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The Daily Stoic - Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
Day 4
October 16th - Spread the Word
"Some people with exceptional minds quickly grasp virtue, or produce it within themselves. But other dim and lazy types, hindered by bad habits, must have their rusty souls constantly scrubbed down.... The weaker sorts will be helped and lifted from their bad opinions if we put them in the care of philosophy's principles."
-Seneca - Moral Letters 95.36-37
Seneca believed that "Everyone deserves to benefit from "philosophy's principles", and that "behaviour is always a better example than a lecture"
I think I'd like to put this into terms of Bitcoin, for myself and others.
What bitcoin has taught me, by virtue of surrounding myself with others, is low time preference is preferable. To be able to delay instant gratification in order to enjoy something at a later date. Putting more effort into what I do, gaining the willpower to say no. It's helped my health (diet), and my cold storage (bitcoin) by not eating junk, not buying junk. Leading by example, showing restraint, thinking into the future. I hope in interactions and conversations with others, who don't already see the world this way, I can provide some idea or clarity in their minds of a less degenerate way of life, since we know such a life is rampant.
Day 4
October 16th - Spread the Word
"Some people with exceptional minds quickly grasp virtue, or produce it within themselves. But other dim and lazy types, hindered by bad habits, must have their rusty souls constantly scrubbed down.... The weaker sorts will be helped and lifted from their bad opinions if we put them in the care of philosophy's principles."
-Seneca - Moral Letters 95.36-37
Seneca believed that "Everyone deserves to benefit from "philosophy's principles", and that "behaviour is always a better example than a lecture"
I think I'd like to put this into terms of Bitcoin, for myself and others.
What bitcoin has taught me, by virtue of surrounding myself with others, is low time preference is preferable. To be able to delay instant gratification in order to enjoy something at a later date. Putting more effort into what I do, gaining the willpower to say no. It's helped my health (diet), and my cold storage (bitcoin) by not eating junk, not buying junk. Leading by example, showing restraint, thinking into the future. I hope in interactions and conversations with others, who don't already see the world this way, I can provide some idea or clarity in their minds of a less degenerate way of life, since we know such a life is rampant.