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How a Stoic Becomes a Saint
Season 1 Episode 85
"It’s typically human to feel affection even for people who make mistakes. The feeling is a response to the thoughts that they’re your kin, that they…
3 years, 5 months ago
How to Count Each Day as a Separate Life
Season 1 Episode 84
A short exploration of Seneca's advice to his friend Lucilius and the following related sentiment from the German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer:
"Ea…
3 years, 5 months ago
What is Good, What is Bad, What is Indifferent?
Season 1 Episode 83
This short explainer episode will provide you with a straightforward understanding of one of the elements of Stoicism that can sometimes be confusing…
3 years, 5 months ago
My Journey Into Stoicism (Interview for The Stoic Handbook Podcast)
Season 1 Episode 82
In this interview with Jon Brooks, I share my journey into Stoicism and how it has helped me find meaning and purpose in life. I discuss how I was in…
3 years, 5 months ago
One Lesson From Each Book Of Marcus Aurelius’s Meditations
Season 1 Episode 81
What keeps people coming back to a Roman Emperor’s 2000-year-old journal?
To help answer that question, in this episode I share one short lesson from …
3 years, 6 months ago
What is Negative Visualization?
Season 1 Episode 80
This short explainer will provide you with a straightforward understanding of what negative visualization is and how you can use it in your Stoic pra…
3 years, 6 months ago
Marcus Aurelius's Meditations (Book 2)
Season 1 Episode 79
A reading of the second book of Marcus Aurelius's twelve-book work.
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3 years, 6 months ago
What is Amor Fati?
Season 1 Episode 78
This short explainer will provide you with a straightforward understanding of what Amor Fati is and how you can use it in your Stoic practice.
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3 years, 6 months ago
Young Plato: Teaching Stoicism in School
Season 1 Episode 77
Young Plato is a fantastic documentary about a headmaster embarking on a quest to teach children to use philosophy to examine their own thoughts and …
3 years, 7 months ago
What is Memento Mori?
Season 1 Episode 76
This short explainer will provide you with a straightforward understanding of what Memento Mori (Latin for “remember you must die”) is and how you ca…
3 years, 7 months ago