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    101. The universe is your trainer, get ready for the Olympics

    101. The universe is your trainer, get ready for the Olympics

    FromStoic Meditations

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    101. The universe is your trainer, get ready for the Olympics

    FromStoic Meditations

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    Length:
    2 minutes
    Released:
    May 1, 2018
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    Epictetus uses a nice metaphor in which the universe is our trainer, sending us tough stuff to deal with so that we get used to breaking a sweat and prepare for the Olympics of life.

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    Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/stoicmeditations/support
    Released:
    May 1, 2018
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    Occasional reflections on the wisdom of Ancient Greek and Roman philosophers with Prof. Massimo Pigliucci. Complete index by author and source at https://massimopigliucci.org/stoic-podcast/. (cover art by Marek Škrabák; original music by Ian Jolin-Rasmussen). Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/stoicmeditations/support