Stoic Coffee Break 21 - Your Judgements
Jan 29, 2018
Topics include the concept of taking responsibility for our own emotions, the importance of how we think about things, reflections on starting the podcast and the challenges of applying stoic principles in daily life.
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Meaning Shapes Emotion
- Events don't directly cause emotions; your thinking about events does.
- The same event can mean very different things to different people, producing different feelings.
The Death Example
- The host uses a friend's death to illustrate that without knowledge you don't mourn.
- You only feel grief when you learn and assign meaning to the death.
Take Responsibility For Your Feelings
- Don't blame people or events for your feelings; take responsibility for your thoughts.
- Reframe problems because "nothing is a problem until you think it's a problem."