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Daily Stoic

Ryan Holiday's Stoic philosophy YouTube channel and media brand — producing daily Stoic reflections, interviews, and content making ancient Stoic wisdom practical for modern audiences — one of the most watched philosophy channels on YouTube.

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David Goggins

American retired Navy SEAL — ultramarathon runner — author of Can't Hurt Me — who completed Army Ranger School, Army Airborne School, and Navy SEAL training, and holds the Guinness World Record for most pull-ups in 24 hours — whose philosophy of 'callousing the mind' is the most extreme version of mental toughness advocacy.

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Napoleon Hill

American author — whose Think and Grow Rich (1937) is one of the best-selling self-help books of all time (100M+ copies) — who built his success philosophy on claimed interviews with Andrew Carnegie — despite evidence that many of his claims were fabricated.

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