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Angst is subjective ergo I discarded it

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Aujourd’hui, le bonheur est comme un crime de droit commun – ne l’avouez jamais. Ne dites pas, sans penser du mal d’un génie, « je suis heureux », car immédiatement vous verrez autour de vos lèvres votre condamnation. »    If one finds themselves in a state of angst, they are responsible for it and for being in that state. As the Stoics have taught me, it is not what happens to me, but how I respond to it that matters. As Marcus Aurelius has said in his Meditations, 'Today I escaped the state of angst,' and then goes on to correct himself, saying, 'No, I discarded angst.' Like many people, I spent years trying to overcome and escape angst, but all I needed was a little apprenticeship. In December 2022, I already knew that to master something, I  have to learn from people who are further than me in that thing and have actually dealt with angst, ergo,  the Stoics. They have the knowledge of handling angst, ergo came the thought that entlek in stressful demand situation...