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Put the fire with the rest of the fire

Put the fire with the rest of the fire

Choose your battles wisely, acknowledge when you know things are broken, but you decide not to fix them.

Dec 15, 2020
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2020 was a particular year for all of us. Like many other humans, I had to juggle my family, homeschooling, work, being a good boss and having enough time for self-care. Stoicism is a philosophy designed to make us more resilient, happier, more virtuous and wiser–and as a result, better people, better parents and better professionals.

Stoicism frames tha…

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