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#123 William Irvine: How To Live a Stoic Life

The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish

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How Did You Come to Write About Stoicism and the Good Life?

When i turned 50, i was having a mild grade midlife crisis. And i decided i was going to become a zen buddhist. I got tho stoicism through zen buddhism, which sounds like paradox. It dawned on me that i could actually not only satisfy curiosity and deal with this mid life crisis,. But at the same time, i could get aa publication out of it. Being a college professor, you always try to get two for the price of one.

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