The Daily Stoic - This is the Struggle

Episode Date: November 5, 2021

Ryan explains what the Stoics can teach us about controlling our emotions when it matters most, on today’s Daily Stoic Podcast.Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: http://DailyStoic.com/emailFollow us: Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, TikTok, and FacebookSee 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 dailystowup.com. This is the struggle. He said afterwards that I thought it was awesome, but the video doesn't lie. Cole Calhoun was frustrated. This kid reaches up and snags the foul ball that Calhoun, the right fielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks, was just about to reach out and grab for an easy out. Players love the fans but they hate stuff like this. The game is already so tough. Players already have to worry about crowd noise.

Now they have to worry about crowd interference. But that's what's so noteworthy about this moment. And you really should watch the video. It's that despite Cole's immediate and visible frustration, he doesn't get upset. He doesn't yell. He doesn't say or do anything at all for a full beat. Then he takes a breath, he reaches over, and it gives the kid a fist bump, telling him to be ready to be the number one play on sports center that night. After the game, Cole was philosophical about the whole thing. It brings out the kid and you he said, kind of bring some perspective. That's why we play this game.

That kid is never going to forget that. What a moment for him. Remember, the Stokes are not superhuman. They are very much human. They have preferences. They have frustrations. What makes them extraordinary is their ability to rise above these moments and impulse reactions to behave the right way.

Actually behave the way they always hoped they would when they contemplated the uncertainties that come with adversity. In a sense, this is what makes the clip so impressive. If Kahun simply didn't care about what happened to the ball if he was just going through the motions on the field, then his poise in the situation wouldn't mean anything. It wouldn't even be poise. It's that he grabbed the hold of himself and stopped himself from getting very understandably upset. And that's what makes it impressive.

Kahun practiced the pause between stimulus and response, and was greater for it. Senaqa said that delay was the best remedy for anger. Perspective, as Kaohun said, is a close second. He was able to see it from the viewpoint of a kid and a fan uncolored from his own drive to win or to get the out. He was able to calm himself down. He was able to make the most of the situation

and in the process teach that kid a wonderful lesson in sportsmanship. A lesson we could all stand to relearn right now today. And look, some of us have even more trouble doing this than others, those of us who are wired to have a temper or have built up a nasty habit of giving into one over the years. That's why we built the Daily Stoic Tame your Tempor Challenge, which you can check out at DailyStoic.com slash Tempor, a bunch of awesome exercises, Daily Challenge to help you,

hopefully get in a place where you can be provoked and frustrated and not lose your cool. And you can also get it free if you sign up for Daily Stoic Life, which you can get at DailyStoicLife.com. dailystowardclif.com. Hey, prime members, you can listen to the daily stoward early and add free on Amazon music.

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