The What Is Stoicism? Podcast
244 episodes — Page 5 of 5
S1 Ep 43How To Return To The Present Moment
Stoic perspectives to change how you think about the past and the future so you can stop all that mental time travel.📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO + EMAIL CONTENTCheck out What Is Stoicism? on Substack:https://whatisstoicism.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 Ep 42The Stoicism Of Looking At A Sheep
There’s a lot we can learn from animals.📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO CONTENTCheck out What Is Stoicism? on Substack:https://whatisstoicism.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 Ep 41Meditation Episode: Practicing Stoic Acceptance
bonus"Do not seek for things to happen the way you want them to; rather, wish that what happens happen the way it happens: then you will be happy." - Epictetus📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO CONTENTCheck out What Is Stoicism? on Substack:https://whatisstoicism.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 Ep 40Success Might Not Be What You Think It Is
When you set a goal and try to achieve it, you’re ultimately either successful or not.But consider this – if you become rich and famous without trying, or even desiring to, should you be considered "successful"?📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO CONTENTCheck out What Is Stoicism? on Substack:https://whatisstoicism.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 Ep 39A Short But Powerful Exercise: Define Your Own Principles
With a clear focus on your guiding principles, you can quickly apply them and make decisions more easily. Decisions that reflect your character.📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO CONTENTCheck out What Is Stoicism? on Substack:https://whatisstoicism.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 Ep 384 Stoic Questions To Ask Yourself When You've Been Criticised
How to be less disrupted by criticism by using it as a learning experience.📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO CONTENTCheck out What Is Stoicism? on Substack:https://whatisstoicism.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 Ep 37Life Is A Mere Moment, Do As A Stoic Would And Live Immediately
The present is all anyone has — the past is gone, the future is yet to come. Yes, it is wise to learn from the past and to plan for the future, but it is right now that we should focus on.📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO CONTENTCheck out What Is Stoicism? on Substack:https://whatisstoicism.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 Ep 36How To Learn, Plan, And Live Like A Stoic
Learn from the past, plan for the future, live in the present.📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO CONTENTCheck out What Is Stoicism? on Substack:https://whatisstoicism.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 Ep 354 Stoic Steps To Deal With Future Uncertainty
"By the time the situation actually arrives, it isn’t too bad at all. You’ll be incredibly relieved cause it’s never as bad as you thought!"📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO CONTENTCheck out What Is Stoicism? on Substack:https://whatisstoicism.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 Ep 34How To Be Your Own Best Friend
"Meanwhile, I owe you my little daily contribution; you shall be told what pleased me to-day in the writings of Hecato; it is these words: “What progress, you ask, have I made? I have begun to be a friend to myself.” That was indeed a great benefit; such a person can never be alone. You may be sure that such a man is a friend to all mankind."-- Seneca, Letters 6.7📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO CONTENTCheck out What Is Stoicism? on Substack:https://whatisstoicism.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 Ep 33Applying Stoicism To Your If-Then-Else Statement
Don’t make your happiness conditional upon things outside your control.📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO CONTENTCheck out What Is Stoicism? on Substack:https://whatisstoicism.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 Ep 32Exercise: Learn To Want What You Have
“Until we have begun to go without them, we fail to realise how unnecessary many things are.We’ve been using them not because we needed them but because we had them.”-- Seneca, Letters 123.6📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO CONTENTCheck out What Is Stoicism? on Substack:https://whatisstoicism.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 Ep 31Meditation Episode: A Simple Stoic Evening Meditation To Review Your Day
bonus"Admit not sleep into your tender eyelids till you have reckoned up each deed of the day." - Epictetus, Discourses 3.10)📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO CONTENTCheck out What Is Stoicism? on Substack:https://whatisstoicism.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 Ep 30How To Have A Good Day In Under 2 Minutes
Make today a good one.📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO CONTENTCheck out What Is Stoicism? on Substack:https://whatisstoicism.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 Ep 29How Stoicism Stops You Wishing Your Life Away
