“The cucumber is bitter? Then throw it out. There are brambles in the path? Then go around. That’s all you need to know.” Don’t get caught up in reactivity and the resulting stress and busyness. Stay calm, use reflection to assess the situation and your own response to it, and take only the action that is essential. Then move on and enjoy your resulting time off in tranquility. The Stoics had a concept they referred to as the “Inner Citadel.” It is the fortress within us that nothing from the outside can perturb. It is a trait that sets many great leaders apart from the rest. Crucially, it is
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