Resilience & grit

Podcast

Five usable practices from Stoicism for performance and growth

The Daily Stoic January 1, 2023

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Resilience & grit 9

Identity & self-belief 7

Deep work & focus 5

• Focus only on what you control; everything else drains energy needed for performance.
• Reframe obstacles as opportunities to grow stronger and uncover new edges.
• Ego—not external circumstances—is the biggest obstacle holding you back from excellence.

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Resilience & grit

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Dan Pink: why regret is your most useful emotion

How I Work December 28, 2022

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Resilience & grit 10

• Suppressing regret wastes its signal — it clarifies what you value.
• Annual top-three regret review beats New Year's resolutions.
• "What would I tell my best friend?" is the best decision tool.

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Identity & self-belief

Podcast

Turning pro: habits, addictions, and the inner war against resistance

The Daily Stoic December 25, 2022

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Identity & self-belief 9

Resilience & grit 6

• Every addiction pays off with incapacity — that's the whole point.
• Amateurs fear becoming themselves more than they fear failure.
• Turning pro is the same discipline the Kabbalists called musar.

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Productivity & habits

Podcast

Writing things down clarifies priorities and builds emotional resilience

Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life December 19, 2022

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Productivity & habits 9

Resilience & grit 7

• Writing for 20 minutes across four days improves mood and immune function for six months
• The practice mirrors your life—revealing what you avoid, what blocks you, and what matters
• Even without publishing, writing cuts through noise and helps you reclaim control of your time

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Resilience & grit

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18 unexpected truths about Marcus Aurelius, the Stoic emperor

The Daily Stoic December 18, 2022

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Resilience & grit 9

Identity & self-belief 7

• Marcus lived through plague and lost eight children yet remained devoted to virtue.
• The Stoic emperor cried openly, slept poorly, and doubted himself constantly.
• He gave half his power away and kept learning until his dying day.

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Resilience & grit

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Turning adversity into fuel: the Stoic formula for using everything

The Daily Stoic December 16, 2022

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Resilience & grit 9

Motivation 7

• Bad experiences are material — the Stoics said use all of it
• Farm life makes Stoic principles concrete, not abstract
• Dragging a dead cow home: memento mori you can't intellectualise away

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Resilience & grit

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Difficult things are good for you: a stoic guide to measuring your days

The Daily Stoic December 15, 2022

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Resilience & grit 9

Identity & self-belief 6

• Physical discipline directly builds the mental self-control stoics prized
• Ancient philosophers were soldiers and wrestlers, not just thinkers
• Living each day well means less frenzy, less laziness, less pretending

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Productivity & habits

YouTube

Go-to-Market Across Multiple Verticals Without Niching Down

Rob Walling November 25, 2022

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Productivity & habits 9

Resilience & grit 7

• Focus means one segment at a time for six months minimum, not niching forever.
• Pick segments by TAM, product-market fit, and team affinity — not gut feel.
• Markets always lag marketing; commit before measuring, then iterate and expand.

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Resilience & grit

Podcast

Stoic practice of gratitude and letting go of what isn't yours

The Daily Stoic November 24, 2022

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Resilience & grit 9

Identity & self-belief 7

• Marcus Aurelius spent 10% of his meditations on gratitude, not suffering
• Treating everything as already lost makes loss bearable and presence possible
• People are not possessions — entitlement to them is the real loss

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Productivity & habits

Podcast

Why habits fail for most people and what to do instead

Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life November 21, 2022

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Productivity & habits 9

Resilience & grit 5

• Health and weight loss are weak motivators for the majority of people
• Rigid habit loops break down for complex behaviours — flexibility outperforms precision
• The POP tool turns plan disruption into a sustainable 'joy choice'

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Resilience & grit

Podcast

Dr. Sue Johnson on emotionally focused therapy and lasting relationships

The Daily Stoic November 16, 2022

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Resilience & grit 9

Identity & self-belief 8

Communication 6

• Suppressing emotions delays the explosion — lasting regulation means befriending them first.
• Most relationship conflict is about fear of not mattering, not the stated issue.
• Secure attachment in leaders produces more cohesive, resilient, lower-burnout teams.

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Resilience & grit

Podcast

A sense of urgency: act with deliberate speed

The Daily Stoic November 3, 2022

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Resilience & grit 8

Productivity & habits 6

• Excellence demands attacking each task with focused urgency, not frenzy.
• Treat life's hardships as prescribed treatments, not unwanted obstacles.
• You have roughly 4,000 weeks; make something meaningful of each.

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Resilience & grit

YouTube

How to decide if you should start a startup

Y Combinator November 1, 2022

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Resilience & grit 9

Identity & self-belief 7

Long-term planning 5

• Resilience predicts founder success far better than confidence or credentials
• Living with the worst case — one low-pay year — is the real readiness test
• Find a co-founder by building side projects with people who energize you

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Resilience & grit

Podcast

Kobe Bryant's Mamba Mentality: obsession, study, and relentless improvement

Founders October 26, 2022

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Resilience & grit 9

Identity & self-belief 8

Deep work & focus 7

• Greatness is built in private through obsessive, unglamorous work.
• Kobe systematically sought out legends to download their knowledge.
• Identify your weaknesses ruthlessly — then fix them until they're gone.

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Productivity & habits

Podcast

Understanding the neuroscience behind procrastination and sleep

Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life October 24, 2022

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Productivity & habits 9

Deep work & focus 7

Resilience & grit 5

• Procrastination is fear-driven, not laziness—identify underlying threats to break the cycle
• Your brain sustains focus for 60–90 minutes; working past that destroys productivity
• Sleep consolidates memories and restores cognition; poor sleep cascades into burnout

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