The Daily Stoic - They’re Not Thinking About You At All

Episode Date: May 6, 2026

They’re awful. They’re frustrating. They need to be stopped. These are the people who take up so much space in our head.🎙️ AD-FREE | Support the podcast and go deeper into Stoicism by subscribing to The Daily Stoic Premium - unlock ad-free listening, early access, and bonus content: https://dailystoic.supercast.com/🎥 VIDEO EPISODES| Watch the video episodes on The Daily Stoic YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic/videos✉️ FREE STOIC WISDOM | Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at https://dailystoic.com/dailyemailSee 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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they need to be stopped. These are the people that take up so much space in our head. We stew about them, we fret about them, we plot against them. There's a memorable scene in Mad Men where a young copywriter Michael Ginsberg, clearly bothered by Don Draper's reputation and presence, tries to get under his skin. In an elevator, he says, I feel bad for you.

Don Draper doesn't take the bait. He just looks at him and says, I don't think about you at all. Even though Don Draper is the iconic hero of that show, he is exactly the kind of broken and selfish person that ends up consuming far too much of our mental and emotional energy, as Nero surely did for Seneca or Caesar and Cicero did for Cato. We can't let these people take more from us than they already do. Can't let them take our joy and our focus and our time. We have to remember that in most cases there's nothing personal in what they do, and to take it personally is to add to our suffering. we might as well stew about the weather or a flat tire.

We should remind ourselves again and again. They don't deserve that kind of space in our heads. Let them be who they are. You be who you are. Save your energy for what matters.