The more you care, the more ordinary you become. The more you withdraw, the more visible you become. The greatest delusion of modern man is thinking that he will gain value by giving attention. However, according to Stoicism, true power is not trying to influence others; it is being able to stop being influenced.
Sections
00:00 Introduction
04:19 The Moment Control Changes Hands
07:39 The Disappearance of the Habitual Reaction
11:59 The Ego Fed by Attention Goes Hungry
16:21 Seeing That You Haven't Changed
21:29 The Retrospective Perception of Value
26:36 The Mirror Created by Silence
32:27 Stepping Outside the Game
38:24 Dissolving Emotional Dependence
42:58 Moving On with Your Life
47:34 Returning to the Inner Center
The more you care, the more ordinary you become. The more you withdraw, the more visible you become. The greatest delusion of modern man is thinking that he will gain value by giving attention. However, according to Stoicism, true power is not trying to influence others; it is being able to stop being influenced.
Sections
00:00 Introduction
04:19 The Moment Control Changes Hands
07:39 The Disappearance of the Habitual Reaction
11:59 The Ego Fed by Attention Goes Hungry
16:21 Seeing That You Haven't Changed
21:29 The Retrospective Perception of Value
26:36 The Mirror Created by Silence
32:27 Stepping Outside the Game
38:24 Dissolving Emotional Dependence
42:58 Moving On with Your Life
47:34 Returning to the Inner Center