The concept of moral injuries for soldiers and non-soldiers alike, the gift of fear and being a dead man walking and how to handle regret and shame.

Applying Stoic values and discipline to the vocation and avocations we practice in life may be the hardest part outside of making a Stoic life a lived lifestyle. I find the management industry is a giant cargo cult that publishes books whose pages number in the hundreds but could simply be a page or two.

In this episode, I discuss what Stoicism is, some of its source code and some of its notions in books and movies. I lay the groundwork for what future episodes will cover and demonstrate why this may the most practical philosophy ever devised by man.