“It’s not things that disturb us, but our judgments about things.”
— Epictetus, Enchiridion §5

1 · Premise

1.1 · Why test Markdown?

Stoicism trains us to stress‑test our own assumptions.
Likewise, this post stress‑tests your markdown renderer—from strikethrough to inline code.

1.1.1 · Quick links

• Virtue ≠ Outcome
• Mathematical Aside
• Appendices

1.1.1.1 · Footnote index

Numbers like ¹ jump to citations.

1.1.1.1.α · Sub‑sub heading

1.1.1.1.α.i · And one more

2 · Virtue > Outcome

1. Perception
   1. We see an event.
   2. We judge it → passion arises.
2. Choice (προαίρεσις)
   • Accept? ⬅️
   • Reject? ➡️
3. Action → External result (indifferent)

📝 Key take‑away: Train the judgment, ignore noise.

3 · Mathematical Aside

A tidy formula for serenity:

$$ \text{Serenity} = \frac{\text{Virtue}}{\text{Passion} + 1} $$

As $\text{Passion} \to 0$, Serenity $\to$ Virtue (maximum). 👌

4 · Multi‑flavored code blocks

# Stoic morning routine
echo "Read Meditations"
echo "Premeditatio malorum"  # visualise obstacles

def dichotomy_of_control(event):
    return "act" if event.is_internal() else "accept"

graph LR
    A[Impression] --> B{Judgment}
    B -->|True| C[Virtue]
    B -->|False| D[Passion]

• Nested code block:

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5 · Lists, todo & miscellany

• Daily practices
  • Morning reflection
  • Mid‑day check‑in
  • Evening review
• Complain about weather
• Remember: amor fati

Break line with backslash → still same paragraph. :+1:

6 · Image test

7 · Details / Summary

Because other people’s praise is outside our control, basing self‑worth on it guarantees misery. Epictetus compares that to hanging your happiness on a dove’s foot—sooner or later it flies off.

8 · Table of Greek terms

9 · Emoji taxonomy

:seedling: Impression → :brain: Judgment → :muscle: Action

10 · HTML inline tags

Press Alt + F7 to skip negative thoughts. 😉

11 · The Mandelbrot cameo

z_{n+1} = z_n^2 + c

Chaotic, but still deterministic—just like life’s externals.

Appendices

A. Checklist to stay serene

B. Footnotes

Bottom line: If this wall of Markdown rendered fine, your site is ready for anything—and so are you, as long as you guard your prohairesis. 🛡️