the daily stoic

April 22nd

THE MARKS OF A RATIONAL PERSON

“These are the characteristics of the rational soul: self-awareness,

self-examination, and self-determination. It reaps its own

harvest.... It succeeds in its own purpose.. .”

—MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 11.1–2

To be rational today, we have to do just three things:

First, we must look inward.

Next, we must examine ourselves critically.

Finally, we must make our own decisions—uninhibited by biases or

popular notions.