[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":73},["ShallowReactive",2],{"stoicism-article-10/09":3},{"path":4,"stem":5,"title":6,"description":7,"meta":8,"body":24},"/stoicism/10/09","stoicism/10/09","Set The Standards And Use Them","Meditation for October 9, 2021",{"quotes":9,"last_updated_at":15,"tags":16,"categories":20,"changeFreq":22,"backgroundImage":23},[10],{"quote":11},{"content":12,"author":13,"source":14},"When the standards have been set, things are tested and weighed. And the work of philosophy is just this, to examine and uphold the standards, but the work of a truly good person is in using those standards when they know them.","Epictetus","Discourses, 2.1.23-25","2021-10-09T09:17:00",[17,18,19],"stoicism","virtue","kindness",[21,17],"meditation","never","/IJCx9w_jSeiiWtlaAPoGYQ.jpg",{"type":25,"value":26,"toc":69},"minimark",[27,36,50,58,65],[28,29,30,31,35],"p",{},"I remember joking with the guys when I was younger and going out to mingle at bars. There were certain ladies there\nthat I was not attracted to at the time because I had ",[32,33,34],"em",{},"a high standard",", but by the end of the night my standard was\nnot nearly as high as it was at the start of the night. Immature and ignorant, I know.",[28,37,38,39,42,43,46,47,49],{},"I never thought about ",[32,40,41],{},"standards"," other than at a high level. It is interesting to be given examples of simple\nopportunities that involve a standard I miss every day. Brushing my teeth, choosing my friends, losing my temper,\ninteractions with my dogs, conversations with my children, etc. All of these examples have a ",[32,44,45],{},"standard"," that applies,\nbut I rarely think about what that ",[32,48,45],{}," is and instead, base the standard on my actions (or better inaction).",[28,51,52,53,57],{},"Epictetus reminds us to examine our standards, but more importantly ",[54,55,56],"strong",{},"uphold"," our standards. Having a standard is not\nenough. We need to take action to preserve our standards and avoid falling short.",[28,59,60,61,64],{},"I believe the authors of ",[62,63],"daily-stoic",{}," nail the point with the following.",[66,67],"quote",{":quote":68},"{\"body\":\"Not, I want to do good - that's an excuse. But, I will do good in this particular instance, right now. Set a standard; hold fast to it. That's all there is.\"}",{"title":70,"searchDepth":71,"depth":71,"links":72},"",2,[],1793716907073]