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How a Stoic Leads
Fight to remain the person that philosophy wished to make you. Revere the gods, and look after each other.
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You Hold the Power
You were not born to die ordinary.
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Wealth 2. How to Think About Money
Understand how to think about money, know what it's actually costing you when you spend it and how to think of your investments.
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Love Yourself
If I'm worth anything later, I am worth something now.
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How to Live Safely
Seneca offers several solutions to avoid the perils of stirring envy, hatred, fear, contempt, and guilt.
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Anger as Power
Anger isn’t your enemy. It never was.
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How to Negotiate
Learn how to get what you want.
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June 2025

Never Admit Defeat
You possess strengths you might not realize you have. Resolve to live up to your own expectations.
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The Art of Surrender
The art of living is much like learning how to swim.
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It Will Be Ok
No role is so well-suited to philosophy as the one you’re in right now.
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Wealth 1. How to Eradicate Debt For Good
What debt costs you—financially and psychologically, how to approach 'harmless' debt like mortgages, student loans & business loans, and the best…
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On Success, Results Taking Care of Themselves & Against 'Trying Harder'
Let your character be superior to the requirements of the job, not vice versa. No matter how great the post, you must show you are greater.
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