The Daily Stoic - No One Can MAKE You Upset

Episode Date: June 10, 2020

"These are strange times. We all have entrenched political beliefs, for which the stakes seem dreadfully high. There are trolls everywhere. There are stupid people everywhere. Both the trolls and the ignorant seem to revel in saying things designed to piss us off. And if that weren’t enough, most of us are spending extended and unprecedented amounts of time trapped inside with people whom we may love but still have the ability to make us upset."Learn how to control your feelings of upset and unease in 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 @DailyStoic:Twitter: https://twitter.com/ryanholidayInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryanholiday/Facebook: http://facebook.com/ryanholidayYouTube: 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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greatest men and women. For more, you can visit us at dailystowach.com. No one can make you upset. These are strange times. We all have entrenched political beliefs for which the stakes seem dreadfully high. There are trolls everywhere. There are stupid people everywhere. Both the trolls and the ignorant seem to revel in saying things designed to piss us off.

And if that weren't enough, most of us are spending extended and unprecedented amounts of time trapped inside with people whom we may love, but still have the ability to make us upset. Or actually, is that true? Can they make us upset? Not according to the Stoics. If someone succeeds in provoking you, Epitita said, realize that your mind is complicit in the provocation. He meant that whatever the other person did is on them, whatever your reaction is to their remark or action

that's on you, no one can make you angry only you have that power. Someone can certainly say something offensive or stupid or mean, but no one can make you upset. That's a choice. This is worth remembering always. It's also a theme we talked about in our recent episode of The Robert Green where you discussed

why people on the left and right so easily triggered and hear things they disagree with. You shouldn't give away your power over yourself. You shouldn't let others bait you. You shouldn't allow yourself to be provoked, but most of all, you can't blame others if this happens because you control you, nobody else. Anger is a problem that faces us all. We don't all have anger problems,

but anger is a problem for everyone. You can learn how to control your temper with daily Stokes course, taming your temper, the 10-day Stoke Guide to controlling your anger. Stokes recognized anger as a weakness to be mastered. They knew that anger left unchecked would consume you and take over your life.

We can help you. I hope you check it out. Go to dailystoke.com slash anger. Hey, prime members, you can listen to the daily Stoke early and ad free on Amazon music. Download the Amazon music app today, or you can listen early and add free with Wondering Plus in Apple podcasts.

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in personal as Britney and Jamie Lynn Spears. When Britney's fans form the free Britney movement dedicated to fraying her from the infamous conservatorship, Jamie Lynn's lack of public support, it angered some fans, a lot of them. It's a story of two young women who had their choices taken away from them by their controlling parents, but took their anger out on each other. And it's about a movement to save a superstar, which set its sights upon anyone who failed to fight for Britney. on anyone who failed to fight for Brittany.

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