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Stoic Optimism: Ryan Holiday at TEDxUChicago 2014

2014

Ryan Holiday is the Director of Marketing at American Apparel and the author of “The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Adversity to Advantage” (May 2014), a manual for approaching the obstacles we face in life and flipping them into advantages.

21:47 min

On Getting Better

To talk about getting better―about wanting to change in ways that we might choose and prefer―is to talk about pursuing the life we want, in the full knowledge that our pictures of the life we want, of our version of a good life, come from what we have already experienced.

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Adam Phillips
2022
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The Book of Awesome

Sometimes it's easy to forget the things that make us smile.

Book
Neil Pasricha
2010
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The Optimism Bias: A Tour of the Irrationally Positive Brain

Psychologists have long been aware that most people maintain an irrationally positive outlook on life—but why? Turns out, we might be hardwired that way.

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Tali Sharot
2012
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Bravey: Chasing Dreams, Befriending Pain, and Other Big Ideas

run like a bravey sleep like a baby dream like a crazy replace can’t with maybe When “Renaissance runner” (New York Times) Alexi Pappas—Olympic athlete, actress, filmmaker, and writer—was four years old, her mother died by suicide, drastically altering the course of Pappas’s life and...

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Alexi Pappas, Maya Rudolph (foreword)
2021
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What Is the Fear of Failure?

While everyone may be afraid of failing from time to time, it becomes more serious when it inhibits your ability to pursue your goals and achieve the things you want to accomplish in life.

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Kendra Cherry
2021
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5 Reasons Why Having Faith Is So Important

Sometimes, when things don’t go according to plan, we lose faith, not only in ourselves, but also in any potential outcome in our lives. Failure will do that to you.

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Robert Kanaat
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Looking on the Bright Side May Be Good for Your Health

A number of recent long-term studies has linked greater optimism to a lower risk of developing cardiovascular disease and other chronic ailments and to fostering “exceptional longevity.”

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Jane E. Brody
2020
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What Is Optimism?

The mental attitude characterized by hope and confidence in success and a positive future.

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Elizabeth Scott
2020
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The Beginner’s Guide to Stoicism: Tools for Emotional Resilience and Positivity

Being a stoic means embracing positivity and self-control through the ability to accept the uncertainty of outcomes. With this stoicism guide, the beginner stoic will learn how to take charge of their emotions on the path to sustained happiness and satisfaction.

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Matthew Van Natta
2019
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Chicken Soup for the Soul: From Lemons to Lemonade

From lemons to lemonade; from heartbreak to happiness; from victim to victorious.

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Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Amy Newmark
2013
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