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Antifragility is beyond resilience or robustness. The resilient resists shocks and stays the same; the antifragile gets better.
“I never asked you to climb the tree to fetch more apples. And while we’re on the subject, I am a horse, not a stool.” “Will you add that to the rules?”
― My Lady Jane
― My Lady Jane
“What matters, in other words, isn’t what we feel but how we respond to those feelings.”
― How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius
― How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius
“Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.”
― 30 Rules To Live By: How Small Timeless Habits Completely Change Your View On Wealth, Desire And Everyday Vices To Reach Long-Lasting Happiness
― 30 Rules To Live By: How Small Timeless Habits Completely Change Your View On Wealth, Desire And Everyday Vices To Reach Long-Lasting Happiness
“Distancing” refers to the ability to view one’s own thoughts (or beliefs) as constructions of “reality” rather than as reality itself.35”
― How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius
― How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius
“Epictetus: “It’s not things that upset us but our judgments about things,”
― How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius
― How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius
Desirée’s 2024 Year in Books
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