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How to Turn People Down (or, "On Cringe")

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How to Turn People Down (or, "On Cringe")

The vice of "dysopia" brings down even the strongest. Plutarch gives some advice on how to fortify ourselves against it.

Reach out to alex@ancientlifecoach.com for more info on the 2024 Cost of Glory Men's retreat in Rome!

Link to a translation of Plutarch's text : https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Plutarch/Moralia/De_vitioso_pudore*.html

How to Turn People Down (or, "On Cringe")
November 28, 2023
How to Turn People Down (or, "On Cringe")

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