Nuru’s advice aligns closely with Stoic philosophy. Epictetus’s Enchiridion (c. 125 AD) opens with a division: some things are up to us, and some are not. The Stoic move is not passive resignation but strategic focus—placing energy where choice exists and practicing equanimity where it doesn’t.
Seen this way, “freedom from your mind” is a discipline. You are not asked to stop caring; you are asked to stop confusing care with control, and to protect your attention as a limited resource. [...]
