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Sep 18, 2020 • 8 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X
“A setback has often cleared the way for greater prosperity. Many things have fallen only to rise to more exalted heights.”-Seneca

For years, @tferriss has used Stoicism as “an operating system for decision making.”

[ Here are 5 times Tim used adversity for the greater good👇]
• Tim healed from childhood trauma and shared his journey to help others via a powerful conversation with @debbiemillman
tim.blog/2020/09/14/how…
• Tim has been open about coming back from the brink of suicide and encourages others to keep fighting through difficult times:
“The gems I’ve found were forged in the struggle. Never ever give up.”
tim.blog/2015/05/06/how…
• Having experienced the benefits, Tim put at least $2million of his own money into clinical research of psychedelic drugs
nytimes.com/2019/09/06/hea…
• After “50-plus major depressive episodes”, Tim developed and shared a “recipe for avoiding self-destruction”
tim.blog/2017/05/15/fea…
After suffering burnout working 14-hour days, Tim introduced “lifestyle design” via his book The 4-Hour Workweek and inspired countless people to start their own businesses.
tim.blog/category/4-hou…
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“The blazing fire makes flames and brightness out of everything thrown into it.”

- Marcus Aurelius
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