Seneca

Cited as a Stoic whose life was riddled with tragedy (killed by Nero, family deaths) and who wrote consolation letters, including one to his mother from exile.

Where it appears 3

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  how fear disguises as logicEp 12 · with Ian Coll

  Roman Stoic philosopher. Tamir names him as the reflective counterpart to David Goggins, one of the personas (along with scientist and poet) a person should be able to switch into.

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  merchant of masksEp 6 · with Logan Macnair

  Tamir quotes him in the intro on fortifying yourself from within against Fortune, as a defense for anyone tossed about on the ocean of social media.

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  how to win at pinball & lifeEp 3 · with Ian Coll

Connections

Wrote

• Consolation to Helvia

Words spoken

• No wall is impregnable against Fortune. Let us fortify ourselves from within. If that part is secure, a person can be attacked but not conquered.Seneca (quoted by Tamir Barzilai) · Ep 6 · 3:10

Related

• Stoicism

Mentioned alongside

• Seneca's consolations amid tragedyTamir Barzilai · Ep 3 · 1:21:37

  Tamir recounts that Seneca lost family members, was exiled and eventually killed by Nero, yet made consolation his role, writing to the bereaved and telling his mother from exile not to…

In tension with

• David Goggins

Referenced by

• The time to be David Goggins is when you're running and you need to get to the finish line. But you don't need to be David Goggins all the time. Sometimes you have to be Seneca the philosopher. Sometimes you have to be the scientist. Sometimes you have to be the poet.Tamir Barzilai · Ep 12 · 7:13