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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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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

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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

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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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6:04

What Is Stoic Wisdom?

The What Is Stoicism? Podcast ·

2024/03/06

☀️ 🏛 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---This explainer episode will provide you with a straightforward understanding of what Stoic Wisdom is and how you can use it in your Stoic practice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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24:33

Marcus Aurelius's Meditations (Book 10)

The What Is Stoicism? Podcast ·

2024/02/28

☀️ 🏛 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 tenth book of Marcus Aurelius's twelve-book work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:20:28

Interview With Donald Robertson / Marcus Aurelius:...

The What Is Stoicism? Podcast ·

2024/02/21

☀️ 🏛 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 today's episode, I interview one of my favorite writers on Stoicism, Donald Robertson.He's a cognitive-behavioral psychotherapist, and the author of such books as How to Think Like a Roman Emperor, Verissimus, Stoicism and the Art of Happiness, and The Philosophy of CBT.His latest book is a biography of Marcus Aurelius, titled Marcus

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4:59

The Person We Are Matters More Than The Place We Find...

The What Is Stoicism? Podcast ·

2024/02/14

☀️ 🏛 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 the relentless pursuit of happiness, a common impulse leads us to believe that a change in surroundings will lift the burdens of our minds.Seneca, the ancient Stoic philosopher, challenges this instinct in his 28th Letter to Lucilius, inviting us to question whether our travels truly offer escape or merely a temporary reprieve. Hosted

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6:25

What is Stoic Temperance?

The What Is Stoicism? Podcast ·

2024/02/07

☀️ 🏛 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---This explainer episode will provide you with a straightforward understanding of what Stoic Temperance is and how you can use it in your Stoic practice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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6:32

Seneca's Mental Remedies For Anger

The What Is Stoicism? Podcast ·

2024/01/31

☀️ 🏛 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---Five of the best pieces of advice from Seneca’s On Anger you can use today if you feel anger beginning to bubble up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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