Does The Tantrum Help? | 6 Stoic Reminders You Need to Hear
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Why does the host ask βDoes the tantrum help?β and whatβs the stoic perspective on anger?
Welcome to the Daily Stoic Podcast, designed to help bring those four key stoic virtues, courage, discipline, justice, and wisdom into the real world. Does the tantrum help? It was unexpected, it sucks. It's gonna hurt. Things happen, things that are not our fault, things that we didn't expect, things that are gonna cause problems. From travel delays to embezzling employees from world events to family drama, fortune behaves as she pleases, the Stoics tell us, and often it seems that she pleases to displease us. Okay. But what does getting upset about this do? Does yelling and screaming change anything? Does spiraling fix it? Does finding someone to blame make you feel better for more than a few minutes?
We've been quoting that great Phoebe Bridger's line recently. I've been known to throw a tantrum when things are not the way I imagine them. Does the tantrum help? You tell your children it doesn't. You tell them that it doesn't get them what they want. You tell them that it's a bad look. You tell them that you don't reward that kind of behavior. You tell them it's no longer age appropriate. Yet here you are getting upset with the person behind the airline counter.
How can we stop yelling, spiraling, or blaming others when life goes wrong?
Here you are typing a rude email. Here you are ranting on social media. Here you are throwing the TV remote across the room. Get over it. It happened. As we said, the only thing that will make a difference is getting to work.
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What practical tips does the host give for staying calm at airline counters, emails, and social media?
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Why does the host ask βDoes the tantrum help?β and whatβs the stoic perspective on anger?
0:00β1:22
2
How can we stop yelling, spiraling, or blaming others when life goes wrong?
1:22β3:11
3
What practical tips does the host give for staying calm at airline counters, emails, and social media?
3:11β5:06
4
Why does the episode promote the Eight Sleep pod and how does it relate to stoic discipline?
5:06β6:56
5
How does Marcus Aurelius advise us to limit opinions and focus on what truly matters?
6:56β8:29
6
Why do we most often lose our temper with people we love, and how can stoicism help?
8:29β9:50
7
What does Marcus Aurelius say about fame, legacy, and what we should truly prize?
9:50β10:23
8
What moral and ethical demands does stoicism place on us, beyond simple productivity?
10:23β10:32
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