Why Stoicism SUCKS | Dostcast w/ Jash Dholani

Jash Dholani is a writer based out of Ahemadabad, popularly known as the @oldbooksguy on Twitter where he posts incredible insights on the thinkers of the past and their ideas, which fascinate people including the current owner of Twitter, Elon Musk.

Tune in right away as Jash and Vinamre talk about:

-Why Stoicism is Overrated

-Who is a creative person and

-Why Jordan Peterson follows him on Twitter

You can follow Jash on:

Twitter - https://twitter.com/oldbooksguy

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/desimansplainer

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro

2:30 Don’t run away from your negative emotions

10:50 Why Stoicism is OVERRATED

13:20 Stoicism works for only these people

14:09 “Understand Myself” Personality test

19:22 Systematic writing v/s Intensity writing

28:52 Who is a Creative person?

33:00 How did Jash’s Twitter journey start?

38:00 Gatekeepers and terrible publishers

40:20 Self Publishing v/s Publishing with an established Publishing House

47:20 Funny art story

50:30 The Importance of Bars

56:14 New language for old ideas

57:30 Why you should read

1:00:34 Elite Friend-Group construction

1:04:31 Napolean and learnings from his greatness

1:11:07 The “why” behind Achievements

1:18:19 Why did Jash become a writer?

1:20:13 The Importance of Talking

1:25:32 Embrace Extremism

1:33:18 Why Jordan Peterson follows Jash

1:40:52 Books v/s Kindles

1:43:19 An Idea that has gripped Jash currently

1:49:30 BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS by Jash