Marcus Aurelius on Thinking Straight

Posted Wednesday, February 17, 2010 in Quotes  |  Be first to comment

“A man should take away not only unnecessary acts, but also unnecessary thoughts, for thus superfluous acts will not follow after.”

–Marcus Aurelius (121–180)
Roman emperor

Sales list…

What are the most common "drag you down, get in the way of success" thoughts?

  • Defeatist (accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat)
  • Cynical (contemptuously distrustful of human nature and motives)
  • Vindictive (seeking revenge)
  • Blame/ Fault (who cares? what are we going to do now?)
  • Wishful (do what you can to influence the deal and keep moving)
  • Self-pity (get over yourself… complain less… especially to yourself)

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(Some definitions provided by Merriam-Webster. Most popular thoughts provided by your JustSell team. They’re not our thoughts, you understand. We have friends with these thoughts.)


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