Today’s Stoic
“Begin the morning by saying to thyself, I shall meet with the busybody, the ungrateful, arrogant, deceitful, envious, unsocial. All these things happen to them by reason of their ignorance of what is good and evil.”
What it means today
A short morning rehearsal of the worst people you might meet sets you up not to be surprised. Their behavior is the predictable result of their ignorance; yours is not.
Try this todayMentally rehearse one difficult encounter today before it happens, and choose your response in advance.
Today’s questionHow much of my frustration with people is from being surprised by their ignorance?