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Becoming Philosophically Antifragile

Becoming Philosophically Antifragile

Balancing Stoicism, Mindfulness, and Faith

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Vance Gatlin
Oct 28, 2024
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How do we become philosophically antifragile? Taleb, who coined the term, enjoys Seneca's Roman Stoicism.

Is that the answer? Or Buddhism's push to get to the point where you're unaffected by anything good or bad?

Christianity's embrace of suffering and ultimate renewal in the Second Coming?

What reality map is right? Can you take from all of it?

Nothing Remains the Same

For everything there is a season,

a time for every activity under heaven.

A time to be born and a time to die.

A time to plant and a time to harvest.

A time to kill and a time to heal.

A time to tear down and a time to build up.

A time to cry and a time to laugh.

A time to grieve and a time to dance.

A time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones.

A time to embrace and a time to turn away.

A time to search and a time to quit searching.

A time to keep and a time to throw away.

A time to tear and a time to mend.

A time to be quiet and a time to speak.

A time to love and a time to hate.

A time for war and a time for peace.

What do pe…

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