Stoicism for a Better Life

November 4, 2020

Stoicism for a Better Life – Weekly exercise (August 2, 2020)

Hello there, You’re a good person right? And you do good things for others, no? Well, here are some words from Marcus Aurelius to keep in mind then. Let’s get some inspiration from his Meditations IX 42: “For what more do you want when you have done a man a service? Are you not content that you have done something […]

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November 4, 2020

Stoicism for a Better Life – Weekly exercise (July 26, 2020)

Hello there, I tend to go through phases of philosophers depending on what I’m reading or am focused on at a particular time. I realized that as much as I have used Seneca’s work for these exercises in the past (and he has a lot of great work as we all know) in recent times I have neglected our favourite […]

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November 4, 2020

Stay Hydrated Podcast interviews Anderson Silver

Sebastian Guell conducted a good interview with some great questions. Some of the best yet, and even though our internet connection was a little week we got through it okay and tackled some good questions like Stoicism’s place in today’s world and the future, and how it could help make the world a better place.

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November 4, 2020

Stoicism for a Better Life – Weekly exercise (July 19, 2020)

Hello there, For this week’s exercise, let us look back at Epictetus and find wisdom in his often direct and borderline comic words. This is from the Discourses I 15.7&8: “Nothing great comes into being all at once; why, not even does the bunch of grapes, or a fig. If you say to me now, “I want a fig,” I […]

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November 3, 2020

Stoicism for a Better Life – Weekly exercise (July 12, 2020)

Hello there, For this week’s exercise, let us look at some words from Marcus Aurelius. This is from his Meditations XII 1: “You could enjoy this very moment all the things you are praying to reach by taking the long way around – if you’d stop depriving yourself of them.” If you found a genie and got to make […]

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November 3, 2020

Stoicism for a Better Life – Weekly exercise (July 5, 2020)

Hello there, For this week’s exercise, I will look for inspiration from one of the Stoics staunchest rivals, the Epicureans. This is from the founder of the school himself, Epicurus, as reported by Diogenes Laertius: “No one was ever the better for sexual indulgence.” So for a practical exercise this week, just give up sex. Become celibate. Ha, no […]

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November 3, 2020

Stoicism for a Better Life – Weekly exercise (June 28, 2020)

Hello there, Last week we looked at the Stoic philosopher who was an emperor of Rome. This week we go all the way to the other end of the Roman social spectrum in order to seek advice from to the great Stoic philosopher who was a slave. Just comes to show how Stoicism is applicable and relatable to any human […]

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November 2, 2020

Interview – Stoic Guidance for Mental-health through these Weird Times

Hello all, Here’s another interview I had with Jaylen Vasquez on his interesting Podcast series called Inspired by Fire. We talk about our current times and the looming mental-health issues that come with it. We are all suffering from new mental challenges as we are facing some uncharted territories. So we explored what the ancient Stoics would have recommended. Have […]

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November 2, 2020

Jesse Turner from Manly Matters interviews Anderson Silver

I was recently a guest on Jesse Turners Podcast called Manly Matters. We had a good discussion on Stoicism and how it can help fill the existential hole we feel, that materials and possession can’t fill. Have a listen, it was a great and informative interview. iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/manly-matters/id1516035934#episodeGuid=manlymatters.podbean.com%2F6a6d52b8-3c0d-591d-9bb1-60de42b736ed Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2mOX2l2BWvb7sWq2ukvgoV?si=TGSiic3gQO6Nfos0iYPAWw Google: https://podcasts.google.com?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL21hbmx5bWF0dGVycy9mZWVkLnhtbA%3D%3D&episode=bWFubHltYXR0ZXJzLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tLzZhNmQ1MmI4LTNjMGQtNTkxZC05YmIxLTYwZGU0MmI3MzZlZA%3D%3D

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November 2, 2020

Stoicism for a Better Life – Weekly exercise (June 21, 2020)

Hello there, This week I will seek inspiration from Marcus Aurelius. Let’s go back to some basics and remembering what is truly good or bad, so as to refocus our efforts and energies. This is from his Meditations VI 41: “But if we judge only those things that are in our power to be good or bad, there remains no […]

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