Be Tough On Yourself and Understanding To Others

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🗓️ 17 August 2018

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Remember that Stoicism isn’t about judging other people. It’s not a moral philosophy you’re supposed to project and enforce onto the world. No, it’s a personal philosophy that’s designed to direct your behavior. This is what Marcus Aurelius meant when he said: “Be tolerant with others and strict with yourself.” Be open to the idea that people are going to be fools or jerks or unreliable or anything else. Let them be. That’s their business. That’s not inside your control. But you have to be disciplined with yourself, and your reactions. If someone acts ridiculous, let them. If you’re acting ridiculous, catch the problem, stop it and work on preventing it from happening in the future. What you do is in your control. That is your business. Be strict about it. Leave other people to themselves. You have enough to worry about. See 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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0:00.0	Hey, prime members, you can listen to the Daily Stoke Podcast early and add free on Amazon music. Download the app today.
0:13.6	Welcome to the Daily Stoke. For each day, we read a short passage designed to help you cultivate the strength, insight, wisdom necessary for living the good life.
0:23.3	Each one of these passages is based on the 2000-year-old philosophy that has guided some of history's greatest men and women. For more, you can visit us at DailyStoic.com.
0:37.3	Be tough on yourself and understanding to others. Remember that stoicism isn't about judging other people. It's not a moral philosophy you're supposed to project and enforce onto the world.
0:49.3	No, it's a personal philosophy that's designed to direct your behavior. This is what Marcus Aurelius meant when he said, be tolerant with others and strict with yourself.
1:01.3	Be open to the idea that people are going to be fools or jerks or unreliable or anything else. Let them be. That's their business. That's not inside your control.
1:11.3	But you have to be disciplined with yourself and your reactions. If someone acts ridiculous, let them. If your acting ridiculous, catch the problem, stop it and work on preventing it from happening in the future.
1:25.3	What you do is in your control. That is your business. Be strict about it. Leave other people to themselves. You have enough to worry about.
1:41.3	Hey, prime members, you can listen to the DailyStoic early and ad free on Amazon Music. Download the Amazon Music app today or you can listen early and ad free with Wondering Plus in Apple podcasts.

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