i must say i am a advocate of physical suffering for developing "toughness" but, not because i'm a masochist, loving the pain of walking or suffering through co

i must say i am a advocate of physical suffering for developing "toughness" but, not because i'm a masochist, loving the pain of walking or suffering through cold. the mental toughness comes from a need to ignore physical pain and drive through to the end, as you have no other choice. in simple terms it's "drive or die". i'm also a follower of stoic ideology, if you look into that, you can read the thoughts of many great men, but they all suffered. i'm not sure if i can help with intellectual mental toughness, but i assume this means mental toughness without physical suffering?