# How To Recover When The World Breaks You – RyanHoliday.net

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## What Jamie wrote

This last week I have valued my meditation practice. I realize this is about stoicism, but there is some very similar thinking here. It’s been a hard week to practice being present. When there is chaos, it’s an escape to live in the future that you can control.

> Stoicism is there to help you recover when the world breaks you and, in the recovering, to make you stronger at a much, much deeper level. The Stoic heals themselves by focusing on what they can control: Their response. The repairing. The learning of the lessons. Preparing for the future.

I like the conclusion of this, to allow the world to break you, but not ruin you. You can only control how you respond and engage.

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