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The Stoic Challenge A Philosopher's Guide to Becoming Tougher, Calmer, and More Resilient

William B. Irvine

A practical, refreshingly optimistic guide that uses centuries-old wisdom to help us better cope with the stresses of modern living. Some people bounce back in response to setbacks; others break. We often think that these responses are hardwired, but fortunately this is not the case. Stoicism offer...

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The Ezra Klein Show

Irvine proposes a weekslong program to build emotional resilience and reduce reactivity.

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The first book makes you stronger if you do the Stoic Challenge over a couple months; you get stronger and you're not as reactive to negative things.

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Episode: ‘Our Kids Are the Least Flourishing Generation We...

Irvine proposes a weekslong program to build emotional resilience and reduce reactivity.

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The first book makes you stronger if you do the Stoic Challenge over a couple months; you get stronger and you're not as reactive to negative things.

Hidden Brain

It was discussed as a guide to becoming tougher, calmer, and more resilient by practicing specific techniques to respond to setbacks, presented through personal stories and anecdotes.

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In his book the stoic challenge philosopher William Irwin says there's a way to change how we respond to the world

— Episode: Minimizing Pain, Maximizing Joy

Episode: Minimizing Pain, Maximizing Joy

It was discussed as a guide to becoming tougher, calmer, and more resilient by practicing specific techniques to respond to setbacks, presented through personal stories and anecdotes.

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In his book the stoic challenge philosopher William Irwin says there's a way to change how we respond to the world

Bill in your book you tell the story of the astronaut Neil Armstrong

Bill you've come up with a clever game that you play when you are dealing with frustrations in your book you describe a horrendous flight with a connection in Chicago

Yeah in stoic challenge book, I described what I call the five-second rule

William Irvin is a professor of philosophy at Wright State University in Ohio He's the author of the stoic challenge

Episode: Minimizing Pain, Maximizing Joy

It was discussed as a guide to becoming tougher, calmer, and more resilient, in the context of responding to life's setbacks and misfortunes.

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In his book, The Stoic Challenge, philosopher William Irwin says there's a way to change how we respond to the world.

William Irvin is a professor of philosophy at Wright State University in Ohio. He's the author of The Stoic Challenge, A Philosopher's Guide to Becoming Tougher, Calmer and More Resilient.

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