Widen one circle
Stoic Thinking · Beginner
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Treating someone slightly further out as if they were slightly closer.
Micro-habits to get started
Small actions of a few minutes to start this habit:
One person from the outer circle
Pick someone you barely speak to and treat them today as you'd treat someone close.
Hierocles called it drawing the circles toward the center.
5 minAsk what's fitting
In a doubtful situation, swap "what suits me?" for "what would be fitting?".
It changes the answer more than you'd expect.
2 minSeparate outcome from action
Do what falls to you without demanding the outcome cooperate.
You don't control whether your effort fixes anything; you control whether you make it.
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