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True stories from history: people at a crossroads, and how they sorted what was theirs from what was not. Each case ends with a question for you.

Zeno and the shipwreckLoss and fateEpictetus and the banishmentLoss and fateMarcus Aurelius and the betrayalCriticism and insultSeneca and the eight years on CorsicaTime and attentionMusonius Rufus and the barest rockWork and failureAgrippinus and the verdict at lunchFear and the futureCato and the lost electionWork and failureRutilius Rufus and the unjust verdictCriticism and insultCleanthes and the wellsMoney and possessionsHelvidius Priscus and the emperorThe inner worldEpictetus and the stolen lampDesire and comparisonMarcus and the fifteen years of plagueBody and mortalityStockdale and the eight years of captivityFear and the futureThrasea and the walk out of the SenateThe inner worldSeneca and the charge of wealthMoney and possessionsStilpo and the ruined cityLoss and fateEpictetus and the childPity and compassionThe fire of LyonFear and the futureMarcia and the third yearLoss and fateFannia and the forbidden bookFear and the futureMusonius and the daughtersRelationshipsBoethius and the wheelTime and attentionFrankl and the last freedomLoss and fateEllis and the sentence that became therapyThe inner worldJulius Canus and the gameFear and the futureCrates and the given-away fortuneMoney and possessionsChrysippus and the unglamorous workWork and failureMarcus and book onePity and compassionPosidonius and the attack of goutBody and mortalitySeneca and the arenaThe inner worldEpictetus and the earthenware jugDesire and comparisonArrian and the notesWork and failureNiebuhr and the prayer that travelledPity and compassionThe statue that survivedTime and attention

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