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The Stoic Technique of Self-Denial | Stoicism | Episode 7
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00:06 - What is the point of self-denial?
00:57 - Self-denial toughens us up
01:59 - Self-denial helps us to appreciate
03:07 - Support & subscribe
03:27 - Undertaking acts of voluntary discomfort
04:17 - A secondary benefit
05:15 - A third benefit
06:05 - Periodically undertake acts of voluntary discomfort
07:28 - The self-denial technique is the hardest to practice
08:25 - Outro