How To Not Be Afraid of Criticism | Marcus Aurelius' Advice For Better Days
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🗓️ 20 June 2023
⏱️ 6 minutes
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Summary
No one likes to be found at fault. In fact, this is what many of us walk around fearing–that we’ll be exposed as imposters, we’ll be put on the spot in front of people, we’ll have to admit error. This makes us defensive, it makes us play it safe, and in some cases, it even makes us dishonest.
It’s a cure, you could say, that’s worse than the disease.
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And in today's Daily Stoic video excerpt, Ryan shares what Marcus Aurelius had to say about how best to utilize the 24 that the day presents to all of us. As he says, Marcus was a man of habit—all the Stoics were. They understood, as Aristotle did, that we are what we repeatedly do. That excellence is a habit.
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| 0:30.0 | How not to be afraid of criticism? |
| 0:32.0 | No one likes to be found at fault. |
| 0:34.0 | In fact, this is what many of us walk around fearing |
| 0:37.0 | that will be exposed as imposterous, |
| 0:39.0 | that will be put on the spot in front of people, |
| 0:41.0 | that will have to admit air. |
| 0:42.0 | This makes us defensive. |
| 0:43.0 | It makes us play it safe, and in some cases, |
| 0:45.0 | it even makes us dishonest. |
| 0:47.0 | It's a cure, you could say, that's worse than the disease. |
| 0:50.0 | Gandhi, once being the first person to be afraid, |
| 0:53.0 | is the first person to be afraid of criticism. |
| 0:55.0 | No one likes to be found at fault. |
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