How short-sighted of us to cajole the sand into the bottom chamber of life’s hourglass when we know it can’t go back. The increasing emptiness of the top chamber speaks sadly of what has already fallen through. The hourglass clings to what remains, but time can’t be stopped or saved. It can, however, be savoured.📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO CONTENTCheck out What Is Stoicism? on Substack:https://whatisstoicism.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 Ep 28Meditation Episode: A Simple Stoic Afternoon Meditation To Keep Your Day On Track
bonus“Every day and night keep thoughts like these at hand — write them, read them aloud, talk to yourself and others about them.” - Epictetus, Discourses 3.24📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO CONTENTCheck out What Is Stoicism? on Substack:https://whatisstoicism.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 Ep 27Exercise: Say No Like A Stoic
“Most of us have lives filled with mediocrity. We said yes to things that we felt half-hearted about.” - Derek Sivers, Hell Yeah or No📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO CONTENTCheck out What Is Stoicism? on Substack:https://whatisstoicism.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 Ep 26How To Get Advice From Your Role Models
"There is a need, in my view, for someone as a standard against which our characters can measure themselves.Without a ruler to do it against you won’t make crooked straight.” - Seneca, Letters 11.10📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO CONTENTCheck out What Is Stoicism? on Substack:https://whatisstoicism.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 Ep 25Meditation Episode: A Simple Stoic Morning Meditation You Can Use Every Day
bonus"As each day arises, welcome it as the very best day of all, and make it your own possession. We must seize what flees." - Seneca, Letters 108.27📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO CONTENTCheck out What Is Stoicism? on Substack:https://whatisstoicism.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 Ep 24Applying The Virtue Of Moderation
Do that which is easiest of all—namely, demonstrate that what men call pleasures are punishments as soon as they have exceeded due bounds.— Seneca The Younger, On Drunkenness📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO CONTENTCheck out What Is Stoicism? on Substack:https://whatisstoicism.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 Ep 23How To Deal With Regrets
A Stoic never beats themselves up.📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO CONTENTCheck out What Is Stoicism? on Substack:https://whatisstoicism.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 Ep 22Approve Yourself
Take the Stoic path and decide YOUR OWN worth.📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO CONTENTCheck out What Is Stoicism? on Substack:https://whatisstoicism.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 Ep 21Relaxation Episode: Calming Perspectives With Marcus Aurelius
bonusCalming perspectives from Marcus Aurelius to relax, study, work or meditate to.📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO CONTENTCheck out What Is Stoicism? on Substack:https://whatisstoicism.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 Ep 20How To Make Coffee A Stoic Experience
☕ An energizing espresso shot of Stoicism inspired by Italian coffee culture.📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO CONTENTCheck out What Is Stoicism? on Substack:https://whatisstoicism.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 Ep 19How To Do Anonymous Acts Of Kindness
“The reward for all the virtues lies in the virtues themselves, for they are not practiced with a view to recompense; the wages of a good deed is to have done it.” - Seneca, Epistles 81.19📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO CONTENTCheck out What Is Stoicism? on Substack:https://whatisstoicism.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 Ep 18How To See Through The Clouds
"If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment."- Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 8.47📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO CONTENTCheck out What Is Stoicism? on Substack:https://whatisstoicism.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 Ep 17How To Reclaim Your Innocence
With awareness we can regain our innocence, we can feel the freedom of becoming like children.📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO CONTENTCheck out What Is Stoicism? on Substack:https://whatisstoicism.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 Ep 16Stoic Solutions For Feelings Of Insecurity
How to start solving problems from within.📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO CONTENTCheck out What Is Stoicism? on Substack:https://whatisstoicism.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 Ep 15How To See Things From Someone Else's Perspective
Stoic reflections on empathizing. Website: https://whatisstoicism.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/whatisstoicismInstagram: https://instagram.com/whatisstoicismFacebook: https://facebook.com/whatisstoicism Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 Ep 14Stoic Exercise: Review Your Progress
How to stay on track with your Stoic goals.Website: https://whatisstoicism.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/whatisstoicismInstagram: https://instagram.com/whatisstoicismFacebook: https://facebook.com/whatisstoicism Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Introduction - What Is Stoicism?
