{"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/69cf6321f57702d2d94ebd43?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"You Don’t Have to Form an Opinion","description":"<p>This episode explores how much of our distress comes not from events themselves, but from the interpretations we layer on top of them. </p><p><br></p><p>Marcus Aurelius reminds us that opinions are optional, while Epictetus shows how easily appearances can mislead us. </p><p><br></p><p>By sticking closer to the facts and examining our impressions carefully, we reduce unnecessary mental noise.</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>☀️ Micro Morning Meditation: Go to Their Souls</p><p><a href=\"https://whatisstoicism.substack.com/p/micro-morning-meditation-go-to-their\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://whatisstoicism.substack.com/p/micro-morning-meditation-go-to-their</a></p>","author_name":"Allan John (What Is Stoicism?)"}