Thomas Frank | Dealing with Negative People: Advice from a Roman Emperor @Thomasfrank | Uploaded September 2016 | Updated October 2024, 5 days ago.
I believe happiness is 10% circumstances and 90% attitude.

How you react to your circumstances makes the biggest impact - and the way you choose to deal with negative people is no exception.

As the ruler of a vast empire, Marcus Aurelius had to deal with negative people on a daily basis. In his writings - the self-addressed Meditations - Aurelius provides us with a quote about dealing with negative people that I find to be an incredibly helpful reminder for setting my attitude.

Self-Discipline Advice from a Roman Emperor:

youtube.com/watch?v=5sK1yXHGCGc

Read all of Meditations here:

http://classics.mit.edu/Antoninus/meditations.html

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