The Stoic Handbook with Jon Brooks

91% of Goals Fail — A Stoic Philosopher Explained Why 2,000 Years Ago


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Most resolutions fail because they're built wrong — not because you lack willpower. Epictetus figured out why 2,000 years ago.

In this video I break down three tests from Stoic philosophy that expose whether your goal is real or just fantasy dressed up with good intentions: Control, Cost, and Consistency. Then I take six of the most common resolutions — get fit, save money, get promoted, be happier, quit social media, read more — and show you exactly how each one fails and what the Stoic fix looks like.

At the end there's a simple scoring system you can use right now to test whether your goals will actually stick.

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