"I look at Stoicism as this operating system that is very accessible, that helps us to enhance our life, enhance positives in life, and diminish negatives in our life. So what happens to us when we are born: we are given this hardware and software. The software is kind of our operating system, and the operating system is fairly blank at first, and then our parents help us to write this operating system, and then our friends influence this operating system. Then life, things that happen to you, contribute to your operating system. And how you react to things is really driven by all these factors that were somewhat random in the beginning. To me, Stoicism gives me this guide or operating system – how to go through life and minimize pain in your life, negative emotions, which also helps you to maximize positive emotions."Vitaliy Katsenelson was born in Murmansk, Russia and immigrated to the United States with his family in 1991. He is the author of Soul in the Game, The Art of a Meaningful Life. He is the CEO of Denver-based value investment firm IMA. Vitaliy has also written two books on investing. Forbes Magazine called him “The New Benjamin Graham.” He’s written for the Financial Times, Barron’s, Institutional Investor and Foreign Policy. Vitaliy lives in Denver with his wife and three children, where he loves to read, listen to classical music, play chess, and write about life, investing, and music.https://soulinthegame.nethttps://contrarianedge.comhttps://imausa.comwww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.org