Practical Stoic Principles to Deal with Adversity
This is an excerpt from my book: Philosophy for Business Leaders: Asking Questions, Navigating Uncertainty, and the Quest for Meaning 1. Negative Visualization and Premortems Incorporate the practices of negative visualization and premortem into your decision-making toolkit: The Stoics advocated a valuable approach to prepare for adverse events: mentally simulating the worst-case scenario. This doesn’t mean dwelling on the negatives in every endeavor but rather exploring potential pitfalls along the way. By doing so, you equip yourself to proactively hedge against undesired outcomes to mitigate the impact. ...