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Focus on your actions

Focus on your actions
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  • Focus on your actions and your responses, and not on the result.

  • Give your best effort and enjoy the pursuit, and you’ll be content.

  • You can’t control the results if they are subjected to the opinions of others. So, don’t let your happiness depend on the things outside your control.

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Written by Garv Chawla · Stoic of the Day
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