Welcome to the Daily Stoic Podcast, where each day we read a passage of ancient wisdom

designed to help you in your everyday life.

But on Fridays, we not only read this daily meditation, but I try to answer some questions

from listeners and fellow stoics who are trying to apply this philosophy, whatever it is they

happen to do.

Sometimes these are from talks.

Sometimes these are people who come up to talk to me on the street.

Sometimes these are written in or emailed from listeners.

But I hope in answering their questions, I can answer your questions, give a little

more guidance on this philosophy we're all trying to follow.

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Is it resilience or are you just naive?

We've talked before about the so-called Stockdale paradox.

The blazing determination inside future Admiral James Stockdale that allowed him to believe

that despite his imprisonment in torture, he would not only survive but thrive because

of his experience.

There's something similar in meditations where Marcus Aurelius reflecting on the plague

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