Jemma Spike
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Podcast Appearances
Imagine that you lose your job or like your job hunting at the moment.
Like my boyfriend's job hunting, it's terrible.
It's really like just such a slog.
And this is, it's really stressful and it's really worrying and frustrating for so many reasons.
But the pillar of physics basically says that
recognize what about this you can change, and then give yourself grace.
What can you do now?
What can you take responsibility for?
Knowing the way that the universe and the world is, what is in your remit?
You can't change global economics.
You can't change how competitive things are, but you can change your edge.
You can change your approach.
And this kind of just helps you again, let go and move on more quickly.
Finally, ethics, the final pillar.
Ethics is the fruit on the tree in the orchard.
And ethics is basically those goals, those moral virtuous goals that the Stoics have.
Basically applying logic, applying physics to
How are you going to be a good person?
How are you going to imbue those four cardinal virtues that we've mentioned before, wisdom, justice, courage, and temperance into your life?
There is no point having a grounding philosophy