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#118: How Philosophy Can Change Your Life, Alain de Botton

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The Underlying Principles of the 'Seven Fires' Are the Same as Those of Jamie Oliver

Seneca was ridiculed for a lot of money, which he did e in politics and business. He rebuts the charges head on by saying true philosopher must be ready to lose it. And so stoicism is not necessarily stoicism attracted a lot of support among the very wealthy and the very successful. It taught them that they could survive without their wealth and their success. Often what stops us from realizing our ambitions is fear. If we make ourselves totally at home with failure, Totally at home with disgrace, we will have fully explored the question 'what happens if we'll have made something good out of this?'

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