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A Stoic Alien Reports On The Humans
Season 1 · Episode 163

A Stoic Alien Reports On The Humans

Looking at daily life through fresh eyes.

The What Is Stoicism? Podcast · What Is Stoicism?

October 30, 20245m 32s

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Show Notes

In this episode, I explore a fun writing prompt that can help achieve the powerful perspective of Stoic objectivity.


It's reminiscent of an exercise Marcus Aurelius described to himself as follows:


“This should be your practice throughout all your life: when things have such a plausible appearance, show them naked, see their shoddiness, strip away their own boastful account of themselves. Vanity is the greatest seducer of reason: when you are most convinced that your work is important, that is when you are most under its spell.”


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