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Adversity is a terrible thing to waste
In this episode of the Daily Stoic, Ryan Holiday interviews Will Guidara, author of Unreasonable Hospitality — read it if you haven’t. I paused when Guidara said: “Adversity is a terrible thing to waste.” It’s a well-formed phrase for an idea I’ve been turning over for a while. You see, lately, I’ve been thinking about…
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Half Blind
Most art forms are shaped by the artist in sight of the whole. Step back from a large sculpture or a massive mural. Compose a song and play it back in minutes. But a book? You can never step far enough back to take it all in at once. Long-form storytelling may be the only…
