You’re in a Hurry and Don’t Know Why | A Hard Winter Training
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Why do we feel rushed even when there’s no real deadline?
Welcome to the Daily Stoic Podcast, designed to help bring those four key stoic virtues courage, discipline, justice, and wisdom into the real world. You're in a hurry and you don't know why. It's never slow with us, is it? We're always rushing, rushing to get ready in the morning, rushing on the way to work, rushing through our lunch, zipping through our to-do list, rushing to grab the kids from school, rushing to finish this phone call, rushing to get dinner cooked, rushing to an airplane or a train, rushing through a book we're reading, fast forwarding through commercials. rushing through a bedtime routine It seems like we're rushing everywhere all the time. Sometimes it's because there are real deadlines, flights, or getting to a meeting on time, but
Even then, why do we act like it's the most important thing in the world? We are rushing always as if we're not rushing through our own lives, as if we're not filling ourselves and our families with stress and anxiety. We would do well to remember the Alabama lyrics.
Hurry to get things done, alright? Rushing, rushing till life's no fun. All I really gotta do is live and die, but I'm in a hurry and don't know why.
Slow down, pause, take a breath, because one day you'll realize you rushed through too much of your life, too much of your loved one's life. You'll realize that as you were rushing, you were dying, as Seneca said. You were rushing through something you could never get back.
How can AI voice agents like 11 Agents improve customer service?
You rushed through beautiful details that you might have otherwise noticed if you took your time, and the rushing you Thought was urgent while some days seem so small compared to the moments, the days, and the years of your life you missed out on, because you were in a needless hurry.
If you've ever talked to your bank or cell phone company or insurance or whatever, you know, customer service where you're talking to robots and you get in that endless loop. Ugh, it's not fun for you and I, the customers. It's also not great for the company, right? They know they're not serving their customers well. When a person has to intervene, that person is dealing with someone who's mad at them. It's a whole system that I think is due for a rethink, and that's where 11 Agents come in. 11 Agents is a platform for AI voice and chat agents that can actually listen, understand, and resolve customer issues. They can look up your account, they can process requests, and then they hand it off to a person when needed.
It's made by 11 Labs, the AI research and product company known for their realistic voice and audio models in over 70 languages. If you've heard AI voices that actually sound natural, it was probably 11 Labs. I actually was shocked. I was listening to this audiobook. I found out it was produced by 11 Labs. If you run a business or handle customer service operations, you can start with a demo at 11labs.io slash stoic and see how 11 agents can fit into your workflows and help build experiences that your customers and employees will actually. love elevenlabs.io slash stoic.
What is the live‑shopping app Whatnot and why is it growing fast?
11labs.io slash stoic. One of the cool things about the internet is how it makes things that are far away close, right? It it collapses some of the barriers, impediments, the artificial distinctions between us and others. There's something I think kind of impersonal about shopping online. You know, it's like, here, buy this stuff, this is what it costs. But with whatnot, It's totally different. I don't know if you've tried it yet, but whatnot is this live shopping app. That's just really fun to use. Whatnot is the largest dedicated live shopping platform. Beauty, collectibles, electronics, luxury, fashion, even cookies. Sellers are building real thriving businesses. Anyone can sell, your business can be big or small, can be just starting.
And people selling on Whatnot sell 10 times more than on other marketplaces. Because you're not just listing products, you're building real connections with buyers. Whatnot users spend something like an hour a day on the app.
What does “hard winter training” mean for Stoic practice?
They're not just browsing. They're engaged.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Why do we feel rushed even when there’s no real deadline?
0:00–1:52
2
How can AI voice agents like 11 Agents improve customer service?
1:52–3:32
3
What is the live‑shopping app Whatnot and why is it growing fast?
3:32–4:31
4
What does “hard winter training” mean for Stoic practice?
4:31–5:37
5
How does the Daily Stoic Journal structure daily reflection?
5:37–6:49
6
Why should we deliberately seek adversity as mental training?
6:49–7:56
7
What physical habits (running, weight‑training, cold showers) build mental toughness?
7:56–8:58
8
How can I create an active daily practice to turn challenges into strength?
8:58–9:49
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