Mental toughness, mental fortitude, self-discipline, resilience,... you name it. We all have a basic idea of what it means. This essential ingredient to the craft of living that helps us stay the course, face setbacks with dignity and equanimity, persist when things don't feel right, hope in the face of repeated failure, control impulses to take the easy route - if we could only have more of that.

In the life updates, I share insights about reading and context, time tracking, and how to talk to "unreasonable" people.

LIFE UPDATES SECTION
13:44 - Episode start: examples of mental toughness, its essential role
31:00 - My take on mental toughness (self-control; resilience; flexibility; grit; courage; growth-mindset; life-affirmation)

EPISODE REFERENCES AND BACKGROUND MATERIAL
Lane, "Backpacking with the Saints": https://amzn.to/2MxD7Xe
Lane, The Solace of Fierce Landscapes": https://amzn.to/3cObTGm
Vanderkam, "168 Hours:" https://amzn.to/2N5RMc4
Diviney, "The Attributes": https://amzn.to/39VqKwR
Vanderkam time tracking how-to: https://lauravanderkam.com/manage-your-time/
Grant article, "The Science of Reasoning With Unreasonable People": https://nyti.ms/39QyvnH
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AJ Blog Post, "Mental Toughness: Adding some Precision": https://bit.ly/2N2wOdO
AJ Blog Post, "The Therapeutic Power of Stoic Techniques": https://bit.ly/36Oo4z9
AJ Blog Post, "D. Brunner, My Role Model": https://bit.ly/3q1LM2E

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Hi, I am Ante Jeroncic, and on this channel, I explore the overlapping spaces where philosophy, wisdom traditions, spirituality, and self-development literature meet on the question of flourishing life. More than a theoretical exercise, I see this endeavor as a personal quest, haltingly as it might be, to “live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life” (Thoreau).

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