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.