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Okay, fair enough :). Anyways, I have always had immense difficulty accepting someone sharing an opinion without them explaining why, and it's often led me dow
by mercer 9y ago
Okay, fair enough :).
Anyways, I have always had immense difficulty accepting someone sharing an opinion without them explaining why, and it's often led me down paths that in hindsight didn't seem very productive or for that matter justified.
So I think I agree with what you've been saying so far and I'll take this whole thing as a personal lesson to learn to deal with that 'quirk' of mine. Because it probably does upset my calm more than I'm aware of and than it's worth. Thanks for the reminder.
- fapjacks 9y agoI still struggle mightily with it myself. If you're interested in pursuing it formally, a lot of what the old stoics said ended up in writing. Some of the most valuable ideas ever codified and they're freely available online or, if you prefer hardcopy, available literally for the price of shipping from various Amazon sellers. Good luck.
- mercer 9y agoThat's great advice. I was really into the stoics a few years ago, but should explore them again. I have found, though, that zen/mindfulness has been more effective for me to actually put all this stuff into practice. I think the combination might be worth a try.