Stoic advice: can a salesperson be a Stoic?

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[Feel free to submit a question for this column, addressing it at massimo at howtobeastoic dot org. However, consider that I have a significant backlog, and I may not get to your question for some time, or at all.] D. writes: How should a practising Stoic ethically approach their work if it involves rhetoric, persuading […]

2nd Jul 2018

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