You Are Heroic with Brian Johnson Vicious Crowds: vs. Virtuous Friends (Heroic +1 #1,728)
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Apr 14, 2024 Exploring the impact of choosing virtuous friends over vicious crowds, emphasizing the transformative power of service and love in shaping character and relationships.
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Character Is Contagious
- Seneca warns that we can 'catch' bad qualities from others like a plague and must choose friends by the health of their character.
- Virtue spreads too, so virtuous friends can make us better people.
Choose Your Inner Circle Deliberately
- Jim Rohn's summary: you become the average of the five people you spend the most time with.
- Choose companions deliberately because your social set shapes your habits and character.
Limit Deep Fraternizing When Stakes Are High
- Epictetus warns regular contact with others will make you like them unless you make them emulate you.
- Avoid fraternizing with non-philosophers when much is at stake to prevent moral contamination.