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Tim Scott's avatar

Very interesting! I've been reading Donald's books for years. Its fun to learn some personal insights about him and his Stoic journey! Thanks as always for sharing!

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Francis Gasparini's avatar

You're welcome! We'll be doing more of these, I think you'll enjoy those as well

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Tim Scott's avatar

Looking forward to it for sure!!

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Thomas Cleary's avatar

The soup incident is definitely something to keep in mind the next time I get a bit too self conscious.

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Francis Gasparini's avatar

Something I only learned after I posted this is that "schlimazel" is the Yiddish word for the kind of guy who gets soup spilled on him

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Duff's avatar

A Schlemiel is the one who spills the soup.

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Ann Cronin's avatar

A synonym? A schmuck!

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perry katsoulis's avatar

Τέλειο Δοναλδ

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Francis Gasparini's avatar

Ευχαριστώ, Πέρι!

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