Mike Woronuk

Stoics think about worst case scenarios (premeditatio malorum), here’s why: - Setbacks are a fact of life - The unexpected blows fall heaviest - It’s impossible to prevent something you’re unaware of - Because we prepared, we see an opportunity where others see an obstacle

What kind of learning lobster are you? (I’m a ‘lead your own learning’ lobster!) @HelenTupper w/ The Marketing Society NYC

@GovTimWalz It’s time for you to take action. Scheduling a phone call with the White House is ineffective. @GovTimWalz

I told the White House the state must lead the investigation. Let state investigators secure justice. As we process the scene, stay peaceful and give them space. The State has the personnel to keep people safe – federal agents must not obstruct our ability to do so.

Japanese Techniques to Stop Overthinking:

More things to remind yourself of according to Seneca: - That riches and luxury are a form of slavery - That power corrupts - That time is our most precious resource - That death is not worth fearing

Stoic wisdom from Canada’s new Prime Minister “Virtue is like a muscle that grows with exercise. We become just by doing just acts, brave by doing brave acts; when we are kind, kindness grows. When we seek unity, unity grows. When we are Canadian, Canada grows.” @MarkJCarney

An hour w/ @GovTimWalz @sxsw & my main feeling is “this sucks”! We could have had an honest, principled, inspiring leader but the ave. voter picked a felon, womanizer, fake reality TV businessman. Irrigating farmland with Gatorade is just a few cycles away. #ideocracy

Stoics urge us to develop our own character, our own moral compass. So that even if we’re tired, overwhelmed, or frustrated, we can make a decision in the moment that years later we’re proud of, that doesn’t fill us with regret.

“If you take a people’s freedoms away from them slow enough, they’ll never notice they’re gone.”

"The world is big, but industries are small. After a few years, everyone comes to know the quality of your work. Reputation matters." -@JamesClear

“If Costco chose rotisserie chicken as a loss-leader, they are saying profit shouldn’t drive that product. That could be the opening to change to use their scale to make meaningful change. Surprise, they’re failing to rise to that opportunity.” @chloesorvino @FarmToPeople

“You can’t fast grow a company aiming to slow grow its food. You have to commit to the hard long term planning to make it happen” @FarmToPeople @chloesorvino #agribusiness #slowfood

We are right to be disappointed and frustrated with the state of the world. The moral inversion that has consumed our current political and cultural landscape—is inexcusable. We should fight against it, fight to reform it. At the same time, we never need to despair about good in the world because we have it within us. We can always go back to that well. Starting today.

10. Steve Jobs emails himself a year before he died

“I never thought leopards would eat MY face,' sobs woman who voted for the Leopards Eating People's Faces Party.”

What’s in your control: 1. what you do 2. what you say 3. what you think What isn’t: 1. what other people do 2. what other people say 3. what other people think

Life is tragic. The human condition is fatal. The earth is insatiable. But it’s still pretty in the sunlight, isn’t it?

"The strategy required to find a great opportunity (lots of saying yes and exploring widely) is different from the strategy required to make the most of a great opportunity (lots of saying no and remaining focused)." -@JamesClear

These Are 7 Things Stoics DON'T Do: 1. Don't always have an opinion 2. Don't be overheard complaining 3. Don't suffer imagined troubles 4. Don't look outside yourself for approval 5. Don't focus on outcomes 6. Don't be hard on others 7. Don't be all about business