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The What Is Stoicism? Podcast

Allan John (What Is Stoicism?)

Using Stoic philosophy to help you (and me): LEARN from the past, PLAN for the future, LIVE in the present. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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5:11

A Stoic Get-Rich-Quick Scheme

The What Is Stoicism? Podcast ·

2024/07/31

☀️ Start your next 10 days like a Stoic with morning routines that take only 10 minutes to complete.Free Stoic 10-day series: https://whatisstoicism.com/10days---"What I will teach you is the ability to become rich as speedily as possible.. I will lead you by a shortcut to the greatest wealth... not wanting something is just as good as having it. The important thing either way is the same – freedom from worry."—Seneca, Letters 119.1–2 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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7:07

Stoic Paradox 3 - All Vices Are Equal And All Virtues...

The What Is Stoicism? Podcast ·

2024/07/24

☀️ Start your next 10 days like a Stoic with morning routines that take only 10 minutes to complete.Free Stoic 10-day series: https://whatisstoicism.com/10days---In this episode, we look at Cicero's third Stoic paradox—that all vices are equal and all virtues are equal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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5:17

Be Your Own Master: Only The Philosophical Are Free

The What Is Stoicism? Podcast ·

2024/07/17

☀️ Start your next 10 days like a Stoic with morning routines that take only 10 minutes to complete.Free Stoic 10-day series: https://whatisstoicism.com/10days---We often bemoan the restrictions that are placed on us.Whether we feel held back by our many personal responsibilities or stifled by our work environment, we harbor a desire for more freedom.But what actually is freedom and how do we attain it? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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4:55

Finding Purpose: The Joy of Becoming Good

The What Is Stoicism? Podcast ·

2024/07/10

☀️ Start your next 10 days like a Stoic with morning routines that take only 10 minutes to complete.Free Stoic 10-day series: https://whatisstoicism.com/10days---As we know, Stoicism is a practical philosophy.Theory alone does not improve the skill of being good.Only the struggle of everyday experience improves it.We’re interested in how we might be good, rather than merely know goodness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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24:44

100 Tips For A Stoic Life

The What Is Stoicism? Podcast ·

2024/07/03

☀️ Start your next 10 days like a Stoic with morning routines that take only 10 minutes to complete.Free Stoic 10-day series: https://whatisstoicism.com/10days---It’s obvious to say, but important nonetheless: if we’re to make progress toward a more Stoic life, we have to regularly practice the principles of the philosophy.And if we’re to regularly practice the principles, we’ll first need to understand and remember them.The French philosopher and historian, Pierre Hadot, wrote of the importance of

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4:42

Stoic Paradox 2 - When Virtue Is Present, Nothing...

The What Is Stoicism? Podcast ·

2024/06/26

☀️ Start your next 10 days like a Stoic with morning routines that take only 10 minutes to complete.Free Stoic 10-day series: https://whatisstoicism.com/10days---In this episode, we look at Cicero's second Stoic paradox—that virtue is all that is needed for happiness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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7:35

Gain Freedom From Envy With The Self-Consultation...

The What Is Stoicism? Podcast ·

2024/06/19

☀️ Start your next 10 days like a Stoic with morning routines that take only 10 minutes to complete.Free Stoic 10-day series: https://whatisstoicism.com/10days---It’s a common disruption to our tranquility: putting someone else’s life on a pedestal compared to our own.We envy the apparent prosperity and happiness of others while losing sight of the things in our own lives that we should be quite content with.The full story of someone else’s life can’t be known. Their inner world isn’t visible to us

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8:59

Guided Contemplation - Embrace Your Insignificance

The What Is Stoicism? Podcast ·

2024/06/12

☀️ Start your next 10 days like a Stoic with morning routines that take only 10 minutes to complete.Free Stoic 10-day series: https://whatisstoicism.com/10days---A guided contemplation to help you reflect on a powerful idea from Stoicism: the notion that our insignificance isn't a bad thing.This idea can be liberating and transformative, guiding us toward greater peace, humility, and—surprisingly—purpose. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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5:02

Freedom Is Having A Mind Superior To Injury

The What Is Stoicism? Podcast ·

2024/06/05

☀️ Start your next 10 days like a Stoic with morning routines that take only 10 minutes to complete.Free Stoic 10-day series: https://whatisstoicism.com/10days---"Liberty is having a mind superior to injury, a mind that makes itself the only source from which its pleasures spring, that separates itself from all external things, avoiding the unquiet life of one who fears everybody’s laughter, everybody’s tongue. For if there is anyone who can offer an insult, who cannot?"—Seneca, On the Constancy of

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5:24

How To Acquire Something That Will Fortify You Every Day

The What Is Stoicism? Podcast ·

2024/05/29

☀️ Start your next 10 days like a Stoic with morning routines that take only 10 minutes to complete.Free Stoic 10-day series: https://whatisstoicism.com/10days---"Each day acquire something that will fortify you against poverty, against death, indeed against other misfortunes as well; and after you have run over many thoughts, select one to be thoroughly digested that day."—Seneca, Letters 2.4 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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6:55

