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Apr 2024
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What Does Stoic Toughness Look Like In P...

JON BROOKS
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Toughness gets sold to us as never flinching, never feeling, gritting your teeth and pushing through. I am not convinced that is it. In this episode I work through what real toughness might actually be, and why the chest-out version often hides something brittle underneath. The Stoics had a more useful idea of strength: not the absence of feeling, but knowin ... Show More
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