The Soul Is Dyed by Its Thoughts | Marcus Aurelius | Episode 429

If someone could hear your thoughts for a week, who would they expect you to become? Marcus Aurelius wrote that “the soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts.” But not every thought stains us. An unwanted impulse is not character. The danger lies in the thoughts we repeatedly entertain, rehearse, defend, and eventually act upon. In Episode 429, Brandon explores how thoughts become words, words become actions, actions become habits, and habits become character. He examines why our spee...