This Is How a Wise Man Responds to Triggers | Focus On the Present Moment

<p>“There’s a story in the Talmud about a man betting his friend four hundred <em>zuzim</em> that he couldn’t provoke the famous rabbi <a href='https://dailystoic.com/love-them-as-you-love-yourself/'>Hillel</a> into anger. The friend accepted the wager and settled on an ingenious and failproof strategy for pissing someone off: Asking really, really dumb questions.”</p><p>Ryan discusses the practice and humility that it takes to control your temper, and reads this week’s meditation from <a href='https://geni.us/40jUiA'>The Daily Stoic Journal</a>, on today’s Daily Stoic Podcast.</p><p>This episode is brought to you by Athletic Greens. Athletic Greens is a custom formulation of 75 vitamins, minerals, and other whole-food sourced ingredients that make it easier for you to maintain nutrition in just a single scoop. It tastes great and gets you the nutrients you need, whether you&apos;re working on the go, fueling an active lifestyle, or just maintaining your good health. Visit <a href='http://athleticgreens.com/stoic'>athleticgreens.com/stoic</a> and receive 5 free travel packs with your first purchase.</p><p>***</p><p>If you enjoyed this week’s podcast, we’d love for you to leave a review on Apple Podcasts. It helps with our visibility, and the more people listen to the podcast, the more we can invest into it and make it even better.</p><p>Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: <a href='http://dailystoic.com/signup'>http://DailyStoic.com/signup</a></p><p>Follow Daily Stoic:</p><p>Twitter: <a href='https://twitter.com/dailystoic'>https://twitter.com/dailystoic</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href='https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/'>https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/</a></p><p>Facebook: <a href='http://facebook.com/dailystoic'>http://facebook.com/dailystoic</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/dailystoic'>https://www.youtube.com/dailystoic</a></p>