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What if your first reaction isn’t your true self, but a neurological reflex hijacking your mind?

The ancient Stoics called it "Phantasia" — the first raw impression before judgment.
This short blends Stoicism with neuroscience to show how a quarter-second delay could change your life.
Learn how Marcus Aurelius and Epictetus trained their minds to pause — and why it matters now more than ever in an age of notifications, dopamine addiction, and cognitive overload.

#Stoicism #Phantasia #EmotionalMastery #Mindfulness #CognitiveScience #AncientWisdom #ModernMindset #Neuroscience #PersonalDevelopment #SovereignMind #AttentionEconomy
Transcript
00:00Not every thought is yours. Some were planted by light, sound, smell, reflex, past reflection.
00:09The Stoics called it Fantasia. Now? Neuroscience calls it your first glitch.
00:17Inside your mind, a doorway opens for just 250 milliseconds. It's silent.
00:23But that's where you happen. React or recognize.
00:30Fantasia isn't a mystic fog. It's the brain's first image. Before memory, before fear, before meaning clicks in.
00:39Next time you're ambushed by emotion, say it softly. Fantasia. Naming the glitch breaks the loop.
00:49Every unexamined impression becomes a leash, but every pause before reaction rewires your reality.

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