{"id":651895,"date":"2024-11-30T14:28:40","date_gmt":"2024-11-30T19:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=651895"},"modified":"2024-11-30T14:28:40","modified_gmt":"2024-11-30T19:28:40","slug":"the-stoic-goal-is-to-become-tougher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/30\/the-stoic-goal-is-to-become-tougher\/","title":{"rendered":"The Stoic Goal is to Become Tougher?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cyber truck goals, except with your body!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tougher, is better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Steal over iron, the toughest shall win!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maybe this is also where bitcoin is so interesting, it is the toughest in the universe. It will not decay, rust, it is invisible, infinitely transportable, no friction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also with the kids, toughness, tough love, but with happiness and joy?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ef\u00bf\u00bc With tools and equipment, choose the toughest?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ef\u00bf\u00bc## tough<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The word \u00e2\u20ac\u0153tough\u00e2\u20ac\u009d originates from the Old English word \u00e2\u20ac\u0153t\u00c5\u008dh,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d which meant \u00e2\u20ac\u0153strong, tenacious, or enduring.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d This word is related to the Proto-Germanic \u00e2\u20ac\u0153t\u00c4\u0081hus\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and the Proto-Indo-European root <em>\u00e2\u20ac\u009ddeu-\u00e2\u20ac\u009d or \u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/em>dhew-\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, which conveys notions of firmness, persistence, or durability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over time, the word maintained its core meanings of resilience and strength while branching into metaphorical uses in English, such as describing difficult situations or stubborn personalities. It also influenced idiomatic expressions like \u00e2\u20ac\u0153tough luck\u00e2\u20ac\u009d or \u00e2\u20ac\u0153tough it out,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d which emphasize endurance or hardship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interestingly, related terms exist in other Germanic languages, such as Dutch \u00e2\u20ac\u0153taai\u00e2\u20ac\u009d (tough, chewy) and German \u00e2\u20ac\u0153z\u00c3\u00a4h\u00e2\u20ac\u009d (tenacious, tough). These share a similar semantic root tied to physical or metaphorical toughness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">*<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The word \u00e2\u20ac\u0153tough\u00e2\u20ac\u009d originates from Old English t\u00c5\u008dh, meaning \u00e2\u20ac\u0153strong, firm in texture, tenacious.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d This Old English term is derived from the Proto-Germanic *tanhuz, which has cognates in several Germanic languages, such as Old High German z\u00c4\u0081hi (modern German z\u00c3\u00a4h) meaning \u00e2\u20ac\u0153tough\u00e2\u20ac\u009d or \u00e2\u20ac\u0153tenacious,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and Dutch taai with a similar meaning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Proto-Germanic root *tanhuz is believed to come from the Proto-Indo-European root *denk-, meaning \u00e2\u20ac\u0153to bite\u00e2\u20ac\u009d or \u00e2\u20ac\u0153to chew.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d This connection reflects the idea of something that is difficult to bite through, emphasizing its resilience and strength.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">*<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cyber tough<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cyber truck goals, except with your body! Tougher, is better. Steal over iron, the toughest shall win! Maybe this is also where bitcoin is so interesting, it is the toughest in the universe. It will not decay, rust, it is invisible, infinitely transportable, no friction. Also with the kids, toughness, tough love, but with happiness [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-651895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-posts"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/651895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=651895"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/651895\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":651896,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/651895\/revisions\/651896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=651895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=651895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=651895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}