+1: #1060 Facing a Challenge?

<div><span class= "author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90za3u8m0aj80z71zavz88zz65zcz69zz72zz77zyvpz86zz83zn2cz66zz88zz86zz79z"> In our last +1, we left Zeno the leopard gecko in his terrarium and hung out with Zeno the founder of Stoicism.</span></div> <div> </div> <div><span class= "author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90za3u8m0aj80z71zavz88zz65zcz69zz72zz77zyvpz86zz83zn2cz66zz88zz86zz79z"> As we discussed, Zeno was a wealthy merchant who arrived in Athens via shipwreck, discovered philosophy and then told his students that</span> <span class= " author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90za3u8m0aj80z71zavz88zz65zcz69zz72zz77zyvpz86zz83zn2cz66zz88zz86zz79z h-ldquo"> <em>“he</em></span> <span class= " author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90za3u8m0aj80z71zavz88zz65zcz69zz72zz77zyvpz86zz83zn2cz66zz88zz86zz79z"> <em>had come to value wisdom more than wealth or reputation.” </em></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span class= " author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90za3u8m0aj80z71zavz88zz65zcz69zz72zz77zyvpz86zz83zn2cz66zz88zz86zz79z"> He valued wisdom so much that he used to say:</span> <span class= " author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90za3u8m0aj80z71zavz88zz65zcz69zz72zz77zyvpz86zz83zn2cz66zz88zz86zz79z h-ldquo"> <em>“My</em></span> <span class= " author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90za3u8m0aj80z71zavz88zz65zcz69zz72zz77zyvpz86zz83zn2cz66zz88zz86zz79z"> <em>most profitable journey began on the day I was shipwrecked and lost my entire fortune.” </em></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span class= " author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90za3u8m0aj80z71zavz88zz65zcz69zz72zz77zyvpz86zz83zn2cz66zz88zz86zz79z"> Today I want to talk about another Stoic practice we can use to get a firm grip on reality so we can alchemize our</span> <span class= " author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90za3u8m0aj80z71zavz88zz65zcz69zz72zz77zyvpz86zz83zn2cz66zz88zz86zz79z"> <em>apparent<