THE INVISIBLE PRISON: Why You Feel Trapped In Your Own Life

Описание: Most prisons don’t have walls.
And most prisoners don’t realize they’re locked in.
In 1965, James Stockdale was shot down over North Vietnam and spent 7 years and 7 months as a prisoner of war—tortured, isolated, and broken physically.
What saved him wasn’t strength or optimism.
It was Stoic philosophy.
Specifically, the teachings of Epictetus—a former slave who understood something most free people never do:
You don’t control the world.
You control your judgments.
In this video, we explore the idea of the Invisible Prison—the mental cage built from:
seeking approval
obsessing over opinions
chasing validation
trying to control what was never yours to control
You are not imprisoned by chains.
You are imprisoned by thoughts.
Drawing from the lives and ideas of Epictetus, Seneca, Marcus Aurelius, and the experience of James Stockdale, this video breaks down:
why modern life quietly destroys inner freedom
how addiction to control keeps you anxious and exhausted
the Stockdale Paradox and why blind optimism fails
the daily Stoic practice for reclaiming mental sovereignty
This is not motivation.
This is not comfort.
This is a confrontation with reality.
Because the most dangerous prison is the one you can’t see.
And freedom begins the moment you stop lying to yourself.


TIME STAMPS
00:00 – A man who entered a real prison
02:00 – The prison you built
04:15 – The game you cannot win
06:30 – The addiction you won’t admit
08:45 – The Stockdale Paradox
10:15 – The daily Stoic practice
12:00 – Your choice