Stoic Coffee Break

Show Notes:How many times have we made judgments about someone when we first meet them, that later turn out to be completely wrong?“Impressions, striking a person’s mind as soon as he perceives something within range of his senses, are not voluntary or subject to his will, they impose themselves on people’s attention almost with a will of their own. But the act of assent which endorses these impressions is voluntary and a function of the human will.”– EpictetusWe are constantly being bombarded by strong impressions, and making snap judgments.We’re constantly creating unconscious judgments about things and people.We compare ourselves to others - our friends, or neighbors, our family members.We see someone we’re attracted to and we make all kinds of judgments about what kind of person we think they might be. They’re pretty so they must be smart...or dumb.We see someone that is maybe less attractive, or disheveled and we make judgments about them. Maybe we think they are lazy.We judge people by their clothes, by