What Does Acting Without Explanation Reveal About Your True Self?
from The Stoic Compass
Epictetus, Carl Jung, and Laozi examine why we feel compelled to explain our good decisions to people who never asked, and what that habit reveals about whose approval we're still seeking. Through their debate—Epictetus arguing for disciplined action, Jung for understanding the wound beneath the need, and Laozi for the quiet shift that happens when something matters more than being witnessed—you'll discover the one practice that can help you stop performing for an audience that no longer exists. The episode closes with a simple sixty-second exercise to help you locate your own authority instead of borrowing it from voices installed long ago. 📖 Pay Attention by C. Trebue — available on Amazon: eBook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GR8WLMPC Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GVV46SWF 📬 Subscribe to The Daily Practice newsletter: https://thedailypractice33.substack.com
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Epictetus, Carl Jung, and Laozi examine why we feel compelled to explain our good decisions to people who never asked, and what that habit reveals about whose approval we're still seeking. Through their debate—Epictetus arguing for disciplined action, Jung for understanding the wound beneath the need, and Laozi for the quiet shift that happens when something matters more than being witnessed—you'll discover the one practice that can help you stop performing for an audience that no longer exis...
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