Try Not To Be So Slow | Suspend Your Opinions

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<p>In the early years, there was an excuse. Nero was just a teenager when Seneca started tutoring him. The boy was timid and coddled. He had experienced tragedy and his childhood had been strange. Besides, for Seneca, the alternative to taking the job <a href="https://dailystoic.com/we-all-must-go-into-the-wilderness/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">was going back to his unfair and lonely exile</a> in the middle of the ocean.</p><p>But the viability of Seneca’s excuse fell apart pretty quickly. The <a href="https://dailystoic.com/remember-you-can-lead-a-horse-to-water-but-you-cant-make-it-drink/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">famous Barrón González, Eduardo statue</a> captures how disinterested Nero was in learning from Seneca. Nero wanted the perks of being emperor but none of the responsibilities. He was not competent, which was fine as long he was content to let others make the decisions. When Nero started asserting control, bad things started happening. Plus there was the fact that he kept killing people…including his own mother.</p><p>-</p><p><em>If you want to do more reading on these topics, we highly recommend&nbsp;</em><a href="https://u11892794.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=6GvMxcVS9BUXdrJQa7uK7CbAfQS8ymN1in-2BVIeNBFKik8uOf7TeqcpL3CHlMOKRkr9ZVRnXRP4b9bMTXuUBv0jlAogVgAn7OwBVVDftQLMqN2yRb7sGTsU18VgLz3bJxf_GS_VIH3-2Bha1squ3Hk0F8PoA7KNFSocw5kxMT3KmMP1tCXU4xRTw3o8fOIyGL-2FbFFbGKbrm5dzFIGpmVcjAYrcgj3fM24zXB2ImdGd-2FFPr-2Bez5MD-2BSvfLMW4MolgGTlz-2FpB-2BpESRN2b09UdMpcuyXlik3a-2FeoDkQ2MFgEvPdLEMg2l-2BUZ3gH42k0HHKbg4g3FzlaMoAVJIqhh3EbU7ZF-2FqzxeHEb-2BLtZT6DQQkgAXhGLoFBmK0tA-2BvFOx4ASGZumL59hBd-2BShtGW9bM4adzCAUYdv0pz9WkpkVexwGHvJqUGi1IwWWxonJOO-2Fz5OG1QwKwJj4dixMFjqv1veV9PMT-2BVcY-2BpPmjZ4K2H138-2BraK-2F0ls0Vz11LpvwnGP7dJQYWHWulJWtT4QnThxJ8P3Mwiw1s4w-3D-3D" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Dying Everyday by James Romm</em></a><em>&nbsp;(and&nbsp;</em><a href="https://u11892794.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=6GvMxcVS9BUXdrJQa7uK7P6kW29V6X9Amyu0VgsaeCP4brwrDDVsgr8m21ePnhHa0zEt_VIH3-2Bha1squ3Hk0F8PoA7KNFSocw5kxMT3KmMP1tCXU4xRTw3o8fOIyGL-2FbFFbGKbrm5dzFIGpmVcjAYrcgj3fM24zXB2ImdGd-2FFPr-2Bez5MD-2BSvfLMW4MolgGTlz-2FpB-2BpESRN2b09UdMpcuyXlik3a-2FeoDkQ2MFgEvPdLEMg2l-2BUZ3gH42k0HHKbg4g3FzlaMoAVJIqhh3EbU7ZF-2FqzxeHEb-2BLtZT6DQQkgAXhGLoFBmK0tA-2BvFOx4ASGZumL59hMIKESVvqzUwg1rx-2FzbFLj5idmnXyuHQvzSfTEJ7YF-2FK5xZ503gQmhgaGd6iu1h8e0VpdOV7yLyt8W-2BiUCDnCxx-2Bl0EikgDDvGaYAfJ8qsDb-2F-2F5d5Yos6UdVJyfl0DhyUhw5qyBzedCrxBd2EYl-2Foew-3D-3D" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>we have a podcast with him on this topic</em></a><em>).&nbsp;</em><a href="https://u11892794.