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A short guided Stoic practice designed for the morning of a presentation, interview, or high-stakes event. Jon Brooks leads listeners through premeditatio malorum, visualizing one realistic setback, then applies Epictetus’s dichotomy of control to separate internal effort from external outcomes. The practice incorporates Cicero’s archer image to reinforce the principle of focusing on aim rather than result. It concludes with a takeaway sentence to carry into the event: ‘I have prepared. I will do my part. The rest is not mine.’
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Canon
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The practice begins with imagining a specific, realistic setback that could occur during the upcoming high-stakes event.
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The guided rehearsal prompts you to distinguish between what is within your control—your preparation, effort, and response—and what is not, like the outcome or others' reactions.
Curious
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The practice uses Cicero’s archer metaphor: an archer can aim and release the arrow skillfully, but once it leaves the bow, the flight is not within his control.
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