Stoic Coffee Break 13 - Boundaries
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Jan 21, 2018 Explore the concept of boundaries in Stoicism and how they involve accepting others while controlling our own response. Learn about the origins of the podcast and the creation of the supportive Stoic Coffee House community.
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Control Your Response, Not Others
- We cannot control other people's behavior, but we can control our response to it.
- Setting boundaries is the Stoic way to accept people while managing the effects of their actions.
Friend Who Ruins Saturday Nights
- The host describes a friend who gets drunk, loud, and leaves others to pay his tab and get him home.
- The host uses this story to illustrate setting a boundary by bowing out when the behavior starts.
State Your Reaction As A Boundary
- Tell someone clearly what you will do when their behavior crosses a line instead of trying to change them.
- Use your reaction as the boundary: state you will leave or bow out when the behavior occurs.