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They’re Not Thinking About You At All | The Dangerous Comfort of Half Measures
They’re Not Thinking About You At All | The Dangerous Comfort of Half Measures

Episode 2897

Day to day, it’s only our individual actions that are up to us: How we treat people, how we run our businesses, what we think about.


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Burn this Letter | The Enemy of Happiness
Burn this Letter | The Enemy of Happiness

Episode 2896

It’s not that you should never speak up. It’s not that you should never speak truth to power. It’s just that you should never do it while you’re angr…

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This Was Washington’s Philosophy | Power Fades. Character Leads.
This Was Washington’s Philosophy | Power Fades. Character Leads.

Episode 2895

All that we see must be illuminated by the calm light of mild philosophy. So we can see what it really is. So we don’t do anything we regret. 


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If You Only Read a Few Books This Year, Read These
If You Only Read a Few Books This Year, Read These

Episode 2894

Most people don’t read that many books, maybe a few a year at most. So if you’re only going to read a couple books this year, the decision of which o…

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11 Stoic Rules For Love
11 Stoic Rules For Love

Episode 2893

Love isn’t just an emotion. It’s not just a feeling that hits you out of nowhere. It’s an action, something you can practice and something you can ge…

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This Kindles the Soul | Why You Can't Ignore What's Happening
This Kindles the Soul | Why You Can't Ignore What's Happening

Episode 2892

Marcus Aurelius said that if you ever found anything better in life than courage, discipline, justice, and wisdom—the four virtues—it must be an extr…

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Do Not Delay | Dan Harris & Ryan Holiday on The Pursuit of Wisdom
Do Not Delay | Dan Harris & Ryan Holiday on The Pursuit of Wisdom

Episode 2891

Life has a way of stripping all our reasons bare, of humbling our plans and assumptions. We must live, as Marcus Aurelius said, as if death hangs ove…

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There’s a Rhythm. There’s a Rhythm.
There’s a Rhythm. There’s a Rhythm.

Episode 2890

It can feel like everything is falling to pieces. It can feel like you’re lost. It can feel like there’s no hope, no way forward, nothing to do. But …

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Stephen Greenblatt: Why “This Time Is Different” Is Always Wrong
Stephen Greenblatt: Why “This Time Is Different” Is Always Wrong

Episode 2889

Why do the same patterns keep showing up in completely different centuries? In this episode, Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Stephen Greenblatt join…

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You Have to Fight for It | Is There A Dark Side To Stoicism?
You Have to Fight for It | Is There A Dark Side To Stoicism?

Episode 2888

It would be wonderful if the world was naturally just, if people were automatically good, always doing the right thing. But of course, they don’t. 


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