EPICTETUS

• We resent the person who comes in and tries to boss us around. This is because we are independent, self-sufficient people. Or at least that's what we tell ourselves.
• Yet if someone says something we disagree with, something inside us tells us we have to argue with them.
• We wo...

When we are insulted our ego is attacked. This is a consequence of the story we tell ourselves, about ourselves and how the world should be. 

When something conflicts our story, it could lead to feeling offended. We should ask ourselves then: 

• "Why are we getting offended?", ...

Continuing on the previous idea, having this new mindset will not make you play better or worse, but will reduce the emotional baggage that can come with losing the match.

This exercise is incredibly useful as it can be applied in a lot of different situations. It's raining and I have to br...