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The Making of a Stoic Emperor

The Art of Manliness

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Stoic Strategies for Dealing with Challenges

The insight highlights how Emperor Marcus Aurelius, a stoic philosopher, coped with severe challenges by differentiating between what's under his control and what isn't, taking responsibility for his emotions, contemplating things in a wider context, and living consistently in accordance with reason. These stoic strategies, also reflected in his work 'Meditations,' were instrumental in helping him navigate through famine, earthquakes, pandemics, political intrigue, and wars during his reign as emperor.

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