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64 Ryan Holiday: Using Practical Ancient Philosophy as a Guide to Achieving Mastery

The School of Greatness

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What Is Stoicism?

Stoicism is a philosophy that was popular with the Greek and Roman elites. The two most prominent stoics were Marcus Aurelius, who's the emperor of Rome,. Epictetus, who had formerly been a slave, and then Seneca. So it's like, this is really a philosophy that's designed for doers, not for academics.

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