epictetus Tag

The Great Acting Blog: “Just Accept What Happens”

07.03.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

"Remember that it is not he who reviles you, who insults you, but it is your opinion about these things as being insulting. When then a man irritates you, you must know that it is your own opinion which has irritated you. Therefore, try not...

The Great Acting Blog: “Imagine What Comes First….”

03.03.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

We return once more to our friend, Epictetus: "When you are going to take in hand any act, remind yourself what kind of an act it is. If you are going to bathe, place before yourself what happens in the bath: some splashing the water, others...

The Great Acting Blog: “Responding To Shabby Behaviour”

10.10.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

Dealing with other human beings can be exhausting, demoralising and incomprehensible. It's like an endurance test designed by somebody with a particularly cruel imagination. A colleague, who we thought we had a good working relationship with, slights us for no apparent reason. A potential employer...

The Great Acting Blog: “Contacting Powerful People”

24.08.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

"When you are going to any of those in great power, place before yourself that you will not find the man at home, that you will be excluded, that the door will not be opened to you, that the man will not care about you. And...