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A Stoic Guide To Navigating The Modern Workplace
We like to think that we are in control of our lives, but we continue to let our emotions ride a roller coaster, depending on what happens with us. If something bad happens, we have to be sad. If something good happens soon after, we're excited.
We are not puppets in the hands of our feelings. We should be the ones in control of our emotions.
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