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Oct 6
31m 23s

Stoic Joy: Six Habits For A Calmer Life

JON BROOKS
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You can get better at handling difficulty and still forget to enjoy your life. This half-hour Stoic talk explores six habits for practising joy, including the seven-second control check, the View from Above and the Joy of Enough. It also covers a 24-hour virtue experiment, obstacle training and a morning-and-evening routine. Choose one habit from the sessi ... Show More
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