Discussed via Ryan Holiday and Seneca as a daily practice that prevents the hell we create on earth by lacking tools to handle loss and volatility.
Where it appears 3
merchant of masksComes up twice: Seneca as a defense against the chaos of online life, and Marcus Aurelius as a 'battery' that extremist influencers borrow to make their messaging look legitimate.
don't pretend you aren't confusedRaised as the dichotomy of control: you can't control external circumstances, only your reaction. Tamir argues it, like Kipling and the Gita, teaches a 'baseline game' of equanimity but can't answer an enigma.
Connections
Mentioned alongside
- Seeing Ryan Holiday in Vancouver
The week before, Tamir saw Ryan Holiday speak in Vancouver, contrasting religion's focus on avoiding hell after death with the Stoics' daily practice for avoiding the hell created on earth.