The Stoic Coffee Break - The Idea of Radical Candor

The stoic coffee break is a weekly podcast where i take an aspect of stoicism and talk about how we can apply this in our daily lives. This week's episode is called radical candor. Are you afraid to tell others what you really think or how you really feel? Well, i think it just comes down to the fact that we're afraid of what other people will think of us. We're afraid they might get upset about what we have to say, or they may no longer love us, or they might possibly disown us. Now let's consider lying from a stoic perspective. Is it ok to lie? What is the purpose of lying to someone? For me,