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Back to Search#62 – Enchiridion Ch 3: How to Love What You Can Lose: Anaxagoras’ Comeback, Mortal Hugs, and the Bigger-or-Badder Test
Season 4 Episode 62
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What’s the difference between loving deeply and clinging desperately? Epictetus thought the line was thinner than we like to admit. In Enchiridion Chapter 3, he reminds us that every em…
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#61 - Enchiridion Ch 2: How Not to be Miserable - Mastering Desire, Disaster, and the Coldplay Kiss Cam
Season 4 Episode 61
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When Chris Martin paused a Coldplay concert to comment on a kiss-cam couple—“Either they’re having an affair, or they’re just very shy”—he unintentionally exposed more than just awkward…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
#60 - Enchiridion Ch 1: Epictetus’ First Rule for Inner Freedom, Beyonce's Not a Stoic, Justin's Pop Quiz, Going Deeper W/The Dichotomy of Control & Desert Island Discs Pt 2
Season 4 Episode 60
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We're onto a brand new book the Enchiridion (or 'the Handbook') this book was written by a former slave to help other reach inner freedom.
For this series we're reading the whole chapte…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
#59 - Meditations by Marcus Aurelius (Full Audiobook Reading)
Season 4 Episode 59
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Book 1- 0:0:09
Book 2- 0:17:04
Book 3- 0:31:01
Book 4- 0:47:58
Book 5- 1:14:33
Book 6- 1:40:41
Book 7- 2:08:00
Book 8- 2:34:17
Book 9- 3:00:59
Book 10- 3:27:20
Book 11- 3:54:27
Book 12- 4:18:37
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
#58 - Meditations Book 12: Becoming Worthy of the World that Created You, Kissing Gone Wrong, Bruce Turns Himself In, and the Grass Could be Greener on THIS Side
Season 4 Episode 58
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Becoming worthy of the world that created you is a tall order, but luckily Marcus has some tips! Learn about letting go of the past through Justin's experience in High School romance, a…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
#57 - Meditations by Marcus Aurelius Book 12 (Audiobook Reading)
Season 4 Episode 57
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The 12th and final book of Marcus Aurelius' Meditations is full of gems. Marcus starts off telling himself how to become worthy of the universe that made him.
"if you shall not be afrai…
Published on 5 months ago
#56 - Meditations Book 11: No Human is Limited, There Is No Veil Over a Star, Fake Work vs Real Work, The Myth of 'Self Care', Only the Disciplined Are Free & Lessons From Kipchoge
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Bruce has found another hero to obsess about, no surprise it's the world's fastest marathoner: Eluid Kipchoge (a stoic adjacent runner.) In today's episode we break down some of the man…
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
#55 - Meditations by Marcus Aurelius Book 11 (Audiobook Reading)
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Book 11 of Marcus Aurelius' Meditations.
Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago
#54 - The Nature of Nature & How to Have a Wise Relationship With It, Justin Reveals his Hypocrisy & Why Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is Profound
Season 4 Episode 54
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Have you ever had a friend insist that a quote is relevant, additive, and deep, but you just don't get it? Listen to Bruce try to justify bringing in this quote from "Hitchhikers Guide …
Published on 6 months ago
#53 - Meditations by Marcus Aurelius Book 10 (Audiobook Reading)
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In Book 10 of Meditations, Marcus Aurelius reflects on the impermanence of life, the futility of seeking fame, and the importance of living in harmony with nature. He emphasizes resilie…
Published on 7 months ago