Mithridatism
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CORE DEFINITION
Originating from the ancient Greek king Mithridates, who gained immunity to poison by taking small doses daily. It refers to building tolerance through gradual exposure to harmful substances.
SCAFFOLDING EFFECT
Reduce cognitive load
Active desensitization training. When facing inevitable harm (such as criticism, failure, high pressure), do not avoid it. Actively ingest a little 'poison' every day, and through Mithridatic training, make yourself invulnerable (antifragile).
Anchor fast decisions
Originally refers to King Mithridates VI of Pontus chronically taking small doses of poison to develop tolerance; extended to building immunity to shocks through gradual, controlled exposure.
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- en.wikipedia.orghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mithridatismverified
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