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The Value of Loss

The Value of Loss

Wednesday Wisdom #70

Stoic Reflections
Aug 16, 2023
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Happy Wednesday, friends!

Last week, we wrote about how a Stoic navigates the internet/
 

This week: The Value of Loss

Let's get to it 👇


How Stoicism began

To celebrate the 70th edition of Wednesday Wisdom, let's take it back to the beginning when Stoicism began.

once upon a time in 312 BCE, a Phoenician merchant named Zeno set sail in the Mediterranean Sea with cargo full of Tyrian purple dye.

One day on its voyage, the ship sank, the cargo was lost, and Zeno lost his livelihood. He was devastated.

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