Things stand outside of us, themselves by themselves, neither knowing anything of themselves nor expressing any judgment.” – Marcus Aurelius

In This Episode, We Get Stoic About:

The universe around us possesses no consciousness, nor does it pass judgments. It is fundamentally neutral and indifferent to our presence. It doesn't act with any particular intention or motive, whether to benefit or to harm us. Rather, it is our judgments and reactions to the world around us that assign value, meaning and emotional weight to events.

We talk about how to embrace indifference on today’s podcast!

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Takeaways:

• The universe is neutral and indifferent, and it does not care about us.
• Our judgments and reactions assign meaning and value to events.
• Avoid assigning motives to the world and focus on our own actions, reactions, attitudes, and efforts.
• A victim mindset can handicap productivity and ability.

Until Next Time…out of role!