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Minimizing Pain, Maximizing Joy

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The Third Technique That Musonius and Other Stoic Philosophers Have Recommended

The third technique that musonius and other stoic philosophers have recommended is to learn self control through occasional acts of self denial. Bill yet, this is what i call stoic training. Yet i like to think of it in terms of your immune system. We all know about our biological immune system. What does it do? Well, it fights off germs. It fights off viruses. And the interesting thing is, unless you develop your biological immune system, it's not going to function properly.

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