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Most of this was known to the likes of Diogenes, Rufus, Epictetus, and Aurelius. All that is required to have a good guess at this at least is close observation
by riemannzeta 11y ago
Most of this was known to the likes of Diogenes, Rufus, Epictetus, and Aurelius. All that is required to have a good guess at this at least is close observation of our fellows.
- airza 11y agoa lot of the subject of this article - "why do some children from awful backgrounds succeed and why do others fail?" is still a very open problem.
- notthegov 11y agoSame can be said about children from good backgrounds. What makes Donald Trump's kids 'successful'? I know some extremely privileged people in the early 20s that could do anything, are very attractive, have no worries but live a life of complete chaos. I know others who were smart and super wealthy, but stumbled and couldn't recover emotionally/mentally. I personally think it has a lot to do with stoicism and those who look for solutions vs those who just try to cope.
- ktRolster 11y agoGood point. Money doesn't guarantee your success. You can still mess up a good thing.