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Matthew B. Crawford on Practical Philosophy and Shop Class as Soulcraft | This is The Opinion To Care About

The Daily Stoic

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Introduction

A stoic knows what they're doing. They don't react emotionally or do things without thinking about them. This is not just a better way to make decisions, but it's also a way to live with those decisions no matter their outcome. The Los Angeles Rams have been criticized for trading away too many of their first round draught picks and monday morning quarter backs. But the coach says that he has ignored the noise in order to build his second superbale team in four years. A stoic doesn't accept arguments from people who have no idea what they're talking about. When you know what you're doing less explained, you have to let your competence double as armor against criticism and

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