Stoic Coffee Break
128 - Good Luck, Bad Luck, Who Knows?
May 16, 2018
The podcast explores the power of perspective and the meaning we give to events. It discusses how stories help us make sense of the world. The concept of interpreting events as good or bad luck is also explored through a thought-provoking story.
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- Events and circumstances are neutral; we give them meaning.
- Our perspective and interpretation shape how we experience events.
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The Meaning We Assign to Events
One of the core tenets of stoicism is that events in and of themselves are neutral. They have no inherent meaning; we are the ones who give them meaning. As humans, we crave reasons and want to believe that the difficult experiences we go through have a purpose. However, stoicism teaches us that events are simply things that happen, and it is up to us to interpret them. How we choose to view and assign meaning to events can greatly impact how we experience them.
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