[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":55},["ShallowReactive",2],{"stoicism-article-04/05":3},{"path":4,"stem":5,"title":6,"description":7,"meta":8,"body":23},"/stoicism/04/05","stoicism/04/05","Trust, But Verify","Meditation for April 5, 2021",{"quotes":9,"last_updated_at":15,"tags":16,"categories":19,"changeFreq":21,"backgroundImage":22},[10],{"quote":11},{"content":12,"author":13,"source":14},"First off, don't let the force of the impression carry you away. Say to it, 'hold up a bit and let me see who you are and where you are from — let me put you to the test' …","Epictetus","Discourses, 2.18.24","2021-04-05T07:00:00",[17,18],"stoicism","unbiased thought",[20,17],"meditation","never","/IMG_9597.jpg",{"type":24,"value":25,"toc":49},"minimark",[26,34,39],[27,28,29,30],"p",{},"Social media allows us to share a post with a simple click. With a click of the mouse, we are telling the world that we\nshare the same sentiment. But have we validated the post properly? ",[31,32,33],"em",{},"Have we put it through the test? What do we know\nabout the original post? What of the person who posted it? What is it about the post that provides strong feelings? What\nis the intended purpose of the post?",[35,36,38],"h3",{"id":37},"conclusion","Conclusion",[27,40,41,42,45,46],{},"Before we get carried away with our emotions, we should take a few minutes to question the post. What would make this\npost something we would want to share with our friends and family. As the authors of ",[43,44],"daily-stoic",{}," says, ",[31,47,48],{},"\"Trust,\nbut verify\"",{"title":50,"searchDepth":51,"depth":51,"links":52},"",2,[53],{"id":37,"depth":54,"text":38},3,1793716904282]