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=6GvMxcVS9BUXdrJQa7uK7CbAfQS8ymN1in-2BVIeNBFKik8uOf7TeqcpL3CHlMOKRkQjKY60WoHpMZQibvFkIen5UZBHjiiUzcEXFGcKjPEjmA2-2BgQU5oEKUC7-2FAQLe9Is0TP-2B3MS-2Fsu8fbp29FCAhGOqj5xRWFggwsu4ATo-2F58c7GSJIYAPSIY9BbFVeM7ezMtA-n_VIH3-2Bha1squ3Hk0F8PoA7KNFSocw5kxMT3KmMP1tCXU4xRTw3o8fOIyGL-2FbFFbGKbrm5dzFIGpmVcjAYrcgj3fM24zXB2ImdGd-2FFPr-2Bez5MD-2BSvfLMW4MolgGTlz-2FpB-2BpESRN2b09UdMpcuyXlik3a-2FeoDkQ2MFgEvPdLEMg2l-2BUZ3gH42k0HHKbg4g3FzlaMoAVJIqhh3EbU7ZF-2FqzxeHEb-2BLtZT6DQQkgAXhGLoFBmK0tA-2BvFOx4ASGZumL59h9aLRBxl8Le-2FZok2-2BwxV7bj0atwToHDbfQGPSjDy1nUHKlcuwAOb6R2i7IHIxo8ps8OW0R2ulrAGqs5Hj0-2Bo-2FuBa2YoxiNhfryg01nx3AYmIKDCYwltLc9l88NnBINXPGfqvVl8Y3-2FBZn-2FYC8bgcjQA-3D-3D" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe</em></a><em>&nbsp;is a great modern read on one of the biggest crimes of the 20th/21st centuries. And for more on the life of Seneca and Thrasea and some Stoics who did resist Nero, check out&nbsp;</em><a href="https://u11892794.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=6GvMxcVS9BUXdrJQa7uK7PyJrBm00qcK-2FOWRZ0Zu431QQgKUARAu1a6OGG6PTiDcKE3E1WH3NLFRT4HVYDmk-2FJ7feGyURA1A-2BmUwFGLZc5-2BtrhGuH-2BgcEmfhGEjU5eMqWyzu_VIH3-2Bha1squ3Hk0F8PoA7KNFSocw5kxMT3KmMP1tCXU4xRTw3o8fOIyGL-2FbFFbGKbrm5dzFIGpmVcjAYrcgj3fM24zXB2ImdGd-2FFPr-2Bez5MD-2BSvfLMW4MolgGTlz-2FpB-2BpESRN2b09UdMpcuyXlik3a-2FeoDkQ2MFgEvPdLEMg2l-2BUZ3gH42k0HHKbg4g3FzlaMoAVJIqhh3EbU7ZF-2FqzxeHEb-2BLtZT6DQQkgAXhGLoFBmK0tA-2BvFOx4ASGZumL59hLFeimGcPTuLMNYrSe1-2BGFT6eEuSaIi3VQFmAJ3d0y5ADIE7lo80gFdorM6XoeMtYz2fNMvThWoxGOiOgZiNUZgWBMvWEEf-2B77jnB3Bvn92jIsc4b-2Fj-2BUBsFHhf16X-2FvjFv6gpw2YGZCgqljEXhWqlg-3D-3D" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Lives of the Stoics</em></a><em>&nbsp;(signed copies&nbsp;</em><a href="https://u11892794.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=6GvMxcVS9BUXdrJQa7uK7PyJrBm00qcK-2FOWRZ0Zu431QQgKUARAu1a6OGG6PTiDcKE3E1WH3NLFRT4HVYDmk-2FJ7feGyURA1A-2BmUwFGLZc5-2BtrhGuH-2BgcEmfhGEjU5eMqHKk3_VIH3-2Bha1squ3Hk0F8PoA7KNFSocw5kxMT3KmMP1tCXU4xRTw3o8fOIyGL-2FbFFbGKbrm5dzFIGpmVcjAYrcgj3fM24zXB2ImdGd-2FFPr-2Bez5MD-2BSvfLMW4MolgGTlz-2FpB-2BpESRN2b09UdMpcuyXlik3a-2FeoDkQ2MFgEvPdLEMg2l-2BUZ3gH42k0HHKbg4g3FzlaMoAVJIqhh3EbU7ZF-2FqzxeHEb-2BLtZT6DQQkgAXhGLoFBmK0tA-2BvFOx4ASGZumL59hg9dwhtBeJi4kP21G3e0a0HbnjrrMtzcjSJ6Ff-2F8yVTKWQjsCi3xrWM1nD7hMxit2m-2B6gyR21-2F1L1GEthkIxk5hdakyooOG-2BS6UlCUq1vWyu0mASh2wUURxessN357hxG9FeA6R7td-2F-2FrOTzEQ4ea6g-3D-3D" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>here</em></a><em>).</em></p><p>In today's Daily Stoic Journal reading, Ryan&nbsp;reminds us thats its easier to leave other peoples mistakes to their makers, that looking inward instead of outward and giving people a chance to make their own mistakes makes for a better way of life.</p><br><p>✉️<strong>&nbsp;Sign up for the Daily Stoic email:&nbsp;</strong><a href="http://dailystoic.com/dailyemail" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail</a></p><p>🏛 Check out the&nbsp;<a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Daily Stoic Store</a>&nbsp;for Stoic inspired products, signed books, and more.</p><p>📱 Follow us:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TikTok</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. 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