Hello there, The Last live Ask Me Anything (AMA) was a success…and by success I mean a few people actually showed up 🙂 I’m stuck at my desk today on account of the heat wave that’s melting the world outside, so although it’s last minute I thought I would get a impromptu AMA if anyone wants to come by and […]
Hello there, For this week’s exercise, I will look for inspiration from some simple and direct words from Epictetus’ Discourses I 9.29: “Friends, wait for God; when He shall give the signal and release you from his service, then go to Him; but for the present endure to dwell in this place where He has put you: short indeed is […]
I received a great question (voicemail) from a listener that I had to take some time to answer. We keep saying “Nothing can be good or bad” yet we also preach moral goodness. How can we reconcile the two? Want to send in a voice message to Anderson Silver? You may have your voicemail featured or answered on a Stoicism […]
Hello there, For this week’s exercise, I would like to draw from my second most favourite character from the movie Gladiator, and my #1 favourite Roman Emperor who was also a Stoic, Marcus Aurelius. This is from his Meditations IX 42 : “Where is the harm or the strangeness in the boor acting like a boor? See whether you are […]
Hello there, For this week’s exercise, I will look for inspiration from some simple and direct words from Epictetus’ Discourses II 2.12: “For when you subject what is your own to externals, then from henceforth be a slave.” This is a fairly popular quote I have seen float around the internet under a….cosmetically uplifted variance: There is only one way […]
Hello there, For this week’s exercise, let us find some inspiration in the words of Epictetus from his Discourses IV 12.1: “Is it possible to be free from error? Not by any means, but it is possible to be a person always stretching to avoid error. For we must be content to at least escape a few mistakes by never […]
Hello there, Let’s stick with the short and prompt approach to these weekly exercise posts, and who better than the most direct of our ancient guides to help us once again. This is from Epictetus’ Discourses IV 4.23: “In short, you must remember this – that if you hold anything dear outside of your own reasoned choice, you will have […]
A special COVID-19 release: I’ve released two episodes to help with the current Pandemic situation and give some very pertinent Stoic practices to help you through these uncertain, anxious and tough times. Here are five additional useful Stoic practices for you. Want to send in a voice message to Anderson Silver? You may have your voicemail featured or answered on […]
Hello there, For this exercise, let us seek some inspiration from Epictetus’ Discourses III 24 84: “Whenever you experience the pangs of losing something, don’t treat it like a part of yourself but as a breakable glass, so when it falls you will remember that and won’t be troubled. So too, whenever you kiss your child, sibling, or friend, don’t […]
A special COVID-19 release: I’m releasing two episodes to help with the current Pandemic situation and give some very pertinent Stoic practices to help you through these uncertain, anxious and tough times. Want to send in a voice message to Anderson Silver? You may have your voicemail featured or answered on a Stoicism for a Better Life episode. Not a […]