"The [[Greeks]] had a word for this: [[apatheia]]. **It’s the kind of calm equanimity that comes with the absence of irrational or extreme emotions**. Not the loss of feeling altogether, just the loss of the harmful, unhelpful kind. Don’t let the negativity in, don’t let those emotions even get started. **Just say: No, thank you. I can’t afford to panic**."([Location 466](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B00IX49OS4&location=466)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[fear]], [[anxiety]], [[fud]], [[leadership]], [[perceived-threats]], [[mindfulness]] **Source** -- [[202409180132 - B - The Obstacle is the Way]]