"The philosopher and writer [[Nassim Nicholas Taleb]] defined a [[Stoic]] as **someone who “transforms fear into prudence, pain into transformation, mistakes into initiation and desire into undertaking**.” It’s a loop that becomes easier over time." ([Location 2151](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B00IX49OS4&location=2151)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[stoicism]], [[adversity]], [[fear]], [[change-management]], [[responding-to-change]], [[failure]], [[self-control]], [[discipline]] **Source** -- [[202409180132 - B - The Obstacle is the Way]]