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🗓️ 28 February 2023
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The Stoics believed in the concept of "amor fati," or "love of fate." This means accepting and embracing everything that happens, including the fact that we are all replaceable.
As Marcus Aurelius wrote, "All things are ephemeral – fame and the famous as well." No matter how great or important we may feel in the moment, time marches on and eventually someone else will fill our place.
But this shouldn't be seen as a negative.
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Today, Ryan presents highlights of his discussions with top performers in their fields about how practicing the Stoic virtue of discipline has shaped their lives for the better.
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1:07.0 | We are all replaceable. The stoics believed in the concept of a more faulty or a love of |
1:13.1 | fate. This means accepting and embracing everything that happens, including the fact that |
1:17.4 | we're all replaceable. As Marcus really wrote, all things are ephemeral, fame and the |
1:22.4 | famous as well. No matter how great or important we may feel in the moment, time marches |
1:27.5 | on and eventually someone else will fill our place. But this shouldn't be seen as negative, |
1:33.1 | in fact it can be a liberating realization. If we understand that our time is limited |
1:38.0 | and we will eventually be replaced, it freezes from the pressure to be perfect or to constantly |
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1:47.2 | our best in the present moment. We can work hard, be kind and leave a positive impact |
1:52.0 | on the world, knowing that someone else will eventually continue the work we started. |
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