The Stoic Compass

By William Moore

Stoic philosophy for the modern world.

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The Stoic Compass episodes:

May 28, 2026 How do you know if you're genuinely wise — or just think you are?
Epictetus, Carl Jung, and Laozi debate whether self-examination can ever reveal true wisdom, or whether the very act of judging yourself prevents honest judgment. By the end, they agree on what actually matters: not whether you are wise, but what happens inside you when you discover you were genuinely wrong.
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12min
May 27, 2026 What does it mean to see what others can't — and why is it a burden as much as a gift?
When you see something clearly that others miss, you carry a real burden — but not the one you think. Epictetus, Carl Jung, and Laozi examine why the loneliness of unusual perception often comes less from being ignored and more from the story you've built around what it means about you. You'll leave understanding the difference between what you actually see and what you've decided the seeing makes you responsible for.
📖 Pay Attention by C. Trebue — available on Amazon:
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12min
May 26, 2026 Before you speak — is it true, is it kind, is it necessary? What happens when you actually apply that?
Epictetus, Carl Jung, and Laozi examine why the "true, kind, necessary" filter fails for most people — revealing how we rationalize harmful speech, how unexamined wounds drive our words, and how the real discipline happens before the filter, in the pause where you notice what's actually moving in you. You'll learn that the filter only works if you ask a harder question first: who is about to speak?
📖 Pay Attention by C. Trebue — available on Amazon:
eBook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GR8WLMPC
Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GVV46SWF
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13min
May 25, 2026 What separates a wise person from a clever one?
Epictetus, Carl Jung, and Laozi debate what actually separates wisdom from cleverness—arguing that cleverness solves problems while wisdom asks whether the problem is yours to solve, that brilliance often protects us from examining what we are afraid to see, and that wisdom is simply being present to what is already here instead of always moving toward the next solution. You will learn to recognize the gap between the explanations you use to defend yourself and the honest admission underneath, and why that gap is where real change begins.
📖 Pay Attention by C. Trebue — available on Amazon:
eBook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GR8WLMPC
Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GVV46SWF
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10min
May 24, 2026 Is there such a thing as being too good — too giving, too patient, too available?
When does generosity become a trap? Epictetus, Carl Jung, and Laozi examine why people give until they are empty, what they are actually hoping to receive, and the difference between choosing to give and being driven to give by fear. You will learn to recognize the ledger you are keeping in secret, understand what need your endless availability is really protecting, and discover whether the relationships you sustain can survive the moment you finally set a limit.
📖 Pay Attention by C. Trebue — available on Amazon:
eBook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GR8WLMPC
Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GVV46SWF
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15min
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.
📖 Pay Attention by C. Trebue — available on Amazon:
eBook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GR8WLMPC
Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GVV46SWF
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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.
📖 Pay Attention by C. Trebue — available on Amazon:
eBook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GR8WLMPC
Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GVV46SWF
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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.
📖 Pay Attention by C. Trebue — available on Amazon:
eBook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GR8WLMPC
Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GVV46SWF
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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.
📖 Pay Attention by C. Trebue — available on Amazon:
eBook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GR8WLMPC
Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GVV46SWF
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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.
📖 Pay Attention by C. Trebue — available on Amazon:
eBook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GR8WLMPC
Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GVV46SWF
📬 Subscribe to The Daily Practice newsletter: https://thedailypractice33.substack.com
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14min

FAQs about The Stoic Compass:

How many episodes does The Stoic Compass have?

The podcast currently has 174 episodes available.