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SUMMARY:Stoicism in Practice: Voluntary Discomfort (Silent dinner 🍽)
LOCATION:Kushi2095
DESCRIPTION:Saved in Palaner as: saved\n\nPalaner match: 20% · why: lots of
  people going\n\nCHALLENGE ACCEPTED! 🤓 Can you sit through a dinner withou
 t saying a single word?\n\nVoluntary Discomfort\, a Stoic Practice\n7 PM A
 rrival: We’ll start with a chat\, get settled\, and discuss the power of n
 on-verbal communication to set our intentions.\n\nOrdering & The Silence: 
 we will either have to order in the first 30 minutes of our seating or pra
 ctice our non-verbal communication by pointing out on the menu to staff wh
 at you are ordering. Alternatively\, write down your order to give to wait
 ers.\nSilence begins promptly at 7.30pm.\n\nPhones Away: To make this trul
 y intentional\, once our orders are in\, all phones go away. We’ll then en
 joy one full hour of silence—just us\, our gestures\, and our facial expre
 ssions.\n\nOptional "Accountability" Jar: If you accidentally slip up\, sp
 eak\, or reach for your phone\, you can drop a gold coin into our jar. Thi
 s is optional but a fun way to keep us all on track (donations go back to 
 the Meetup group)!\n\nAfter an hour has passed (8.30pm)\, we’ll break the 
 silence and reflect on our experience.\n\nThey say communication is 80% no
 n-verbal\, so we’re tuning into a different way of connecting. For Stoics\
 , voluntary discomfort is about resilience. Seneca believed that by tempor
 arily giving up a comfort we take for granted—like easy conversation—we tr
 ain our minds to be content with less. It reminds us that we are capable o
 f enduring hardships\, so when life gets "real\," we’re already prepared.\
 n\nNote to RSVPs: I need to confirm final numbers with the restaurant\, so
  please reply to my message or adjust your RSVP status if your plans have 
 changed!\n\nLooking forward to a great challenge with you all!
URL:https://www.meetup.com/sydney-stoicism-meetup-group/events/314887521/
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