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How Strange It Is, What People Do

How Strange It Is, What People Do

Season 1 Episode 236 Published 6 months, 2 weeks ago
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This episode looks at how Stoicism handles insults without turning us into “unfeeling statues.”


Epictetus suggests taking a cue from a stone: insults only work if we grant them importance.


When we pause and refuse that inner assent, the words lose their grip.


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Check out one of my latest daily Micro Morning Meditations here on Substack:


☀️ Micro Morning Meditation: To Live Without Error is Impossible

https://whatisstoicism.substack.com/p/micro-morning-meditation-to-live-126


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