#Introduction post:
- Researcher, instructional designer, and instructor in #cybersecurity
- Obscure author in #sciencefiction and #fantasy genres
- Former #fanfiction writer
- Former writer and editor for #gurps and #traveller
- Indie #ttrpg designer
- Expert on scientifically plausible #worldbuilding
- Tabletop and video #games
- Lover of #classicalmusic
- #hellenophile
- Practicing #stoic philosopher
- Left-leaning #liberal politics
. . . That should just about cover the bases, I think.
@jfzeigler Hi Jon, welcome! I’m curious, what does it entail to be a practicing stoic philosopher for you?
@tanyakaroli That's hard to summarize in 500 characters.
For me, it's things like "you can't control what happens in the world, all you can control is how you react to it." Which suggests maintaining emotional balance despite setbacks, and sticking to our duties and our ethical stance no matter what the world might say.
Also, being determined to move toward the good one step at a time, no matter how long and hard the process might be.
I end up reading Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius a lot.
@jfzeigler That sounds like a life philosophy I can subscribe to as well. I count myself lucky to be naturally well-balanced but I have also cultivated a stance of acceptance towards my own flaws and mistakes since I was in my early teens. Which was around the same time I truly understood that other people can have very different perceptions of a situation because they have different experiences. All of this followed the loss of a stepbrother and moving to another part of the country, both good reasons to reflect on life and relationships.