Pop Star Camila Cabello On Stoicism, Creativity and Success

There's a great Marcus Aurelius quote—he says 'We care about ourselves more than other people, but we care about other people's opinion more than our own.'

There's a Bertrand Russell quote... 'The first sign of an impending nervous collapse is the belief that your work is terribly, terribly important.'

The world needs everybody to be exactly who they are and share their story exactly as they are. The more specific you get, I feel like, the less people feel alone ... There's nothing new that you and I have felt that somebody else hasn't. That's what makes you feel less alone—when people are open to sharing that.

Especially, for example, in something like writing, when it is coming from a place of stillness and peace, I've seen in the past few months, even writing for my next project now, it's so much more authentic, it's so much more truthful, and I'm so much more proud of it.

It's so invaluable to have tools. You're not your thoughts; you're the observer of your thoughts. How can I reframe the situation so I don't stress about it? ... All of these things... are changing my experience of life, and your mind is your life.

Honestly, stoicism and meditation have helped me the most in the past year ... I feel like stoicism is kind of like the cognitive reframing of stuff ... No wonder I have fucking anxiety because look how I'm thinking about this situation.