Stoicism for a Better Life

December 5, 2021

Stoicism for a Better Life – Weekly exercise (December 5, 2021)

Hello there, This week on Stoicism for a Better Life, let us gain some perspective as we enter the season for holiday parties and gathering, from Epictetus’ Discourses IV 4 27-28: “What could better please a person who loves his fellow man than the sight of them in numbers? “But they deafen me with their shouting.’ So your hearing is […]

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November 28, 2021

Stoicism for a Better Life – Weekly exercise (November 28, 2021)

Hello there, This week on Stoicism for a Better Life, I will seek inspiration from the emperor philosopher himself from his Meditations IV 23: “Everything harmonizes with me, which is harmonious to you, O Universe. For me nothing is too early or too late if it is in due time for you. Everything is fruit to me that your season […]

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November 21, 2021

Stoicism for a Better Life – Weekly exercise (November 21, 2021)

Hello there, This week on Stoicism for a Better Life, let us find inspiration from Epictetus’ Discourses I 29.4: “God laid down this law, saying: if you want some good, get it from yourself.” First off, let us recall that the ancient Stoics used the word “God” and “Zeus” to denote nature and the universe. So what Epictetus is saying […]

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November 15, 2021

Stoicism for a Better Life – Weekly exercise (November 14, 2021)

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November 10, 2021

Stoicism for a Better Life – Weekly exercise (November 7, 2021)

Hello there, Let us begin with some words from Epictetus’ Discourses I 29 57: “What we need now are people to apply their learning and be witness to their learning in their actions. Please, be the one to take on this character, I am tired in my teaching of invoking examples from the past, I want to be able to […]

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October 31, 2021

Stoicism for a Better Life – Weekly exercise (October 31, 2021)

Hello there, First off, happy Halloween cause…why not! This week, let us look towards the emperor philosophers words of urgency in his Meditations IV 37: “You will soon die, and you are not yet simple, not free from perturbations, nor without suspicion of being hurt by external things, nor kindly disposed towards all; nor do you yet realize that acting […]

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October 24, 2021

Stoicism for a Better Life – Weekly exercise (October 24, 2021)

Hello there, This week, let us find inspiration with the slave turned philosopher’s words. Although the target quote is Discourses II 18 – 19, I will include a few other lines of Epictetus to put it into context: “[15]Today, when I saw a good-looking girl, I didn’t say to myself, ‘It would be nice to sleep with her,’ or ‘Her […]

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October 18, 2021

Stoicism for a Better Life – Weekly exercise (October 17, 2021)

Hello there, I thought we could continue this week with the theme of actively applying virtue externally, with some words of motivation from Marcus IV 17: “Do not act as if you were going to live ten thousand years. Death hangs over you. While you live, while it is in your power, be good.” Simple and powerful, let us never […]

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October 10, 2021

Stoicism for a Better Life – Weekly exercise (October 10, 2021)

Hello there, For this week’s exercise, let us look at the words of Epictetus from his Discourses III 23.1: “First tell yourself what kind of person you want to be, then do what you have to do. For in nearly every pursuit we see this to be the case. Those in athletic pursuit first choose the sport they want and […]

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October 6, 2021

Anderson Silver gets interviewed by Psychologist Fief Macrander! Get all the juicy and dirty deets!

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1716181/8648981 OK so the title is misleading…sue me. You won’t get to hear much about my deep dark secrets, however, Fief runs a SUPERB interview with a new and fresh perspective of a professional psychologist. I got asked some of my toughest questions, so if you want a hear a great interview where we discuss anxiety and how to manage […]

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