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| Marcus Aurelius' Obstacle Converter | Practice It | You're face-to-face with an obstacle. This exercise helps you "convert" that obstacle into "the way." As Marcus Aurelius writes in Book V of his Meditations, "Our actions may be impeded . . . but t... |
Stoic Penknife Exercise
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| Epictetus' Hercules' Training | Practice It | In his "Discourses", Epictetus writes, "What would become of Hercules if there had been no lion, hydra, stag or boar, and no savage criminals to rid the world of? What would he have done in the abs... |
Stoic Penknife Exercise
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| Seneca's Transformation of Pain Into Information | Practice It | Pain is information for us to help us learn where we can grow. In his essay "On Providence", Seneca writes, "You have asked me, Lucilus, why, if a Providence rules the world, it still happens that ... |
Stoic Penknife Exercise
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| Marcus Aurelius Meets Difficult People | Practice It | One of Marcus Aurelius' most common exercise themes is the question of how to work with aggressive or difficult people. His meditations are filled with sentences like, "If he did wrong, the harm is... |
Stoic Penknife Exercise
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