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Practical Stoicism

Failure is failure, and it's expected along the path

Mar 20, 2022
13:32

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Quick takeaways

  • Offenses driven by desire are more blamable than those driven by anger, as the former are sustained and rooted in a pursuit of pleasure.
  • Minimizing the expression of anger and quickly recovering from its grip is crucial, as failures along the stoic path are expected but should not discourage future growth.

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Comparison of Offenses

The podcast discusses the comparison of offenses committed out of desire and anger. The speaker explains that according to philosopher Theophrastus, offenses driven by desire are more blamable than those driven by anger. The reason being that anger is seen as a reaction to pain and is relatively quick to recover from, whereas offenses fueled by desire are sustained and rooted in a pursuit of pleasure.

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