The Daily Stoic - It’s OK to Get Mad, Just Don’t Be Angry

Episode Date: September 25, 2020

"How does a Stoic feel about this global pandemic in which innocent people have been utterly failed by their governments? Leaders who denied that the threat was real and failed to prepare. Whose negligence and incompetence were downright criminal. This should make a Stoic mad. But what a Stoic must do is prevent themselves from getting angry."Ryan explains the distinction between being mad and being angry, and what you can do to respect that difference, on today's Daily Stoic Podcast.Sign up for Daily Stoic's 11-day Taming Your Temper online challenge: http://dailystoic.com/anger***If you enjoyed this week’s podcast, we’d love for you to leave a review on Apple Podcasts. It helps with our visibility, and the more people listen to the podcast, the more we can invest into it and make it even better.Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: http://DailyStoic.com/signupFollow @DailyStoic:Twitter: https://twitter.com/dailystoicInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/Facebook: http://facebook.com/dailystoicYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/dailystoicSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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greatest men and women. For more, you can visit us at dailystowic.com. It's okay to get mad. Just don't be angry. We've talked about how the Stowics respond to the terrifying and alarming events of life. Yes, they might get scared. That's what happens when you're surprised or thrown back by a blow from fate.

But what a stoic doesn't do is become afraid. Note, they gather themselves up and keep going. They push away the fear into their duty. The distinction between being scared and afraid is important and can be applied elsewhere, especially right now. How does a stoic feel about this global pandemic in which innocent people have been utterly failed by their governments?

Leaders who denied that the threat was real and failed to prepare whose negligence and incompetence were downright criminal. This should make a stoic man, but what a stoic must do is prevent themselves from getting angry. Because as Seneca wrote repeatedly, the effects of anger are almost always worse than the harm of the violation. As Athena Doors advised, we have to count the letters of the alphabet and gather ourselves before we do or say something we regret. We have to focus our energy productively on keeping ourselves and our family safe, on keeping our business

going, on looking for opportunities that come from market downturns, and of course, for coming up with a plan to throw these bombs out of office when the time comes. Being mad as a reaction, anger is a state of mind. One is outside our control. The other is something we choose, a weakness we give into and accept. This moment, just like a scary moment, requires all our resources. We cannot afford to give in to anger, just as we cannot afford to give in to fear. We need to be alert, aware, rational, control of ourselves, so we can survive, so we can learn,

so we can enjoy happiness in the present moment, so we can make sure this never happens again. Anger is a problem that faces us all. We don't all have anger problems, but anger is a problem for everyone. You can learn how to control your temper with daily stokes course, taming your temper,

the 10-day stoke guide to controlling your anger. Stokes recognized anger as a weakness to be mastered. taming your temper, the 10-day Stoke Guide to controlling your anger. Stoke's recognized anger as a weakness to be mastered, they knew that anger left unchecked would consume you and take over your life. It can help you. I hope you check it out. Go to dailystoke.com slash anger. Hey, prime members. You can listen to the Daily Stoic early and add free on Amazon music. Download the Amazon music app today, or you can listen early and add free with Wondery Plus in Apple podcasts. Is this thing all? Check one, two, one, two.

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