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he did not live in a barrel, it was a large ceramic jar (pithos)

Diogenes the cynic
- cynicism father of stoicism
-modern philosophers merely spit conjecture while ancients lived their philosophy, while Socrates embodies wisdom, Diogenes embodies cynicism
-exiled from Sinope for defacing currency (w/ father who was a banker), lived in Athens and Corinth, enslaved by pirates , lived as a free man
- unknown timeline exactly
- met Alexander the Great
- hated cities and wealth

recognize the advantages of being a big fish in a small pond- make your own pond, choose which ponds to be in.
Relative deprivation- Harvard vs Mass economic paper publication, Air Force vs military police promotion, suicide in happy vs sad countries
CRT tests and dyslexia, Capitalization vs Compensational learning, disadvantages as advantages, Big 5 personality inventory hints at traits for successful entrepreneurs

advantages can be disadvantages, disadvantages can be advantages
- David vs Goliath, Lawrence of arabia, basketball novelty, unconventional tacics
U Shaped Curve
- class size, socioeconomic birth origin, everything really