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It's not things that upset us, but our judgment about things.

Quote of the Week 9 " It's not things that upset us, but our judgment about things. " ―   Epictetus Triggered by the following  tweet : 3 Stoic Oneliners To Beat Anxiety: 1. “It's not things that upset us, it's our judgment about things.” — Epictetus 2. “We suffer more in imagination than in reality.” — Seneca 3. “Make the best use of what is in your power, take the rest as it happens.” — Epictetus — Daily Stoic (@dailystoic) February 24, 2024 See also " Discourses of Epictetus: Book Summary, Key Lessons and Best Quotes ": " It is not events that disturb people, it is their judgements concerning them. "

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.

Quote of the Week 8 " The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. " ― Attributed to Edmund Burke Triggered by the following  tweet : #Navalny 's appeal to Russians in case of his death 🎥 Excerpt from the movie "Navalny" by Daniel Rohr, 2022 pic.twitter.com/QET6hQ122V — NEXTA (@nexta_tv) February 16, 2024

He who controls the past controls the future. He who controls the present controls the past.

Quote of the Week 7 " He who controls the past controls the future. He who controls the present controls the past. " ― George Orwell (1984) Triggered by the following tweet : "He who controls the past controls the future. He who controls the present controls the past.” George Orwell in 1984. Me in the Kremlin to @TuckerCarlson . — Darth Putin (@DarthPutinKGB) February 10, 2024

Problem talk creates problems, solution talk creates solutions.

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Quote of the Week 6 “Problem talk creates problems, solution talk creates solutions.”  – Steve de Shazer Triggered by the use of the quote in  Stephanie Salecker 's course material. Related : Solution-focused coaching is based on the radical idea that you can solve many a problem without understanding it fully.  “Solutions need not be directly related to the problems they are meant to solve“ –  Steve de Shazer “In most cases the solution doesn't care how the problem came to be.”  "Der Lösung ist es meist egal wie das Problem entstanden ist." –  Veronika Jungwirth & Ralph Miarka