trailerA short introduction to the What Is Stoicism? Podcast.Website: https://whatisstoicism.comSubstack: https://whatisstoicism.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 Ep 13A Reminder For You And Me
Stoic reflections for when negative thoughts start to take over.Website: https://whatisstoicism.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/whatisstoicismInstagram: https://instagram.com/whatisstoicismFacebook: https://facebook.com/whatisstoicism Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 Ep 12A Winner Always Contributes To The Common Good
Stoic reflections on removing ego and carrying water.Website: https://whatisstoicism.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/whatisstoicismInstagram: https://instagram.com/whatisstoicismFacebook: https://facebook.com/whatisstoicism Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 Ep 11Relaxation Episode: River Relaxation With Marcus Aurelius
bonusCalming music and thoughts from Marcus Aurelius to relax, study, work or meditate to.Website: https://whatisstoicism.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/whatisstoicismInstagram: https://instagram.com/whatisstoicismFacebook: https://facebook.com/whatisstoicismSong: VenkatesanandaArtist: Jesse GallagherAlbum: VenkatesanandaLicensed to YouTube by YouTube Audio Library Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 Ep 10How To Refresh And Reset Yourself
Stoic reflections for when you're feeling burnt out.Website: https://whatisstoicism.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/whatisstoicismInstagram: https://instagram.com/whatisstoicismFacebook: https://facebook.com/whatisstoicism Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 Ep 9Curing Fear Of The Future
Stoic reflections on curing fear of the future in a practical way.Website: https://whatisstoicism.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/whatisstoicismInstagram: https://instagram.com/whatisstoicismFacebook: https://facebook.com/whatisstoicism Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 Ep 8When Giving Gifts, Less Is More
Stoic reflections of gift giving. 🎁Website: https://whatisstoicism.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/whatisstoicismInstagram: https://instagram.com/whatisstoicismFacebook: https://facebook.com/whatisstoicism Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 Ep 7You're Fooling Yourself
Stoic relflections on self-discipline.“Dig deep within yourself, for there is a fountain of goodness ever ready to flow if you will keep digging.”- Marcus AureliusWebsite: https://whatisstoicism.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/whatisstoicismInstagram: https://instagram.com/whatisstoicismFacebook: https://facebook.com/whatisstoicism Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 Ep 6What Is Your Ideal Life?
Stoic relflections on your ideal life.“What man actually needs is not a tensionless state but rather the striving and struggling for some goal worthy of him."-- Viktor FranklWebsite: https://whatisstoicism.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/whatisstoicismInstagram: https://instagram.com/whatisstoicismFacebook: https://facebook.com/whatisstoicism Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 Ep 5What Gets You Started In The Morning
Stoic reflections on morning motivation.“When the standards have been set, things are tested and weighed. And the work of philosophy is just this, to examine and uphold the standards, but the work of a truly good person is in using those standards when they know them.”-- Epictetus, Discourses 2.11.23Website: https://whatisstoicism.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/whatisstoicismInstagram: https://instagram.com/whatisstoicismFacebook: https://facebook.com/whatisstoicism Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 Ep 4Why You Should Treat Criticism The Same As Praise
Stoic reflections on being criticised and praised.“Everything in any way beautiful has its beauty of itself, inherent and self-sufficient: praise is no part of it. At any rate, praise does not make anything better or worse.”-- Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 4.20Website: https://whatisstoicism.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/whatisstoicismInstagram: https://instagram.com/whatisstoicismFacebook: https://facebook.com/whatisstoicism Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 Ep 3Are You Doing?
Stoic reflections on doing.“So then practice and rehearseTo find heart-soul’s universe,Knowing that by moving/seeingProves for all time: Doing’s being!”- Doing is Being, Ray BradburyWebsite: https://whatisstoicism.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/whatisstoicismInstagram: https://instagram.com/whatisstoicismFacebook: https://facebook.com/whatisstoicism Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 Ep 2The Rest Doesn't Matter
Stoic reflections on doing the right thing."Just that you do the right thing, the rest doesn’t matter.”- Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 6.2Website: https://whatisstoicism.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/whatisstoicismInstagram: https://instagram.com/whatisstoicismFacebook: https://facebook.com/whatisstoicism Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1 Ep 1Just My Luck
Stoic thoughts on luck.“It is my bad luck that this has happened to me.’ No, you should rather say: ‘It is my good luck that, although this has happened to me, I can bear it without pain, neither crushed by the present nor fearful of the future.’ Because such a thing could have happened to any man, but not every man could have borne it without pain. So why see more misfortune in the event than good fortune in your ability to bear it?”-- Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 4.49Website: https://whatisstoicism.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/whatisstoicismInstagram: https://instagram.com/whatisstoicismFacebook: https://facebook.com/whatisstoicism Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.