Hello there, Our school teaches us that wisdom is to be found everywhere and is the domain of everyone so let’s find some inspiration for this week’s exercise with one of my favourite philosophers of recent time, Jean-Paul Sartre. Although he was big on existentialism and phenomenology, I find he also had a keen sense for cutting through the BS […]
The only things for certain in life are death and taxes. Wait…if American billionaires are any indication, taxes are NOT a certainty in life. But I am yet to meet someone who has escaped death. We all have a shelf life and an expiry date, which means we have limited time as it will quite literally run out. So why […]
Ever sit in complete silence without any distractions and just listen to your thoughts? Yeah….this is why I wrote this episode. Not a fan of Spotify? Stoicism for a Better Life is available on 8 different platforms including Apple Podcasts, Google podcasts and many others. Listen on your preferred platform or leave a voice message.
Hello there, If you’re reading this then you are trying to improve yourself. And if that’s the case, then this lesson is for you. Here are some words from Marcus Aurelius to himself (and us) in his Meditations VI 30: “Do everything as a disciple of Marcus. Remember his disregard of empty fame, and his efforts to understand things; and […]
In the western world (especially) we are PLAGUED with wanting to have more stuff and better things…better than before…better than others. But one question we forget to ask ourselves is: Do I really actually need that? Or did I just give up my hard-earned time and money in exchange for a collection of atoms that will end up in a […]
Hello there, This week’s exercise is about Hopes and Dreams, Fear and Anxieties, and I will start with some words from the Moral Letters of Seneca V 7-8: “Hecato says, ‘cease to hope and you will cease to fear’… The primary cause of both these ills is that instead of adapting ourselves to present circumstances, we send our thoughts too […]
Just like you build muscles one fibre at a time…or a Lego Millenium Falcon one Lego piece at a time, so do you build your virtue one moment at a time. Not a fan of Spotify? Stoicism for a Better Life is available on 8 different platforms including Apple Podcasts, Google podcasts and many others. Listen on your preferred platform […]
It is important to have goals. Whether it is a daily goal, weekly, annual, lifetime, bucket list, squad goals, etc. goals offer a general roadmap of how best to plan our time and resources. However, we must never forget that our puny efforts are of no consequence when compared to the overwhelming quantity of variables in the domain of the […]
Hello there, Following last week’s exercise, there was a great discussion on hierarchy and how we can reconcile the equality of all with the hierarchy we see as almost necessary around us (and throughout our history). Let’s get things started with Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations II 1: “My city and country, as Antoninus, is Rome; as a man, the world.” Let […]
Some life lessons from our ancient older cousins (The Cynics). Simplify your life, make more time and find the happiness and tranquillity you seek. The episode also discusses whether Cynicism can actually be considered a philosophy. Not a fan of Spotify? Stoicism for a Better Life is available on 8 different platforms including Apple Podcasts, Google podcasts and many others. […]