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Anderson Silver is a CPA who landed his dream job earning a six-figure salary, complete with high profile notoriety and accolade. Looking for a guide to life,
by harpreetsahota 6y ago
Anderson Silver is a CPA who landed his dream job earning a six-figure salary, complete with high profile notoriety and accolade.
Looking for a guide to life, he turned to philosophy and for the last five years he’s been practicing the philosophy of Stoicism, and it’s changed his life completely.
QUOTES
[00:11:40] "The more the island of my knowledge grows, the more the shore of my ignorance grows."
[00:17:06] "Let's stop pretending that this fake structure we have actually means something. Which is ironic coming from the Stoics because, you know, some of the most famous Stoics were the richest man in all the lands. "
[00:25:42] "Your intention, your decision for the action is in your control. But as soon as you start trying to do it, it's already out of your control."
[00:32:04] "There's no one right answer to what the purpose of life is. We all have our own unique purpose for life. And but the thing is, we never take the time to identify this, right?"
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
[00:07:26] The difference between stoic and Stoicism
[00:09:40] Socrates, wisdom, and virtue
[00:21:31] The key disciplines of Stoicism
[00:26:28] Premeditation of adversity
[00:56:03] The three reasons Anderson practices Stoicism