The Daily Stoic - Not Who’s Right, What’s Right

Episode Date: April 13, 2021

“You have your views. You have your side of things. You have the team you’re on, the group you belong to. So instinctually, naturally, you default there. You started out making your argument, believing that things should go this way or that way, so what are you gonna do? Just give in? You’re going to let them win? How Stoic is that?”Ryan discusses the important distinction between facts and feelings, on today’s Daily Stoic Podcast.***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 Daily Stoic: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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For more, you can visit us at dailystoweth.com. Not who's right, what's right? You have your views, you have your side of things, you have the team you're on, the group you belong to. So instinctually, naturally, you default there. You started out making your argument, believing that things should go this way or that way. So what are you gonna do? Just give in, you're gonna let them win.

How stoic is that? Well, it depends, it depends on what is right. Remember Marcus Aurelius believed that there was no shame and being proven wrong. Remember, Seneca sought out the views of the enemy camp and had no problem quoting rival schools over his own. Remember most of all what Marcus Aurelius said about doing what was right, said that nothing else matters.

It didn't matter who had the idea first. It doesn't matter how unpleasant or objectionable the other side is. It doesn't matter how tired you are. It doesn't matter what this will cost you. It doesn't matter how bad you'll look changing your mind. A stoic will flip flop if the facts demand. A stoic will align with the enemy. If the enemy is right, Marcus really is famously said he'd hand the kingdom over to a videoscaseous. His would be usurper if it was for the good of Rome. A stoic will

accept a controversial or even objectionable view. If it's true, a stoic will give up if they've been going in the wrong direction. We don't care about who is right, care about the truth, care about getting things right. That's our job, and that's what counts. Hey, it's Ryan. Thank you for listening to the Daily stoic podcast.

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