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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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June 9, 2021

Episode 47 – If the Reading Rainbow taught us anything…

We live once and therefore live one lifetime. You can try and extend your life through healthy lifestyle choices. But when we say “healthy lifestyle choices” we tend to only think in the physical realm (exercise, eat well, drink plenty of water, etc). We forget about the spiritual (mental) part of it. Not only can we get live multiple lifetimes […]

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June 8, 2021

Episode 46 – Your Journal Is Your Most Powerful Tool

Your journal is your most powerful tool, so make sure you use one! Your journal is your most powerful tool, so make sure you use one! Your journal is your most powerful tool, so make sure you use one! Your journal is your most powerful tool, so make sure you use one! Your journal is your most powerful tool, so […]

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June 6, 2021

Stoicism for a Better Life – Weekly exercise (June 6, 2021)

Hello there, Our school is a pragmatic one that concerns itself with the “Here & Now”. As such, when it comes to the philosophical divide between Determinism and Free-Will, our school does not take a side. Instead, we use the logical reasoning of BOTH sides, and apply it to the present moment in our continued drive to live a purposeful […]

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