The daily stoic
Why have history's greatest minds embraced the wisdom of the ancient Stoics? Because they realize that the most valuable wisdom is timeless and that philosophy is for living a better life, not a classroom exercise. Holiday and Hanselman off 366 days of Stoic insights and exercises, to help you find the serenity, self-knowledge, and resilience you need to live well.
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- Check out Ryan Holiday's books! There's the Daily Stoic that is a daily meditation on a stoic writing, one page to read and think about each day, and then there's also a journaling prompt one. I use the meditation book, and then often find Ryan Holiday's curation useful, but his trimming of context a bit too aggressive to give him the ability to put it all on one page, so I might read the source along with what is written there.
Most of the stoic writings are letters and aren't super long. They're very approachable!
- Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know by Adam Grant - Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman - The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living Hardcover by Ryan Holiday- Stop reading the news 24/7/365. You can't change what premier/president "John Smith" is doing.
Save cash. Invest (every month) a 'small' fixed amount. So when it goes high, yeah!, when it goes low, you will buy low and lower your average cost of acquisition.
Speaking of acquisition, read the Rules of Acquisition (https://projectsanctuary.com/the_complete_ferengi_rules_of_a...)
Read "The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living". Read the 'entry of the day', think about it, then journal in the EoD. THIS will change you (to the better imho).
- It's so funny you mention that because I picked up the Daily Stoic a couple of years ago and have read it off and on. I have found it really enjoyable. Thanks for the rec!
- > I had never considered what I would do if this happened.
Apologies but I stopped reading after that sentence in the very-very top of the article.
What does she mean "I had never considered"? What kind of immature and juvenile mindset is that? You plan for the success, and you also plan for the failure.
It's sad that this happened (I take no joy on someone else's pain), and at the same time I am surprised this happened.
To the positive outlook, you have built a team and have some equipment? Where/how else can you use that? As I know very little about your space, can you start doing blood-lab-work collaborating with clinics? Can you do a 23-and-me-like service? Can you sell all the hardware, cash-out at a loss, chillax for a few months, re-group and figure out what to do next? Perhaps go work for a big pharma or similar?
It's never the end, it's always one hurdle and perhaps a change of direction. Hang in there, all will be well. In 2-3 years you will be looking back at this moment and think "huh.. why was I even worried???"
EDIT: I read the full thing halfway through my note, but didn't go back up to change it.. still.. that phrase is a facepalm moment. I propose to many the "The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living". I've gone through it twice, read/think/journal daily. It asks some very good questions, and it would have prepared the author of that post for such outcome.
- This is something I've noticed in myself and I'm glad there's research to back this, although this is an open secret to those who do master self-control. I've spent the last three to four years working on self-control and discipline after I hit rock bottom in my life and realized I had no self-agency. For me, having greater self-control led me to ensure I can focus on providing value where it matters in my life, and not getting caught up by the shiny object syndrome I was distracted by a lot when I was younger. Not every thought needs to be acted on, especially if the thoughts come from external sources. In regards to why it leads to power, as you make your way up the managerial chain, when you have greater self-control you are less prone to get "bullied" by other managers into doing work for them and you can stand up more for your team and you will be able to provide more value. For perspective, I would personally trust others who have self-control more than those who don't for time-sensitive and critical tasks because I can rely on them to regulate their emotions and give honest answers, as well as hold themselves accountable.
For someone, like me a few years ago, who is undisciplined and has not spent time cultivating self-control this is hard to hear. If you find yourself making excuses when you read this article for why the power hierarchy is against you, or that there is bias in the results of this study (as some of the comments here allude to), then you should consider reevaluating why you are making excuses. It's a sign that this post triggered you and your response was to make an excuse rather than accept a correlation that speaks to an underlying hard truth. Once you start digging into "why did I make an excuse" and chase that feeling over and over whenever you find yourself making excuses, you will start to realize that you can't think of a reason why you made an excuse, it's just what you've done and reinforced in the past. If you've read this comment this far and you have a spark of curiosity and relate to not knowing why you are making excuses, I suggest you take this moment to chase it down and gain agency over your own life. Some would say this is your red pill moment. 'The Daily Stoic' woke me up, I highly recommend it. Discipline equals freedom, my friend, and we sorely need you.
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