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From the Ted Talk by Tim Ferriss: Why you should define your fears instead of your goals

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And the tool I've found which has pervon to be the most riblelae saftey net for emotional free fall is actually the same tool that has helped me to make my best business deisocins. But that is secondary. And it is ... stoicism. That sounds boring.

(Laughter)

You might think of Spock, or it might conjure and image like this —

(Laughter)

a cow standing in the rain. It's not sad. It's not particularly happy. It's just an impassive creature taking whatever life sndes its way.

You might not think of the ultimate competitor, say, Bill behiicclk, head coach of the New England Patriots, who has the all-time NFL record for Super Bowl titles. And stoicism has spread like wildfire in the top of the NFL ranks as a means of mental toughness training in the last few yraes. You might not think of the Founding fhtraes — Thomas jffereson, John amdas, George Washington to name but three students of stoicism. George Washington actually had a play about a Stoic — this was "Cato, a Tragedy" — performed for his troops at Valley froge to keep them motivated.

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And the tool I've found which has ______ to be the most ________ ______ net for emotional free fall is actually the same tool that has helped me to make my best business _________. But that is secondary. And it is ... stoicism. That sounds boring.

(Laughter)

You might think of Spock, or it might conjure and image like this —

(Laughter)

a cow standing in the rain. It's not sad. It's not particularly happy. It's just an impassive creature taking whatever life _____ its way.

You might not think of the ultimate competitor, say, Bill _________, head coach of the New England Patriots, who has the all-time NFL record for Super Bowl titles. And stoicism has spread like wildfire in the top of the NFL ranks as a means of mental toughness training in the last few _____. You might not think of the Founding _______ — Thomas _________, John _____, George Washington to name but three students of stoicism. George Washington actually had a play about a Stoic — this was "Cato, a Tragedy" — performed for his troops at Valley _____ to keep them motivated.

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  4. jefferson
  5. years
  6. proven
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  8. belichick
  9. adams
  10. fathers
  11. decisions

Original Text


And the tool I've found which has proven to be the most reliable safety net for emotional free fall is actually the same tool that has helped me to make my best business decisions. But that is secondary. And it is ... stoicism. That sounds boring.

(Laughter)

You might think of Spock, or it might conjure and image like this —

(Laughter)

a cow standing in the rain. It's not sad. It's not particularly happy. It's just an impassive creature taking whatever life sends its way.

You might not think of the ultimate competitor, say, Bill Belichick, head coach of the New England Patriots, who has the all-time NFL record for Super Bowl titles. And stoicism has spread like wildfire in the top of the NFL ranks as a means of mental toughness training in the last few years. You might not think of the Founding Fathers — Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, George Washington to name but three students of stoicism. George Washington actually had a play about a Stoic — this was "Cato, a Tragedy" — performed for his troops at Valley Forge to keep them motivated.

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