Tag: resilience
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Taoism on patience and persistence
Neither patience nor persistence are regarded as virtuous in Taoism. Lao-Tzu would have been puzzled by people who wait for a long time for something […]
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Taoist metaphors about water
Flexibility and adaptability are, intellectually, modern ideas, immensely difficult to grasp for ancient and medieval minds. Even today, millions of people remain reluctant to regard […]
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What makes Taoism unique
It happens often that the practitioners of certain ideologies, philosophies or doctrines will claim that theirs is superior to all others. Taoism does not claim […]
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Seneca’s approach to mental clarity
It is easy to keep a clear mind during a sunny day, when all elements are in our favour: good health, a regular income, old […]
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Seneca on how to deal with disappointments
Disappointments can have dire consequences. I am referring to the victims of lies, deception or treason, to people who find themselves left behind when their […]
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Seneca on dealing with heartbreak and grief
Romantic literature defends the thesis that it is better to go through ups and downs in life rather than leading a smooth and peaceful existence. […]
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Seneca’s advice on dealing with uncertainty
Most philosophical doctrines are worthless for dealing with uncertainty. They fail to recognize emerging threats and, when people wake up, it’s too late to do […]
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Seneca’s misconceptions about mental strength
It’s useless to be strong in situations where strength plays no meaningful role. Will mental strength alone help you achieve your business, professional and social […]
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Seneca’s thoughts on mental strength
Stoicism is the only philosophy that aims at increasing one’s mental strength. Its founders, Zeno of Citium (334-262 BC) and Cleanthes (330-230 BC) devoted more […]
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What Seneca got wrong about resilience
I am sceptical of remedies that cure all types of sickness; and when it comes to philosophy, I’m sceptical of prescriptions that can assuage profound […]
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