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341 - Future You: How to Bargain with the Future to Become Your Best Self
Season 1 Episode 341
Do you ever think about your future self? How would your choices in the present change if you took the time to consider those choices would impact future you? Today I want to talk about the power of …
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
340 - Is Free Will Just a Lie We Tell Ourselves?
Season 1 Episode 340
Do we have free will or are we destined to our fate? Do the Stoics believe that we have free will or are our lives pre-determined? Does is matter? Today I’m going to talk about the Stoic ideas behind…
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
339 - Resistance Training for the Soul: Why the Hard Way Might Be the Right Way
Season 1 Episode 339
What if I told you that the thing you’re avoiding… is exactly the thing you need most? Today we’re going about why comfort might be the biggest lie we believe, and how leaning into resistance can act…
Published on 5 months ago
338 - Q & A: Am I Stoic Enough?
Season 1 Episode 338
In this week's episode, I take some time to answer a few questions:
- What should I do when someone criticizes me and I know they’re right?
- How do I know if I’m actually making progress in my persona…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
337 - Evil Is the Absence of Empathy
Season 1 Episode 337
Empathy has been called everything from a virtue to a weakness to a sin. But in an age of outrage, is empathy a liability? Or is it the very thing we need to preserve civilization? In this week's epi…
Published on 6 months ago
336 - Facts and Feelings: The Power of Objectivity
Season 1 Episode 336
The Stoics place a premium on rationality and objectivity to help manage our emotions. But how do we develop that objectivity? Why should we practice become more objective? In this week’s episode we’…
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
335 - Stay Curious: The Stoic Case for Asking Why
Season 1 Episode 335
What if your biggest obstacle in life isn’t a lack of knowledge, but something else? What if this one attribute is the one thing that can help you truly excel in life? In this episode, I want discuss…
Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago
334 - Serious Joy: A Stoic’s Unexpected Superpower
Season 1 Episode 334
How often to you spend time worrying about everything that is happening in the world? How can you create more joy into your life? Can a Stoic be happy and joyful? Today I want to talk about Stoicism …
Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago
333 - Do Better, Be Better: Maintaining Stoic Virtue in Times of Turmoil
Season 1 Episode 333
In times of political division, it’s easy to be swept away by anger, resentment, and fear. But what does that accomplish? Does your anger towards those that disagree with you help yourself or the wor…
Published on 7 months, 1 week ago
332 - Creating a Stoic Company: Interview with Geoff Roberts from Outseta
Season 1 Episode 332
Stoicism is a very personal and practical philosophy. But what would a company look like that implemented some of the ideas from Stoic philosophy? In this episode, I interview Geoff Roberts the CEO o…
Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago