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Discipline of Assent
Last discussed Apr 15, 2026
A Stoic practice of consciously choosing how to respond to external events and circumstances rather than being ruled by initial impressions.
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Ryan Holiday · Apr 15, 2026
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"For the Stoics, this is the discipline of assent. Are you going to wish things are a certain way, or you going to accept them as they are?"
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