Nobody Won Afraid Of Losing | Ask DS
The Daily Stoic
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🗓️ 11 July 2024
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
Courage is the mother of all virtues, Aristotle said, because in a world that’s not virtuous, it’s a brave thing to go out there and do what needs to be done.
Ask DS:
- What does Ryan do with his journals once they are full?
- How can Stoicism be practical and relevant in today’s environment?
- Does Ryan try to teach Stoicism to his kids? (check out Daily Dad for more on this!)
- What is the best intro book to Stoicism?
- How does the concept of Antifragile intersect with Stoicism?
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| 1:17.0 | Welcome to the Daily Stoic podcast where each day we read a passage of ancient wisdom designed to help you in your everyday life. Well on Thursdays |
| 1:21.3 | we not only read the daily meditation, but we answer some questions from listeners and fellow Stoics. |
| 1:26.0 | We're trying to apply this philosophy just as you are. |
| 1:30.0 | Some of these come from my talks, some of these come from Zoom sessions that we do with daily stoic life members or as part of the challenges. |
| 1:39.0 | Some of them are from interactions I have on the street when there happened to be someone there |
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| 1:44.8 | But thank you for listening and we hope this is of use to you. Nobody won afraid of losing. It might not work. It could go very badly. You could be laughed at. You could take a financial hit. You could come in second. You could fail. You could even die. |
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