Outcome Does Not Reflect Intention
Chance, says Seneca, has a great deal of power in our lives, “necessarily so, since it is by chance that we are alive.” When it comes to things over which we do not have complete control, we should play our part, we should do our best, like the Stoic archer, but we should not fret over the outcome—which, if we have done our best, is no reflection on us.
21
90 reads
CURATED FROM
The Metaphor of the Stoic Archer: We Must Do All That We Can; And That Is All We Can Do
psychologytoday.com
7 ideas
·753 reads
IDEAS CURATED BY
An archer can shoot as accurately as possible and still miss his or her target. But this is no reflection on the archer. This is not quite saying that we must do our best, but that our best is the most that we can do—and is therefore all we need concern ourselves with.
“
The idea is part of this collection:
Learn more about philosophy with this collection
How to close the deal
How to handle objections
How to present your value to your employer
Related collections
Similar ideas to Outcome Does Not Reflect Intention
A rough childhood does not condemn you to an unhappy life
Many people grow up with unreliable and untrustworthy people around them. This has made them develop traits and characteristics which could have been prevented had they received proper care and guidance.
Regardless, our childhood experiences do not determine the qu...
Finding your purpose
We do not have complete control over everything that happens in our lives, but we can always choose which paths to go to and the actions we make. Purpose is something you can cultivate, remember that always.
It is important to explore your interests and find the things tha...
Remote decision making
I asked several top managers from various industries what are the pros and cons of the remote decision-making process. The fact that they identified several disadvantages and talked more about each can be a sign that the process is neither optimal nor qualitative.
+ All the...
Read & Learn
20x Faster
without
deepstash
with
deepstash
with
deepstash
Personalized microlearning
—
100+ Learning Journeys
—
Access to 200,000+ ideas
—
Access to the mobile app
—
Unlimited idea saving
—
—
Unlimited history
—
—
Unlimited listening to ideas
—
—
Downloading & offline access
—
—
Supercharge your mind with one idea per day
Enter your email and spend 1 minute every day to learn something new.
I agree to receive email updates