Do You Have Double What It Takes? | The Source Of Your Anxiety

Welcome to the daily stoic podcast designed to help bring those four key stoic virtues, courage, discipline, justice, and wisdom into the real world. Do you have double what it takes? It would be nice if things were easier. It would be nice if they were fair. It would be nice if they were simply what they were advertised. But we all know that they are not. And for most of history, they have not been, for some of us, more than others. There was an old expression, true for women, for minorities, and other groups, that in order to succeed, they had to be twice as good, meaning they were held to higher standards, put through more of a ringer, subjected to extra scrutiny. It wasn't right, but it was a fact. In a way, this is how life goes for everyone, it should be said, even the relatively privileged. We think we know what we need to do. We're told the rules. We're told the difficulty. And then, you know what? Turns out to be much, much harder. People are gonna change those rules at the last minute. The circumstances are going to move the goalposts. There are hidden fees. There are unexpected delays, obstacles, adversaries, pitfalls, and bad luck. It's gonna be there. It's gonna happen. That's life, the stoics say. It isn't fair. Some gatekeeper is gonna grade you harder than everyone else, and you'll have to deal with it. You'll have to reach down and draw from your reserves. You'll have to be that much better. You'll have to do that much more. You can complain, you can quit, or you can understand as Epictetus did, someone who was certainly persecuted and victimized by fate, that life is pairing you with a strong sparring partner, that is to say, adversity. And in fighting on and in beating them, you'll become that much better, twice as good. So we have a little place down in Florida that we go. I do some writing there. We go there for spring break sometimes or Christmas. It's a one of my favorite places to be. We just did some remodeling and refurnishing, and part of that, we needed all new mattresses. And now I am seeing why people love their Helix mattresses. We got all new mattresses for the house and they are amazing. It did not disappoint. Ordering shipping was super easy. Basically, you fill out this Helix Sleep Quiz that matches you with the perfect mattress based on your personal preferences and sleep needs. I think we ended up going with the Midnight mattress. It's got medium firmness, not too firm, not too soft, and, I can tell you why. It is their top selling mattress. And I can tell you why Helix is the most awarded mattress brand. Their stuff has been tested and reviewed by experts from Forbes to Wired. They've got free shipping and seamless delivery. The whole process is super simple. Helix delivers …