Epictetus – How To Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions (Stoicism)

Epictetus advises keeping New Year’s resolutions simple and realistic, focusing on goals that have a significant impact on happiness, health, and fulfillment. It is crucial to build a practical plan with achievable mini milestones and a deadline, incorporating routine and consistency to develop habits and achieve resolutions. To replace bad habits, it is necessary to have a plan in place for responding to stress or boredom. It is also important not to share resolutions with everyone and to avoid making excuses while persisting towards fulfilling the resolution. Regular self-review and the importance of rewarding oneself with meaningful rewards are also emphasized. Finally, the video encourages the idea of constantly evolving and growing even after achieving one’s goals, in line with the stoic philosophy of ever-changing and dynamic life.