🏁 Checkpoint: Journaling, Resilience, Purpose

By Better Wise

Quiz

  1. In Seneca's evening review, what are the three questions he asks himself (On Anger 3.36)?
    • What do I want? What do I fear? What will I avoid tomorrow?
    • What went wrong today? Who caused it? How can I get even?
    • What did others do badly? What did others do well? What did others leave undone?
    • What did I do badly? What did I do well? What did I leave undone?
  2. What is the purpose of the morning prep in the two kinds of Stoic journaling?
    • To rehearse the day ahead: name your live roles, choose one concrete action for each, and pre-plan for a likely obstacle using a reserve clause.
    • To write down your long-term career goals and track them against a five-year plan.
    • To list everything that could go wrong so you can worry about it in advance.
    • To review yesterday's mistakes in detail and assign yourself a penalty.
  3. According to Epictetus, what actually disturbs people?
    • Events themselves, which are inherently upsetting.
    • Other people's opinions, which we cannot control.
    • Their judgements about events, not the events themselves.
    • A lack of information about what will happen next.
  4. In the five-line post-setback debrief, what belongs in the 'what was up to me' line?
    • Your preparation, your wording, and your next move.
    • The market conditions, the mood of the room, and the verdict of others.
    • A list of five repair actions to prove you are serious.
    • A verdict on your character and whether you are adequate.
  5. When criticism is partly true, what is the Stoic response?
    • Accept the accurate part, set aside the exaggeration, and correct the specific point.
    • Say nothing at all and carry the resentment home.
    • Reject the whole criticism to protect your image.
    • Apologise profusely and treat the criticism as a verdict on your worth.
  6. Epictetus says it is not events that disturb people but their ____ about them.
  7. Marcus Aurelius writes that the impediment to action ____ action, and what stands in the way becomes the way.
  8. Assemble your own five-minute daily Stoic practice in four lines: morning prep, midday assent check, evening review, and one adjustment for tomorrow. Then evaluate your draft against the rubric.

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