Podcast
No Stupid Questions
It was mentioned in the context of a Stoic perspective on rejection, which suggests that rejection is not an external event but rather an interpretation. It was mentioned in the context of rejection.
I may be wrong on this, but I believe the Stoics or some of the Stoics at least argued that there is no such thing as rejection.
— Episode: 69. How Can You Convince Someone They’re...
Episode: 69. How Can You Convince Someone They’re Wrong?
It was mentioned in the context of a Stoic perspective on rejection, which suggests that rejection is not an external event but rather an interpretation. It was mentioned in the context of rejection.
I may be wrong on this, but I believe the Stoics or some of the Stoics at least argued that there is no such thing as rejection.
So like there's the event itself. And then there's the story we tell ourselves about what the event means.
Epictetus told this story that so and so was carted off to prison. What happened? He was carted off to prison, but now add to this. He's had bad luck or someone was out to get him.
what upsets people is not things themselves, but their judgment of things.