191. Beware of flattery, it gets in the way of genuine progress

from Stoic Meditations · host Massimo Pigliucci

Seneca claims that flattery is a subtle enemy of our work toward becoming better persons. Too readily we agree with those who tell us that we are good, sensible, holy even. What's a good attitude toward praise, then?

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