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What The Daily Stoic Says About Resilience
31 episodes about resilience
<p>For centuries, all sorts of people—generals and politicians, athletes and coaches, writers and leaders—have looked to...
Key Insights on Resilience
Toughness, kindness, and clarity are all essential in leadership - "don't forget the toughness because you don't want yes people around you"
- Solana processes 160 million transactions daily with over two years of zero downtime, proving network resilience at scale
- "Just because you can lift it doesn't mean you should" - high resilience can trap you in suffering longer than necessary, mistaking endurance for wisdom
- 42% of men aged 18-24 have never asked a woman out in person, losing crucial rejection resilience skills needed for success
- As Jocko says: 'Good' - pain and adversity are necessary teachers that modern comfort has eliminated
- Ryan Holiday recommends Put Your Ass Where Your Heart Wants to Be as a powerful guide for overcoming creative resistance and commitment issues.
- Martin Wolf describes the Iran situation as a 'nightmare scenario' but notes markets remain resilient, with the S&P 500 hitting records despite geopolitical chaos
- David Epstein's Range Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World argues that early multi-sport exposure prevents athletic burnout and builds superior long-term physical resilience.
Episodes
12 Stoic Rules For A Better Life
Men Are Reading Less Fiction. That’s A Problem. | Steven Pressfield
The Mindset of a World Cup Champion | Carli Lloyd
Step Outside, But Not To Brawl | How to Get Out of Bed When Life Feels Heavy
The Terror of Knowing What The World Is About | Try The Other Handle
A Sense of Urgency. A Sense of Urgency. | Practice True Joy
You’re Never Going to Be Perfect | Ask Daily Stoic
BONUS | 6 Stoic Rules of Arete (Excellence)
This is the Part To Love | How a Stoic Deals with Obnoxious People
40 Hidden Lessons From Marcus Aurelius' Meditations
What Comes After Surviving the Unthinkable | Kyle Carpenter
What You Need is a Small Crisis | Show, Not Tell, What You Know
The Choice That Kept Dr. Edith Eger Alive In Auschwitz
Marcus Aurelius's Rules for Living a Better Life
Kyle Carpenter on Courage, Survival, and What Comes After
The Most Powerful Lines From Marcus Aurelius
The 5-Step Stoic Routine for Clear Thinking | Maria Semple
Prison Took His Freedom. Stoicism Gave It Back.
Do This to Capture the Magic for Yourself | What Can Go Wrong...Might
Don’t Let It Do This To You | Stoicism Meets Major League Baseball
12 Stoic Remedies for When Life Feels Heavy
Arthur Brooks’ Ultimate Philosophy Masterclass (PT. 2)
This Is The Only Thing You Get to Choose | There Is Philosophy In Everything
Stoop and Build ’Em Up | Stronger Stoics Together
A Stoic Test I Didn’t Expect
It’s Scary…But In A Good Way
They Should Have What They Want
The Complete Stoic Playbook To MASTER Your Emotions
It Picks You Up. It Puts You Down. A Hundred Times A Day. | Cultivate Indifference
This is The Math That Losers Do | What Virtue Is This Moment Asking of You?
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