The Ancient Origin of Cancellation

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It’s natural for most of us to spend time descending into worry about our reputation: what if we are accused of something, what if we are ostracised, mocked and cancelled? A useful way out of the panic was suggested many centuries ago by the Stoic thinkers of Ancient Greece and Rome.

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“It’s natural for most of us to spend time worrying about our reputation: what others think of us, whether we are deemed good or bad by the community…

This can quickly become a painful topic, and our thoughts can descend into bonfires of worry: what if we are accused of something, what if we are ostracised and mocked, what about if we become a pariah?

A useful way out of the panic was suggested many centuries ago by the Stoic thinkers of Ancient Greece and Rome. They suggested that we divide the topic of reputation into two.

On the one hand, who we are and what we think of ourselves.

And on the other: what other people may decide to declare or say about us.”

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People who pass harsh judgment on others frequently have very high standards that they themselves fail to meet.

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People judge, but they also don't care that deeply about the judgments as we do for ourselves, something I found incredibly liberating

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I will admit I came to watch this thinking it was going to be a blatant dismissal of social consequence but instead it was a reframing of self perception through self observation. Very pleased with this.

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I love this mindset! Definitely how I want to view my life ❤

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Very well said. F… opinions of others, people do many thing cause of envy, jealousy or fear. Acccept yourself, put a smile on a face and world will became much more happier place. Stay well🎉❤

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Such a simple idea, yet such a huge and ongoing amount of work to implement deeply.

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Regarding the first part of the video, Marcus Aurelius said in his '' Meditations'' ; ''When you wake up in the morning, tell yourself: The people I deal with today will be meddling, ungrateful, arrogant, dishonest, jealous and surly. '' We should all keep this simple practice in our minds.

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This concept blew my mind, how stupid I'm to not figure this simple fact by my own self! I found it a year ago in a tiny book named: how to be free an ancient guide to the stoic life.

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