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Welcome back to practical stoicism, my dear Procopton. Today we have an interview with Mitch Leventhal, who is the president at the College of Stoic Philosophers.

Now, there's something I want you to do at the end of this discussion if you find that this college might be a really good idea for you. And you

will find out what it costs to enroll in this college during the conversation. It is very

affordable. And I realize when I say a college is very affordable, it could still be $50,000 a year

and by comparison to most other colleges that would be affordable. But I mean, it is truly

affordable. If you work for a living, you probably have the tuition money to enroll in this

college in a savings jar or somewhere where you might be able to spare it. So if at the end of

this conversation with Mitch, you think that this college is for you, I want you to enroll.

I really want to show the faculty at the College of Stoic Philosophers that taking the time to come on this show when they did not have to was absolutely worth it to them.

So at the very least, go visit the website and, you know, give them so much traffic.

They're wondering what the

hell happened. And if you want to enroll, please do. I'm currently enrolled in the Stoic Essential

Studies program and I am loving it. I get to work with Mitch, which feels like a real honor,

given that he is the president of the college. He's my mentor in the program. Everyone who enrolls

gets a mentor. You'll learn about

this in our upcoming discussion, but I really want you to go check this out. And if you want to

take your stoic practice more seriously, you know, outside of Reddit and this podcast and various

blogs, if you really want guided education and stoicism, this is the place to get it. It's the only place to get it.

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