line where Marcus just
tells himself to forget your books and
don't let it upset you that's not
allowed it's in the middle of a
different discussion but he just
chastises himself forget your books and
it feels like such a raw and kind of
personal thing because clearly you know
he's away from home he's away from his
library and one thing that he really
loves is his book collection even just
that small little thing is a level of
vulnerability that I can't imagine he
was letting himself show in his
day-to-day life and you see this kind of
everywhere in the meditations Marcus
talking to himself and being honest so
maybe Marcus couldn't show his
vulnerability or even let out these
Petty complaints to anyone that he knew
but he could do it in his journal Marcus
really was writing for himself he wasn't
writing for other people and I think
that's what we have to do as well when
we're keeping a journal of course a
great irony is that this book has now
been read by hundreds of thousands or
maybe even millions of people for the
vast majority of us our journals will
always be private and that means when
we're journaling we can actually afford
to be honest with ourselves we've
started with who we are and we've
decided to be honest with ourselves and
to have a prolonged conversation with
ourselves in our journals and the next
step is that we need to think about the
big and the small and I'm going to talk
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piece of of the puzzle so in marcus'
journal he talks about big matters like
God or the gods or living in accordance
with nature and he talks about all of
these small grievances as well people
who are annoying him the fact that he
can't read his books when he wants to
the fact that he feels Disturbed needs
to retreat to what's sometimes called
the inner Citadel that's just the
privacy of your own mind where you can
find peace no matter where you are and I
think being able to talk about both the
big and the small is one of the reasons
why the ends up being such a compelling
read Because at times Marcus wants to
talk about stoic metaphysics he wants to
talk about the nature of the universe
but then he'll zoom in and think about
himself in light of his place in the
universe not just as a Roman emperor not
just as a father but as a human being
and all of the Frailty that comes with
being a human being I mean the number of
times that Marcus Reus just complains
about people in his journal is pretty
astounding it's never an extended
discussion and it's usually followed up
with him chastising himself and saying
that he needs to learn to not be
disturbed by them but you can clearly
see a man who's bothered by the people
of Rome or all of these politicians that
are often probably vying for more power
and could see him as an enemy don't feel
like you have to only focus on the big
stuff because that's the important stuff
but also don't neglect the big stuff and
focus on all of your small and Petty
grievances when I'm journaling and I'm
thinking about Marcus as my examp
example I try to strike a balance and as
you're thinking about all of those big
themes and especially all of those
people around you you have to keep this
important lesson in mind and this is a
key part of stoic thinking and that is
you need to learn to focus on what you
can control this idea that you should
separate the world into what you can
control and what you can't control is
called the dichotomy of control and that
actually comes directly from epic tetus
but this way of thinking is running
throughout the meditations focusing on
what you can control actually allows you
to avoid despairing over things that are
out of your control including how other
people treat you or think of you or what
they say and also by focusing on what
you can control it lets you move from
thinking into doing Marcus is thinking
about what he should be doing in these
situations he's not just thinking or
even thinking about thinking here okay
here is a pet peeve of mine when people
talk about stoicism there is a myth that
says that stoics are all about action
this is not true the stoics were
philosophers they spend a lot of their
time thinking about the world they set
up schools of philosophy but what is
true is that the stoics emphasize a kind
of unity between the way you think about
the world and the way that you go and
live in the world and so when they have
a metaphysical view about what you can
or can't control they then take that
view and apply it as practical advice in
their own lives and that is honestly the
best and biggest lesson of stoicism if
you read the stoics and you decide that
that there is very little of value there
and you wouldn't call yourself a stoic
and you don't even want to keep reading
the stoics I think that's fine it's not
for everybody but being able to focus on
what you can control is I think a key
lesson and it is most heavily emphasized
by the stoics and I think it's it's
their great contribution to philosophy
as a way of life and one of the things
that you are best able to control is
your own mind and Marcus has this kind
of method that he used uses in order to
help him think about the world in the
right sort of way and the phrase that he
uses is dying the mind and that's the
last piece of the puzzle Marcus has
these principles that he wants to live
by these are the tenants of stoicism and
for you some of those principles might
change or vary based on your values but
what he does emphasize is that he wants
to live up to his principles and so he
has to repeat them to himself early and
often the meditations is actually kind
of a repetitive read and if a modern
book editor were taking the meditations
they would cut maybe 50% of the book
because they would say you've already
said this part you don't need to say it
again and as literature that might be an
important critique but as a journal that
would be the exact wrong thing as I look
back at some of my old journals which is
not always fun but I do it sometimes I
see myself repeating things over and
over and over again and I don't see this
as a flaw of the way that I journal in
fact after reading Marcus aelius I see
it as actually a real benefit by
repeating things I'm able to remind
myself about what I actually value and
then it sort of makes me more likely to
think that way when it matters most and
if I'm just speculating about like what
the big advantage of journaling is I
think that's it journaling doesn't
really help you make sense of the whole
world it does help you make sense of
yourself and if you're looking for a way
to do that you could do a lot worse than
following the model from Marcus Aurelius
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