The Daily Stoic

Start The Clock. Just Start The Clock. | Plato's View

05.31.2023 - By Daily Stoic | WonderyPlay

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We don’t like how long they’re taking to get back to us. It’s slowing down the process, keeping us from doing what we want to do. We don’t like the estimate from the vendor who just told us it will be an extra six weeks over the initial projections. We’re frustrated the investment advisor told us we won’t hit our goal until later than expected.

And there’s no question, this is annoying. It may well be fixable–if they could get their act together. But we don’t control that or them.

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And in today's Daily Stoic excerpt reading, Ryan discusses the idea of Plato's View - the idea that taking a bird's-eye view of your life and dealings with people when in times of distress puts everything in perspective - and how this influenced Stoic thinking.

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