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Wondery Plus subscribers can listen to The Daily Stoic early and ad-free right now. Just join Wondery Plus in the Wondery app or on Apple Podcasts. It′s impossible, you know. You know this, right? That it′s impossible to get everyone to like you? That it′s never going to happen? Everyone appreciating or understanding or enjoying what you do? On the contrary, lots of people are going to dislike you. The more popular you get, the more people who do like you, the more people will discredit disavow and disapprove of you. That′s just a fact. Think of Marcus Aurelius. He ruled over an empire of 50 million people. Even if he was widely beloved, even if he was somehow the most popular sovereign who ever lived, millions of people would have hated him. And how many people today pick up a brilliant work like Meditations and then throw it down, saying, not for me? Seneca was widely known and a celebrated playwright in his time, to say nothing of the reception of his philosophical works, yet plenty of people thought he was the worst. Indeed, one of the sources we have on Seneca′s wealth and his supposed hypocrisy comes from a guy whose dislike for Seneca could be said to border on full-throated hating. And certainly he wasn′t the only Seneca before, at the time, or since. Daily Stoke is pretty popular. We have almost a million people who get this email every morning, and millions more follow us on Instagram and YouTube and TikTok. And you know what is simultaneously true, though? Millions of people hate Daily Stoke. They think that it′s too this or that, not enough this or that. They were fans and think it fell off. They think it′s too commercial. They think it′s too broad. They think it′s not as good as the actual writings of the Stokes. And you know what? They′re right. It is those things to them. Their opinions are correct to them. Part of serenity, but also success in living, is knowing what feedback to listen to and what to ignore. It′s focusing on what you control, your work, the intention you bring to it, etc., letting go of what isn′t in your control, how other people interpret it, how well or not well it does. Being loved or understood by or appreciated by everyone is not something that′s in your control. In our episode with Tim Ferriss on this podcast, we touched on this. It can be almost overwhelming to consider how many people don′t like you out there. You have to be able to tune most of this out. You have to be able to filter the constructive from the cruel, the stuff that gets you closer to where you′re trying to go personally, professionally, ethically, and the stuff that has more to do with someone else′s view of those things. You have to accept that nobody ever on earth, including Marcus Aurelius or Cato or Gandhi, was well-liked by everyone. Detractors and haters are part of life, and they may well be a sign that you′re doing something right. And so, whether you love Daily Stoic or you hate Daily Stoic, I′ll just say thank you for listening. I appreciate it. If you like the Daily Stoic, and thanks for listening, you can listen early and ad-free right now by joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery app or on Apple Podcasts. Prime members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. And before you go, would you tell us about yourself by filling out a short survey on wondery.com slash survey.

Tue Jun 25 2024