Captain Michael: There’s a moment when something goes wrong when you have to stop wishing it hadn’t.
That can be harder than it sounds.
There’s a moment when something goes wrong when you have to stop wishing it hadn’t.
That can be harder than it sounds.
The steering is gone.
The anchor is dragging.
The deal fell through.
The numbers aren’t what you expected.
The relationship changed.
Whatever it is, there comes a point when “this shouldn’t be happening” stops being useful.
Because it is happening.
The Stoics understood something important about acceptance:
Acceptance is not surrender.
Accepting that the steering has failed doesn’t mean surrendering the boat.
It means I’ve stopped pretending I still have steering.
Now we can rig the emergency tiller.
That distinction matters far beyond the sea.
Sometimes we spend so much energy fighting the fact that a problem exists that we have very little left for solving it.
We replay what happened.
We assign blame.
We imagine how things should have gone.
We wait for reality to become reasonable again.
Meanwhile, the boat keeps moving.
There will be time later to understand what happened and why.
But first:
- See the situation as it is
- Accept what has already happened.
- Figure out what remains within your control.
- Then get to work.
You don’t have to like reality.
But you do have to start from there.
Work the problem.
#WorkTheProblem, #Stoicism, #StoicWisdom, #Resilience, #Acceptance, #ProblemSolving, #LifeWellLived, #SeekingAWellLivedLife, #CrypTok
Captain Michael: There’s a moment when something goes wrong when you have to stop wishing it hadn’t. That can be harder than it sounds. T
There’s a moment when something goes wrong when you have to stop wishing it hadn’t. That can be harder than it sounds. The steering is gone. The anchor is dragging. The deal fell through. The numbers aren’t what you expected. The relationship changed. Whatever it is, there comes a point when “this shouldn’t be happening” stops being useful. Because it is happening. The Stoics understood something important about acceptance: Acceptance is not surrender. Accepting that the steering has failed doesn’t mean surrendering the boat. It means I’ve stopped pretending I still have steering. Now we can rig the emergency tiller. That distinction matters far beyond the sea. Sometimes we spend so much energy fighting the fact that a problem exists that we have very little left for solving it. We replay what happened. We assign blame. We imagine how things should have gone. We wait for reality to become reasonable again. Meanwhile, the boat keeps moving. There will be time later to understand what happened and why. But first: - See the situation as it is - Accept what has already happened. - Figure out what remains within your control. - Then get to work. You don’t have to like reality. But you do have to start from there. Work the problem. #WorkTheProblem, #Stoicism, #StoicWisdom, #Resilience, #Acceptance, #ProblemSolving, #LifeWellLived, #SeekingAWellLivedLife, #CrypTok
There’s a moment when something goes wrong when you have to stop wishing it hadn’t. That can be harder than it sounds. The steering is gone. The anchor is dragging. The deal fell through. The numbers aren’t what you expected. The relationship changed. Whatever it is, there comes a point when “this shouldn’t be happening” stops being useful. Because it is happening. The Stoics understood something important about acceptance: Acceptance is not surrender. Accepting that the steering has failed doesn’t mean surrendering the boat. It means I’ve stopped pretending I still have steering. Now we can rig the emergency tiller. That distinction matters far beyond the sea. Sometimes we spend so much energy fighting the fact that a problem exists that we have very little left for solving it. We replay what happened. We assign blame. We imagine how things should have gone. We wait for reality to become reasonable again. Meanwhile, the boat keeps moving. There will be time later to understand what happened and why. But first: - See the situation as it is - Accept what has already happened. - Figure out what remains within your control. - Then get to work. You don’t have to like reality. But you do have to start from there. Work the problem. #WorkTheProblem, #Stoicism, #StoicWisdom, #Resilience, #Acceptance, #ProblemSolving, #LifeWellLived, #SeekingAWellLivedLife, #CrypTok
