The Stoic Compass

By C. Trebue

Created by the staff at The Heroic Stoic. Epictetus, Laozi, and Jung discuss topics relevant to life today. theheroicstoic.com

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May 23, 2026 What does it really mean to be a virtuous person — and why is it more demanding than we think?
Epictetus, Carl Jung, and Laozi debate what virtue actually demands of us—and discover that the hardest part is not the discipline or even the self-knowledge, but the willingness to be wrong about who you believe yourself to be. Through their disagreement, they reveal that true virtue requires you to question the self-image you have built your life around, which is far more costly than simply doing the right thing. You'll leave this episode with a concrete practice: identifying one person you feel certain about, and asking yourself what you would have to give up if you were wrong about them.
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11min
May 22, 2026 What are the marks of genuine goodness — and how do you know if you have them?
Epictetus, Carl Jung, and Laozi debate where genuine goodness actually lives—in your actions, your psychology, or something beyond both—and why the person who announces their virtue is almost always fooling themselves. You'll learn the one test that cuts through self-deception: what do you do when goodness costs you something and no one will know? By the end, you'll have a clearer picture of what to actually watch for in yourself, and a small practice that exposes the difference between performing goodness and becoming it.
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11min
May 21, 2026 What does always being late say about a person — and what can be done about it?
Epictetus, Carl Jung, and Laozi examine chronic lateness not as a scheduling problem, but as a statement about how we value other people's time — and what we are defending against when we cannot seem to arrive on time. Together they untangle the difference between the shame that keeps the pattern stuck and the honest self-observation that might actually change it. You will leave with one practical task: to simply watch what happens in your body during those final minutes before you should leave, without judgment or excuse.
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11min
May 20, 2026 What is the discipline of restraint — and why is it so hard to practice?
Epictetus, Carl Jung, and Laozi debate what restraint actually is and why it remains so difficult to practice, even when we know the cost of failing. You'll learn that restraint isn't about willpower or self-denial, but about the pause between impulse and action—and why training that pause, even for sixty seconds at a time, is where real change begins.
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13min
May 19, 2026 What are the things you must learn to control — or they will control you?
Epictetus, Carl Jung, and Laozi debate what actually controls your life—whether it's unexamined impulses that need discipline, unconscious patterns that need understanding, or the exhausting struggle itself that needs to stop. You'll learn to recognize the gap between what happens to you and how you respond, and discover that one simple practice—naming your reaction before you act on it—is where all real freedom begins.
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14min
May 18, 2026 What habits keep people poor — not financially, but in spirit?
Epictetus, Carl Jung, and Laozi debate what really keeps people poor in spirit—not sadness or hardship, but the habit of deferring small choices until the signal of your own judgment goes quiet. Through their disagreement about whether spiritual poverty requires action, understanding, or honest stillness, you'll see that the deepest habit is actually deferral itself, and that breaking it requires doing one small deferred thing today, not waiting for the conditions to be perfect.
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15min
May 15, 2026 Can you be both wealthy and genuinely happy — or does one undermine the other?
Epictetus, Carl Jung, and Laozi examine whether wealth and genuine happiness can coexist, disagreeing on how attachment forms but agreeing that confusion about what money actually provides is the real problem. Through their dialogue, you'll discover why the wealthy often feel no more secure than before, what unconscious wound might be driving endless accumulation, and why understanding your fear is more useful than understanding your portfolio. By the end, you'll have a single practical question to ask yourself about what you're actually protecting when you protect your money.
📖 Pay Attention by C. Trebue — available on Amazon:
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13min
May 14, 2026 When is silence the most powerful thing you can do?
Epictetus, Carl Jung, and Laozi debate whether silence is a tool of discipline, a sign of self-knowledge, or simply what emerges when you stop needing to be heard. You'll learn to distinguish between silence born from fear and silence born from clarity—and why the difference determines whether you're avoiding conflict or genuinely present in it.
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12min
May 13, 2026 What is the right relationship between money and a good life?
Epictetus, Carl Jung, and Laozi debate why people chase money endlessly even when they know it's enough, disagreeing on whether the trap is a failure of will, a psychological wound, or simply drifting with culture. Through their conversation, you'll learn to identify what you actually need versus what you're arbitrarily chasing, and discover that the real question isn't how much money is enough—it's whether you're willing to answer that question honestly and live by the answer.
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11min
May 12, 2026 How do you eliminate stress without eliminating ambition?
Epictetus, Carl Jung, and Laozi examine why ambition and stress feel inseparable, and discover that the real problem is not the work itself but the story you've attached to it—the belief that your worth depends on the outcome. You'll learn how to separate productive pressure from corrosive anxiety, and how to redirect your effort toward what is actually yours to control, rather than toward outcomes that grip you with fear.
📖 Pay Attention by C. Trebue — available on Amazon:
eBook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GR8WLMPC
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13min

FAQs about The Stoic Compass:

How many episodes does The Stoic Compass have?

The podcast currently has 219 episodes available.