Stoicism for a Better Life

November 4, 2020

Stoicism for a Better Life – Weekly exercise (September 6, 2020)

Hello there, For this week’s exercise, let us find some inspiration from the last great emperor of Rome. This is from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations X 29: “In every act of thine pause at each step and ask thyself: Is death to be dreaded for the loss of this?” So powerful. So sobering. I say this all the time but […]

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November 4, 2020

Episode 27 – You Have Free Will, So Use It to be Happy

It is up for debate whether our free-will is an illusion or a real thing. But one thing is for sure: From our perspective, we feel like we definitely have free-will. Life essentially can be boiled down to making choices and decisions in the present moment. So use your free-will actively. Want to send in a voice message to Anderson […]

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November 4, 2020

Episode 26 – Give Up a Vice for a Few Days

Addictions…we all have them. Some are more obvious, others more clandestine. Here is an opportunity to identify one, accept it distracts us from being mindful in the present moment, and actively work to remove it with a reasonable short term goal. Want to send in a voice message to Anderson Silver? You may have your voicemail featured or answered on […]

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November 4, 2020

Stoicism for a Better Life – Weekly exercise (August 30, 2020)

Hello there, For this week’s exercise, let us look for some inspiration from Epictetus. This is from his Discourses I 24.1&2: “It is difficulties that show what men are. Consequently, when a difficulty befalls, remember that God, like a physical trainer, has matched you with a rugged young man. What for? some one says. So that you may become an […]

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November 4, 2020

Suspend Disbelief Podcast interviews Anderson Silver

A great interview about Stoicism. We went a lot more in-depth this time as I was interviewed by an active Stoic practitioner. I was asked some great questions and we covered some interesting topics. Have a listen, you will be happy you did.

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November 4, 2020

Episode 25 – Help Others by Cheering for Them

We often forget that there are 7.6 billion other people on this planet. We get so lost in our own self-involvement. This episode is all about recognizing other people and their own journeys and supporting them. Want to send in a voice message to Anderson Silver? You may have your voicemail featured or answered on a Stoicism for a Better […]

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November 4, 2020

Stoicism for a Better Life – Weekly exercise (August 23, 2020)

Hello there, For this exercise, let us seek some inspiration on the perils of ambition, pleasure and possessions, from the man who was at the top of the social and political ladder. This is from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations VI 51: “The lover of glory conceives his own good to consist in another’s action, the lover of pleasure in his own […]

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November 4, 2020

Episode 24 – You Can’t Learn What you Think You Already Know

The more my island of knowledge grows, so does my shore of ignorance. Knowledge is power and philosophy is the pursuit of knowledge and wisdom. However, we make the grave mistake of overestimating our knowledge. The same way Socrates was the wisest man in all of Athens because he knew what he did not know, we must admit not only […]

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November 4, 2020

Stoicism for a Better Life – Weekly exercise (August 16, 2020)

Hello there, For this week’s exercise, I will seek some inspiration from Seneca. This is from his Moral Letters to Lucilius CIII 4-5: “When philosophy is wielded with arrogance and stubbornly, it is the cause for the ruin of many. Let philosophy scrape off your own faults, rather than be a way to rail against the faults of others.” […]

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November 4, 2020

Stoicism for a Better Life – Weekly exercise (August 9, 2020)

Hello there, For this week’s exercise, I will look for inspiration from Epictetus’ Discourses IV 1.141&142: “Be careful how you take the news – I won’t say that your child dies, because you couldn’t possibly tolerate that – but that your cruet of oil fell over. Or that someone drank up all your wine. Anyone finding you in despair might […]

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Stoicism for a Better Life – Weekly exercise (August 30, 2020)

Suspend Disbelief Podcast interviews Anderson Silver

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