Stoicism for a Better Life

May 22, 2022

Season 4; Episode 19 (79) – ON JOURNALING LIKE ANDERSON – Stoicism For a Better Life Podcast

The MOST powerful tool we have in our arsenal is our own rational mind. For millennia, intelligent and self-aware individuals have kept rigid journals/logs in a disciplined manner. One of our school’s most popular books is quite literally the journal of a Roman Emperor (or what survives of it). Journalling is clearly a powerful tool and over the past decade, […]

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May 15, 2022

Season 4; Episode 18 (78) – ON ANGER / EMOTION MANAGEMENT – Stoicism For a Better Life Podcast

This episode is all about one of those “BEAK GLASS IN CASE OF EMERGENCY” meditations (Stoic or I’m not sure how everyone else does it, but I can’t help being angry and emotional. I feel them daily, no matter how ‘focused’ or ‘present’ or ‘mindful’ I am. But I’ve kind of found a way to deal with it. Spotify iPhone, […]

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May 8, 2022

Season 4; Episode 17 (77) – ON THE ONLY QUESTION YOU SHOULD ASK – Stoicism For a Better Life Podcast

This episode is all about one of those “BEAK GLASS IN CASE OF EMERGENCY” meditations (Stoic or otherwise). I came up with this gem of a meditation a few years back while I happened to be binging on Epictetus et al…and while watching the second season of the awesome TV series Lucifer. I shamelessly usurped a catchphrase from who else […]

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April 30, 2022

Season 4; Episode 16 (76) – ON UNITING & COSMOPOLITANISM – Stoicism For a Better Life Podcast

We bond and unite under many banners. Corporations…school…family…gang…sports teams…. so I figure why not also unite under a banner that stands for doing the RIGHT thing ONLY because it is the right thing to do, PERIOD. Or at least try their best to do so. That’s SFBL.er YOU feel like it. Spotify iPhone, Google, Anchor, +8 other platforms SFBL YouTube […]

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April 24, 2022

Season 4; Episode 15 (75) – ON ATTAINING VIRTUE IN 30 SECONDS – Stoicism For a Better Life Podcast

If we live and exist in the present moment only, then we can only feel / think / assess one thing at a time. So the capacity to find virtue no matter what, anytime anywhere is a Stoic superpower that allows you to find peace and equanimity whenever YOU feel like it. Spotify iPhone, Google, Anchor, +8 other platforms SFBL […]

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April 17, 2022

Season 4; Episode 14 (74) – ON TOXIC MASCULINITY & POSITIVITY – Stoicism For a Better Life Podcast

Being stronger is good. It’s good for you and good for the world, for you are part of the world. But is there such a thing as too much? Like anything else, of course, there is. And naturally, the next question will be ‘so how much is too much?’ The answer, as always, will depend on you, your reality, your […]

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April 10, 2022

Season 4; Episode 13 (73) – ON THE POWER OF SILENCE – Stoicism For a Better Life Podcast

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April 3, 2022

Season 4; Episode 12 (72) – ON MISTAKES, ERRORS & REGRET – Stoicism For a Better Life Podcast

Who can honestly say that they LOVE making mistakes? A true Stoic can and I’ll explain why while Epictetus explains how. Spotify iPhone, Google, Anchor, +8 other platforms SFBL YouTube Channel SFBL Website SFBL Patreon (IF you can, please don’t forget to support your old pal Anderson!)

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March 27, 2022

Season 4; Episode 11 (71) – ON FINDING & KEEPING DISCIPLINE – Stoicism For a Better Life Podcast

One of my favourite things in my newfound life is being wrong. Most of us hate being wrong (come on…be honest…) but we should instead rejoice at the idea. If one can detach from emotions, we can easily see that being wrong immediately provides us with an opportunity to better ourselves or our fortune somehow. Trying to force ourselves to […]

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March 20, 2022

Season 4; Episode 10 (70) – ON HOPE & FEAR – Stoicism For a Better Life Podcast

Once upon a time, there was a guy named Hope, who met a gal named Fear and they lived happily ever after…or something like that. Check-in to see what Epictetus has to say about it. Spotify iPhone Google, Anchor, +8 other platformsSFBL YouTube ChannelSFBL WebsiteSFBL Patreon (IF you can, please don’t forget to support your old pal Anderson!)

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Season 7; Episode 18 (138) – ON MASTERING THE PRESENT MOMENT – Stoicism For a Better Life Podcast

Season 7; Episode 17 (137) – ON FINDING THE WARRIOR’S BALANCE (STRENGTH & KINDNESS) – Stoicism For a Better Life Podcast

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