# 367 - Choosing From the Wreckage: The Stoic Guide to Impossible Decisions

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Podcast: [Stoic Coffee Break](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stoic-coffee-break-6852210)
Published: 2026-02-21T20:00:00+00:00
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How do you make a decision when all the choices in front of you feel like bad ones? Today I want talk about how Stoicism can help us take action when faced with impossible choices. “What should we have ready at hand in a situation like this? The knowledge of what is mine and what is not mine, what I can and cannot do.” — Epictetus, Discourses I, 1.21 Send us Fan Mail The Build an Unbreakable Mind program for building mental discipline is now open for enrollment! My book Stoicism 101 is ...

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