The greatest stoic in history: Seneca. His writings from 1000s of...
Tim Denning@Tim_Denning
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Nov 29, 2024
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The greatest stoic in history:
Seneca.
His writings from 1000s of years ago still get read by millions of people today.
Here are 11 of his best short ideas to build a limitless mindset:
Seneca.
His writings from 1000s of years ago still get read by millions of people today.
Here are 11 of his best short ideas to build a limitless mindset:
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People who chase luxury are truly poor
“It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.”
We don't give a f*ck if you have a Gucci bag. Are you a nice person?
A better goal than money is to chase freedom.
“It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.”
We don't give a f*ck if you have a Gucci bag. Are you a nice person?
A better goal than money is to chase freedom.
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It's so easy to obsessively protect what you've got when you don't really have much at all.
“People are frugal in guarding their personal property.
But as soon as it comes to squandering time they are most wasteful of the one thing in which it is right to be stingy.”
Protect your time. It's worth more than the physical goods the lie of consumerism sold you.
“People are frugal in guarding their personal property.
But as soon as it comes to squandering time they are most wasteful of the one thing in which it is right to be stingy.”
Protect your time. It's worth more than the physical goods the lie of consumerism sold you.
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Don't follow the sheep off a cliff.
“We should not, like sheep, follow the herd of creatures in front of us, making our way where others go, not where we ought to go.”
• Question everything
• Ignore politics/news
The conventional path is a nightmare that leads to middle-class poverty & high stress.
Dare to tread your own path.
“We should not, like sheep, follow the herd of creatures in front of us, making our way where others go, not where we ought to go.”
• Question everything
• Ignore politics/news
The conventional path is a nightmare that leads to middle-class poverty & high stress.
Dare to tread your own path.
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Free speech is how we learn & grow
“I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.”
• Banning books is bad
• Don't let the nanny police win
• Censoring information should be illegal
The best way to defeat bad ideas is with debate, not censorship.
“I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.”
• Banning books is bad
• Don't let the nanny police win
• Censoring information should be illegal
The best way to defeat bad ideas is with debate, not censorship.
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Planning, overthinking & waiting for the right time are modern psychological diseases.
"He who suffers before it is necessary suffers more than is necessary.”
Do the hard thing and see what happens.
Your worst fears are lies in disguise.
"He who suffers before it is necessary suffers more than is necessary.”
Do the hard thing and see what happens.
Your worst fears are lies in disguise.
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More information isn't the path to achieve your goal
"The things you run from are inside you."
Do the inner work.
A limitless mindset will get you further than a wheelbarrow full of books.
"The things you run from are inside you."
Do the inner work.
A limitless mindset will get you further than a wheelbarrow full of books.
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Our minds can make small problems big
“We suffer more in imagination than in reality.”
Don't let your mind run wild. Take action and see what the data says.
99% of decisions are reversible.
What's worse than failure is living an empty life full of regrets.
“We suffer more in imagination than in reality.”
Don't let your mind run wild. Take action and see what the data says.
99% of decisions are reversible.
What's worse than failure is living an empty life full of regrets.
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People are guaranteed to hurt you.
If you meet a snowflake ask them, "who hurt you?"
"The best revenge is to exact no revenge at all."
No point trying to prove people wrong. It's just your ego having a revenge orga$m.
If you meet a snowflake ask them, "who hurt you?"
"The best revenge is to exact no revenge at all."
No point trying to prove people wrong. It's just your ego having a revenge orga$m.
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Losers call people lucky.
“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”
There's no escaping the cliche of "do the work."
What looks like luck is 10,000 iterations + 10,000 hours of practice that happens behind closed doors.
“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”
There's no escaping the cliche of "do the work."
What looks like luck is 10,000 iterations + 10,000 hours of practice that happens behind closed doors.
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The smartest people know they're dumbasses
"True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves & the world around us."
There's too much to know.
Practice:
• Optimism
• Open-mindedness
• Listening to opinions you disagree with
"True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves & the world around us."
There's too much to know.
Practice:
• Optimism
• Open-mindedness
• Listening to opinions you disagree with
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Good times don't last forever.
Just look at the 2020-2021 boom in crypto.
“The man who has anticipated the coming of troubles takes away their power when they arrive.”
• When people are feeling rich, become fearful. Expect a massive crash & keep some spare cash
• When everyone says "recession", expect a roaring bull market followed by money printing
Just look at the 2020-2021 boom in crypto.
“The man who has anticipated the coming of troubles takes away their power when they arrive.”
• When people are feeling rich, become fearful. Expect a massive crash & keep some spare cash
• When everyone says "recession", expect a roaring bull market followed by money printing
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The smartest stoics like Seneca were writers first & foremost.
Write online if you want to follow in the path of history's most influential leaders.
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Write online if you want to follow in the path of history's most influential leaders.
My free email course will help you get started: timdenning.com/startonsocial-…