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A Celebration of 100 Episodes with A Lao Tzu Quote About Starting Your Journey
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“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” — Lao Tzu
To mark Episode 100, I look back briefly at the show's run and then turn to one of the oldest and most familiar lines in the catalog of human wisdom, from Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching, and asks why a quote this simple has survived roughly two and a half thousand years. The discussion covers why the mind measures goals by their full, intimidating distance rather than the single step actually available today, how the Taoist concept of effortless action explains why Lao Tzu focused on gradual motion rather than force, and what a hundred small, often unremarkable episodes actually add up to from a distance. The episode closes with an honest counterpoint: taking the first step is a prerequisite, not a guarantee, and knowing when to stop a journey is a different skill than knowing how to start one. A milestone episode, and a thank-you, built around the simplest and oldest line the show has ever covered.
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