Chapter
Seneca's Practical Advice on Living on Scanty Means
1:34:41 - 1:41:08 (06:27)
The author shares Seneca's passage that advises setting aside some time each month to subsist on the cheapest and roughest clothing/food and ask oneself whether this is the condition we feared. He also talks about Marcus Aurelius' practical meditations on pessimism.
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The Stoic philosophers, such as Marcus Aurelius and Seneca, taught valuable lessons on living a simple life through experiencing scarcity and hardship to prepare oneself for worst-case scenarios.
1:34:41 - 1:38:24 (03:42)
Stoicism
Summary
The Stoic philosophers, such as Marcus Aurelius and Seneca, taught valuable lessons on living a simple life through experiencing scarcity and hardship to prepare oneself for worst-case scenarios.
ChapterSeneca's Practical Advice on Living on Scanty Means
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1:38:24 - 1:41:08 (02:44)
Reviews and Happiness
Summary
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