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In this video, we talk about facing fear, becoming stronger, Seneca, Cato the Younger, Zeno of Citium, Plutarch, Letters from a Stoic, Stoicism, and philosophy.
The great Stoic philosopher Seneca wrote,
"If you want a man to keep his head when the crisis comes you must give him some training before it comes."
If you want to remain calm and fearless when a crisis comes, you have to prepare for it in advance. And the best way to prepare for a crisis is by facing it before you have to. In this video, we’ll go over four Stoic tests that can help you face your fears today and build strength for the crisis’ of tomorrow.
00:00 - Intro
00:40 - The Pleasure Test
02:02 - The Minimalist Test
03:10 - The Nonconformity Test
05:08 - The Solitude Test
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FURTHER READING
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Letters from a Stoic by Seneca
Parallel Lives by Plutarch
Keep exploring at brilliant.org/freedominthought. Get started for free, and hurry—the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription.
THOUGHTS NEWSLETTER. Each week, you’ll receive my newsletter Thoughts. In it, I take everything I’ve written that week and boil them all down into one sentence summaries: freedominthought.com/newsletter
Join our community subreddit where we discuss practical philosophy and ideas that inspire us and help us improve: reddit.com/r/freedominthought
ABOUT THE VIDEO
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In this video, we talk about facing fear, becoming stronger, Seneca, Cato the Younger, Zeno of Citium, Plutarch, Letters from a Stoic, Stoicism, and philosophy.
The great Stoic philosopher Seneca wrote,
"If you want a man to keep his head when the crisis comes you must give him some training before it comes."
If you want to remain calm and fearless when a crisis comes, you have to prepare for it in advance. And the best way to prepare for a crisis is by facing it before you have to. In this video, we’ll go over four Stoic tests that can help you face your fears today and build strength for the crisis’ of tomorrow.
00:00 - Intro
00:40 - The Pleasure Test
02:02 - The Minimalist Test
03:10 - The Nonconformity Test
05:08 - The Solitude Test
RELATED VIDEOS
_
Practical Philosophy Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5faAYlGYYoF7rgKH4oo_B81n4wE1n2xP
CONNECT WITH US
_
Instagram: instagram.com/freedomintht
Twitter: twitter.com/freedomintht
CONNECT WITH ME
_
Instagram: instagram.com/justintht
Twitter: twitter.com/justintht
Personal Youtube: bit.ly/32rJ9QB
PODCAST
_
Freedom in Thought Podcast: bit.ly/3mS76YT
FURTHER READING
_
Letters from a Stoic by Seneca
Parallel Lives by Plutarch
