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Illustrating the Stoic lesson that asking for help is courageous, not a sign of weakness

"I love this kids' book, The Boy, the Fox, the Horse, and the Mole. And there's this great line in the book where it says, asking for help isn't giving up. Asking for help is refusing to give up."

Ryan Holiday

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"Have you read The Boy, the Fox, the Horse, and the Mole? There's this great page. I think about it all the time. We actually have it framed on my wall of the house."

Ryan Holiday

"There's a book I like to read my kids called The Boy, the Fox, the Horse, and the Mole. And he says something like, 'Asking for help isn't giving up. It's refusing to give up.'"

Ryan Holiday

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Mental frameworks for discipline, concern vs. influence exercise, navigating personal challenges

"I read your book, Drown Proof. I've read a lot of books, including a lot of the quote unquote SEAL books. It's awesome. One of the practices that you describe in the book is something that I decided to do right away, and I've been doing every week since. I ..."

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