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Oct 2022
1h 37m

Stoicism's Lessons For A Disciplined Lif...

Chris Williamson
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Ryan Holiday is a podcaster, marketer and an author. Discipline is one of the modern world's hot topics. Because it's become apparent that in order to achieve anything, you must be able to temper your desires and direct your efforts. The Stoics believed this 2000 years ago and between then and now there's been a plethora of historical examples which can tea ... Show More
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