"Even the ancient Stoics, supposedly the masters of all emotion, conceded **that we’ll have involuntary reactions. To loud noises. To uncertainty. To being attacked**. "They had a word for these immediate, precognitive impressions of things: [[phantasiai]]. **And they were not to be trusted**." --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[making-decisions]], [[instincts]], [[emotions]], [[mindfulness]], [[progressing-slowly]], [[stoicism]] **Source** -- [[202409180128 - B - Courage is Calling]]