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Day 145: Why You React Before You ThinkāAnd What to Do About It | Dying Every Day
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- May 6, 2026
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š® Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe Welcome back to Dying Every Day. This is Day 145. Epictetus identified three key disciplines: desire, action, and assent, with assent being the most crucial. He described assent as the mindās act of accepting an impressionāsaying yes to it, recognizing it as real and meaningful, and responding accordingly. Every moment, impressions arrive. Not the dramatic onesāthose are easy to see coming. The ones that test the discipline are smaller and faster. [...] --- šļø Stay Connected: Newsletter: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/perennialmeditations/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PerennialMeditations --- š¦ Additional Resources: Perennial Meditations archive: https://perennial.substack.com/archive Listen to more podcasts: https://www.perennialleader.com/podcasts