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July 5, 2021

Episode 53 – Don’t be afraid of silence.

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.

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July 4, 2021

Stoicism for a Better Life – Weekly exercise (July 4, 2021)

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 […]

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July 2, 2021

Episode 52 – Do you really need a cup to drink water?

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 […]

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June 25, 2021

Episode 51 – Be good and become better, little by little

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 […]

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June 21, 2021

Episode 50 – Have a goal, but go the way things are

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 […]

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June 20, 2021

Stoicism for a Better Life – Weekly exercise (June 20, 2021)

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 […]

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June 17, 2021

Episode 49 – Simplify your life to find tranquillity

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. […]

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