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How To Manage Your Time - Seneca (Stoicism)

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In this video we will be talking about The 10 ways to manage time from the writings of Seneca. Seneca was a Roman statesman and a stoic philosopher, who in his moral essay, On the Shortness of Life, offers us time management tips. So here are 10 time management tips from Seneca. 01. Treat time as a commodity 02. Don’t invest your time preparing for life 03. Live life for your own self 04. Practice Premeditatio Malorum 05. Make long term rewards immediate 06. Make the most of your free time 07. Spend time reflecting on your past 08. Stop wasting time in life’s trivialities 09. Invest your time creating new memories 10. Invest your time in philosophies Hope you enjoyed this video and find these insights on time management helpful. Seneca was a stoic philosopher and rhetorician. He’s one of the first stoics for which there are considerable literary remains for us to study. In his moral essay, On The Shortness Of Life, Seneca gives us an urge …...more
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Intro

0:00

TREAT TIME AS A COMMODITY

0:32

IT'S INSANE TO WASTE TIME, BEACAUSE WE CAN'T MAKE ANYMORE WHEN IT RUNS OUT

1:15

DON'T INVEST YOUR TIME PREPARING FOR LIFE

2:24

WE SPEND WAY TOO MUCH OF OUR TIME PREPARING FOR LIFE

2:39

LIVE LIFE FOR YOUR OWN SELF

4:01

BEING BUSY WITH THINGS WE DON'T LIKE IS THE GREATEST DISTRACTION FROM LIVING

4:48

THE LONGER YOU WAIT TO START MAKING CHANGES, THE LONGER YOU WILL SPEND YOUR LIFE WORKING TO MAKE SOMEONE ELSE'S DREAM A REALITY

5:37

PRACTICE PREMEDITATIO MALORUM

5:45

MAKE LONG TERM REWARDS IMMEDIATE

7:08

OUR NEED TO PROCRASTINATE IS MOST POWERFUL RIGHT AT THE START OF WORK

7:28

IF YOU BUNDLE YOUR WORK WITH THE EXPECTANCY OF AN IMMEDIATE REWARD, YOU GIVE YOURSELF A GOOD REASON TO START

8:10

MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR FREE TIME

8:31

SPEND TIME REFLECTING ON YOUR PAST

10:05

TIME IS DIVIDED INTO THREE PARTS

10:20

STOP WASTING TIME IN LIFE'S TRIVIALITIES

11:40

WE SPEND WAY TOO MUCH OF OUR TIME IN TRIVIALITIES

11:55

INVEST YOUR TIME CREATING NEW MEMORIES

13:12

ONE OF THE ENEMIES OF HAPPINESS IS ADAPTATION

14:00

INVEST YOUR TIME IN PHILOSOPHIES

14:53
How To Manage Your Time - Seneca (Stoicism)
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In this video we will be talking about The 10 ways to manage time from the writings of Seneca. Seneca was a Roman statesman and a stoic philosopher, who in his moral essay, On the Shortness of Life, offers us time management tips. So here are 10 time management tips from Seneca. 01. Treat time as a commodity 02. Don’t invest your time preparing for life 03. Live life for your own self 04. Practice Premeditatio Malorum 05. Make long term rewards immediate 06. Make the most of your free time 07. Spend time reflecting on your past 08. Stop wasting time in life’s trivialities 09. Invest your time creating new memories 10. Invest your time in philosophies Hope you enjoyed this video and find these insights on time management helpful. Seneca was a stoic philosopher and rhetorician. He’s one of the first stoics for which there are considerable literary remains for us to study. In his moral essay, On The Shortness Of Life, Seneca gives us an urgent reminder on the non-renewability of our most important resource: our time. Stoicism is a school of Hellenistic philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium in Athens in the early 3rd century BC. Even though it is over 2000 years old, more and more people are discovering how Stoicism is not only relevant to modern times, but can be applied in very simple, yet strong ways. Subscribe To Downtown Success –    / @philosophiesforlife   Music - Enchanting Inspirational Music - Royalty Free - This Moment    • Enchanting Inspirational Music - Roya...  
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