Ep 369 – When Action Is Really Anxiety

The Stoic Inner Strategy – A Leadership & Strategy Podcast · Sep 10, 2026 · 6m

Stoic leadership teaches disciplined action. Scott Smith explains how leaders can tell the difference between real progress and anxiety in motion.🎙️ Episode SummaryStoicism does not teach passivity. It teaches action guided by judgment rather than agitation.In this episode, Scott Smith reflects on the difference between productive action and anxiety in motion. Leaders often believe that doing something is always better than waiting. Send the email. Follow up. Fix the problem. Make the decision. Move. But sometimes movement is not progress. Sometimes it is simply discomfort trying to disguise…