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The Insult That Can't Touch You
The Stoic's Guide to Unbreakable Conversations
Someone called you incompetent today, and your afternoon was gone, replaying one sentence. Yet, if a five-year-old said the same words, you'd laugh; what exactly is the difference between these two reactions?
In this episode, we explore a nearly two-thousand-year-old Stoic concept, now confirmed by neuroscientists, that pain doesn't come from the event itself but from your perception of it. Discover how emotional control is a trainable skill and where its training truly begins.
Person: Epictetus
Born: 1st century
Location: What is now Turkey…
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