- The stoics often practiced negative visualisation to keep their mind virtuous. They meditated on the worst things that could happen and mentally prepared for them. - This is similar to [[Death Meditation]] ----- In order to keep their minds virtuous, the Stoics practiced something like negative visualization: They imagined the worst thing that could happen in order to be prepared if certain privileges and pleasures were taken from them. To practice negative visualization, we have to reflect on negative events, but without worrying about them. - [[Ikigai]]