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The four agreements is a philosophy supposedly derived from Toltec teachings. It has similarities to stoicism, in that it presents a world that disconnects what is your responsibility from what is other's.
- Be impeccable with your word: don't say things you can regret
- Take nothing personally: what others think is just their opinion. Agreements 1 and 4 are a framework to remove cause from taking things personally. 3 is a way to directly reduce it.
- Don't make assumptions: you don't know what others think, or know what they'll do.
- Always do your best: you can't regret anything if you did your best.
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Stoicism is preaching similar teachings of living in the present, so no point about regretting the past and not guessing the future.