How to Handle Difficult People: Stoic Strategies, Empathy vs. Compassion, and Communication Techniques

How to Handle Difficult People: Stoic Strateg...

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Stoic Morning Affirmations: Eight Truths for the Day Ahead (Guided Practice)

Most morning affirmations ask you to declare a future you wish for. The Stoics did the opposite. They began the day by recollecting what was already true.This is a short guided practice built from eight lines drawn from Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus and Seneca. No manifestation, no ...  Show more

 . 8min 43sec
The Manosphere Got Stoicism Backwards

The manosphere has spent years quoting the Stoics to young men. Marcus Aurelius. Epictetus. Seneca. The version they sell, anger as strength, dominance as virtue, emotion as weakness, is the opposite of what those philosophers actually wrote.In Meditations 11.18, Marcus Aurelius ...  Show more

 . 15min 33sec

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