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#313 - Olympic Skater Mark Tuitert: The Stoic Mindset
Episode 311
Mark is a gold-medal Olympic speed skater. He won gold at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. He is also the author of The Stoic Mindset: Living t…
2 years, 1 month ago
#312 - On Wasted Time
Seneca’s very first chapter in Letters From a Stoic is titled “On the Use of Time”. Time is something that is very paradoxical in the sense that we n…
2 years, 1 month ago
#311 - Trauma From A Stoic Perspective
Episode 311
A ship accumulates marine growth on its hull as it traverses through water. Some would suggest that our souls do a similar thing, accumulating trauma…
2 years, 1 month ago
#310 - Changing Ourselves: What, Why, and How
Episode 317
We can’t improve if we don’t change. Self-development is change. Remember that we need to know three things to improve: where we are, where we want t…
2 years, 1 month ago
#309 - Stoic Luck and Providence
Episode 309
In this episode, I discuss the concept of luck in Stoicism and its portrayal in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. I explore the idea of biased fortune and…
2 years, 2 months ago
#308 - Following Your Passion
Everyone is encouraged today to “follow your passion”. What they mean by this is that you should pursue whatever fills you up. You should pursue what…
2 years, 2 months ago
#307 - Ryan A. Bush: Engineering Ourselves Towards a Better Life
Episode 307
Ryan is the Author of several books including Designing The Mind and Become Who You Are. He takes a design approach to structuring your thinking to h…
2 years, 2 months ago
#306 - What is a Stoic Sage?
Episode 306
In moments of reflection on what we are doing with our lives, the thought can creep up: Am I doing enough? Could I be doing more good in my life? The…
2 years, 2 months ago
#305 - Katie Feltmate: Love in the Age of Quarantine
Episode 304
Katie Feltmate is a poet based in my home province of Nova Scotia. She believes in the writing process as a tool for healing and self-growth. In 2021…
2 years, 3 months ago
#304 - Living in Tension With Nature
Episode 304
Stoicism teaches that living in harmony with nature leads to happiness and flourishing. This harmony is achieved through tension, similar to how a gu…
2 years, 3 months ago