Cato defying Caesar. Rutilius Rufus going into exile. Marcus Aurelius on the battlefield.These were great and daring deeds of course. Lesser known of course, are the deeds of the Stoic women.

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We have to be willing to question. We have to be willing to try new things…or we’ll never get better.

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In this letter, Seneca is arguing against the treatment of slaves and uses slavery as a metaphor to illustrate how we allow things to control us and the importance of freeing ourselves.

Today’s episode is an excerpt from The Tao Of Seneca produced by Tim Ferriss’ Audio. Get the free PDF at tim.blog/seneca

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• Seneca on Despising Death
• Seneca on Conquering the Conqueror
• Seneca on Philosophy and Friendship
• Seneca on Practicing What You Preach
• Seneca on The Reasons For Withdrawing From The World

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