Stoic Paradox 1 - Virtue Is The Only True Good

The What Is Stoicism? Podcast ·

2024/05/22

☀️ Start your next 10 days like a Stoic with morning routines that take only 10 minutes to complete.Free Stoic 10-day series: https://whatisstoicism.com/10days---In this episode, we look at Cicero's explanation of the Stoics' main guiding principle—that virtue is the only true good in life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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4:20

Renew Your Focus On, And Appreciation Of, The Present

The What Is Stoicism? Podcast ·

2024/05/15

☀️ Start your next 10 days like a Stoic with morning routines that take only 10 minutes to complete.Free Stoic 10-day series: https://whatisstoicism.com/10days---"The present moment is enough for you,” Marcus Aurelius told himself in his Meditations.As Pierre Hadot wrote in his book Philosophy as a Way of Life, this had a double meaning:It is enough to keep you busy; you have no need to think about anything else; andIt is enough to make you happy; there is no need to seek for anything else. Hosted

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7:29

The Molecular Pause - A Stoic Technique Inspired by...

The What Is Stoicism? Podcast ·

2024/05/08

☀️ Start your next 10 days like a Stoic with morning routines that take only 10 minutes to complete.Free Stoic 10-day series: https://whatisstoicism.com/10days---To help achieve the kind of mental freedom the Stoics enjoyed by worrying less about the opinions of others, I have constructed a short exercise that uses some imagery from Kurt Vonnegut's novel Breakfast of Champions.I’ve called it the Molecular Pause technique.When to use it: Use the Molecular Pause technique whenever you feel discomfort

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18:02

Marcus Aurelius's Meditations (Book 12)

The What Is Stoicism? Podcast ·

2024/05/01

☀️ Start your next 10 days like a Stoic with morning routines that take only 10 minutes to complete.Free Stoic 10-day series: https://whatisstoicism.com/10days---A reading of the twelfth book of Marcus Aurelius's twelve-book work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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9:38

A Stoic Micro Morning Meditation

The What Is Stoicism? Podcast ·

2024/04/24

☀️ This episode features a free example edition of my Micro Morning Meditations.If you'd like to access further examples, you can get a free 10-day series of Micro Morning Meditations here: https://whatisstoicism.com/10days Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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9:14

How a Stoic Deals With Harsh Truths

The What Is Stoicism? Podcast ·

2024/04/17

☀️ Start your next 10 days like a Stoic with morning routines that take only 10 minutes to complete.Free Stoic 10-day series: https://whatisstoicism.com/10days---When someone tells us a harsh truth, it may question our beliefs or behavior in a way that offends us.This episode explores how we can use the Stoic virtues to deal with harsh truths in a calm, detached way so that we can remove the harshness and examine the truth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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21:52

Marcus Aurelius's Meditations (Book 11)

The What Is Stoicism? Podcast ·

2024/04/03

☀️ Start your next 10 days like a Stoic with morning routines that take only 10 minutes to complete.Free Stoic 10-day series: https://whatisstoicism.com/10days---A reading of the eleventh book of Marcus Aurelius's twelve-book work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:01:11

How to Build a Stoic Mindset with Mark Tuitert

The What Is Stoicism? Podcast ·

2024/03/27

☀️ Start your next 10 days like a Stoic with morning routines that take only 10 minutes to complete.Free Stoic 10-day series: https://whatisstoicism.com/10days---Today's episode is an interview with Dutch Olympic gold medalist Mark Tuitert.I really enjoyed talking with Mark - he's a keen enthusiast of Stoicism and has recently released a book called The Stoic Mindset.In the interview, we talk about the book, Mark’s interest in Stoicism, and how the philosophy has helped him both in his professional

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4:38

Why Stoicism Is Not A Passive Philosophy

The What Is Stoicism? Podcast ·

2024/03/20

☀️ 🏛 Start your next 10 days like a Stoic with morning routines that take only 10 minutes to complete.Free Stoic 10-day series: https://whatisstoicism.com/10days---In this episode, I look at why the Stoic practice of accepting one's fate is not the same thing as passivity.Accepting what happens saves us time. We don’t feel the need to curse fate or complain about our luck when we practice this kind of acceptance.We don’t spend excessive time in denial, wishing we could change the past. Instead, we

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9:14

Guided Meditation: Live As Though You Are Always On View

The What Is Stoicism? Podcast ·

2024/03/13

☀️ 🏛 Start your next 10 days like a Stoic with morning routines that take only 10 minutes to complete.Free Stoic 10-day series: https://whatisstoicism.com/10days---Imagine the freedom that comes from living in alignment with your values, unencumbered by the fear of exposure or judgment.How can you cultivate a mindset that not only avoids wrongdoing but actively rejects even the thought of it? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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