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Actor Alexander Ludwig on How Stoicism Helped Him Get Sober

The Daily Stoic

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The Paradox of Effort: How Trying Too Hard Can Backfire

The speaker shares a personal story about realizing that when they focus on not needing something, they end up achieving it./nThe speaker uses golf as an analogy to explain how trying too hard to achieve a specific outcome can lead to failure./nThe language used by the speaker may be considered offensive to some listeners.

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