Don’t Unintentionally Hand Over Your Freedom

It’s your most important possession

“If a person gave away your body to some passerby, you’d be furious. Yet you hand over your mind to anyone who comes along, so they may abuse you, leaving it disturbed and troubled — have you no shame in that?” — Epictetus

Instinctively, we protect our physical selves. We don’t let people touch us, push us around, or control where we go. But when it comes to the mind, we’re less disciplined. We hand it over willingly to social media, to television, to what other people…