Marcus had a trick for shrinking his troubles. He'd imagine looking down from far above, seeing armies, markets, weddings, funerals, all the human bustle made tiny. From up there, the thing eating at you takes its true size, often smaller than it felt. The Stoics called this the view from above. It's not dismissing your problems. It's getting perspective so they don't swallow the whole sky. The deadline, the argument, the worry, they're real, but they're one small scene in a very large world. Today, when something feels enormous, picture it from high up and let it find its honest scale.

Inspired by the old idea of view from above. Written by Ugo Charles.