{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6164470ddef1ec0012762fbd/67eced6b952471313294bff8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Why External Events Aren’t Good or Bad","description":"<p>In his <em>Discourses</em>, the Stoic teacher Epictetus explains that a person is making progress when they understand a simple Stoic principle: we desire what we see as good, and we avoid what we see as bad.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, we look at how this advice can drastically reduce the chances of being disturbed by what happens around us.</p><p><br></p><p>👇 👇 👇</p><p><br></p><p>📻<strong> FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO CONTENT</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Check out one of my latest daily <em>Micro Morning Meditations</em> here on Substack:</p><p><br></p><p>It's Not A Joyless Philosophy</p><p><a href=\"https://whatisstoicism.substack.com/p/micro-morning-meditation-its-not\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://whatisstoicism.substack.com/p/micro-morning-meditation-its-not</a></p>","author_name":"Allan John (What Is Stoicism?)"}