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The Last Time - A Short Stoic Guide to Savoring Life
Season 1 Episode 184
The ancient Stoic’s prerequisite for getting the most out of each of life’s experiences was to consider the possibility that it would be the last tim…
1 year, 6 months ago
Correcting Misconceptions About Stoicism (Interview with Gregory B. Sadler)
Season 1 Episode 183
In this episode, I talk to Gregory B. Sadler. Through his public speaking, content production (including videos for a YouTube channel with over 150,0…
1 year, 6 months ago
Using Stoicism To Give Up On The Old You
Season 1 Episode 182
If we want to break free from our old opinions, or at least confirm if they are still valid, we must be willing to accept that our way of seeing thin…
1 year, 6 months ago
We Have The Potential To Live A Good Life
Season 1 Episode 181
“To live a good life: We have the potential for it,” writes Marcus Aurelius in his Meditations. “If we can learn to be indifferent to what makes no d…
1 year, 7 months ago
Stoicism 101 (Interview with Stoic Coffee Break's Erick Cloward)
Season 1 Episode 180
Erick Cloward is the host of the popular Stoic Coffee Break podcast where every week he discusses how to live a more resilient and happy life using a…
1 year, 7 months ago
Things You Don't Have To Say Make You Rich
Season 1 Episode 179
There's an old Spanish proverb that says: "Don't speak unless you can improve on the silence."
With such restraint comes a question: what should we re…
1 year, 7 months ago
The Road To Stoicism (Interview With Via Stoica's Benny Voncken)
Season 1 Episode 178
In this episode I talk to Benny Voncken, a writer, speaker, and practicing Stoic who's originally from the Netherlands.
He's also the co-founder of an…
1 year, 7 months ago
Should You Suppress Your Desires?
Season 1 Episode 177
The most common misunderstanding about Stoicism is that it’s all about suppressing or burying our emotions.
This tends to come from the confusion betw…
1 year, 8 months ago
Examples Of Stoicism In The Wild
Season 1 Episode 176
It can be useful to find parallels between our philosophical pursuits that are inspired by ancient practices and the more modern messages we’re expos…
1 year, 8 months ago
How To Prepare For Disappointment
Season 1 Episode 175
The more we do, the Stoic philosopher Seneca tells us in his book On Tranquility of Mind, the more we put ourselves in Fortune's power, the more we t…
1 year, 8 months ago