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Ryan Holiday x Dr. Michael Gervais: The First Rule of Mastery, Stoicism, and Identity (from The Daily Stoic)
Finding Mastery with Dr. Michael Gervais
Stoicism is about understanding and processing emotions, not suppressing them
Stoicism is often misunderstood as being emotionless and robotic, but in reality, the Stoics lived normal lives, got married, had kids, and engaged in various activities. They fought for political causes and some even died from laughter. The speaker believes that Stoicism is not about suppressing emotions, but about understanding and processing them. They emphasize the importance of making decisions based on rationality rather than emotions, and distinguish between having an emotion and acting upon it. The speaker appreciates Stoicism for its value, while acknowledging their modern interpretation of it.
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