The What Is Stoicism? Podcast

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Using Stoic philosophy to help you (and me): LEARN from the past, PLAN for the future, LIVE in the present. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The What Is Stoicism? Podcast episodes:

05.15.2024
Renew Your Focus On, And Appreciation Of, The Present
☀️ Start your next 10 days like a Stoic with morning routines that take only 10 minutes to complete. Free Stoic 10-day series: https://whatisstoicism.com/10days --- "The present moment is enough for you,” Marcus Aurelius told himself in his Meditations. As Pierre Hadot wrote in...
05.08.2024
The Molecular Pause - A Stoic Technique Inspired by Kurt Vonnegut
☀️ Start your next 10 days like a Stoic with morning routines that take only 10 minutes to complete. Free Stoic 10-day series: https://whatisstoicism.com/10days --- To help achieve the kind of mental freedom the Stoics enjoyed by worrying less about the opinions of...
05.01.2024
Marcus Aurelius's Meditations (Book 12)
☀️ Start your next 10 days like a Stoic with morning routines that take only 10 minutes to complete. Free Stoic 10-day series: https://whatisstoicism.com/10days --- A reading of the twelfth book of Marcus Aurelius's twelve-book work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...
04.24.2024
A Stoic Micro Morning Meditation
☀️ This episode features a free example edition of my Micro Morning Meditations. If you'd like to access further examples, you can get a free 10-day series of Micro Morning Meditations here: https://whatisstoicism.com/10days Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...
04.17.2024
How a Stoic Deals With Harsh Truths
☀️ Start your next 10 days like a Stoic with morning routines that take only 10 minutes to complete. Free Stoic 10-day series: https://whatisstoicism.com/10days --- When someone tells us a harsh truth, it may question our beliefs or behavior in a way that...
04.03.2024
Marcus Aurelius's Meditations (Book 11)
☀️ Start your next 10 days like a Stoic with morning routines that take only 10 minutes to complete. Free Stoic 10-day series: https://whatisstoicism.com/10days --- A reading of the eleventh book of Marcus Aurelius's twelve-book work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...
03.27.2024
How to Build a Stoic Mindset with Mark Tuitert
☀️ Start your next 10 days like a Stoic with morning routines that take only 10 minutes to complete. Free Stoic 10-day series: https://whatisstoicism.com/10days --- Today's episode is an interview with Dutch Olympic gold medalist Mark Tuitert. I really enjoyed talking with Mark -...
03.20.2024
Why Stoicism Is Not A Passive Philosophy
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03.13.2024
Guided Meditation: Live As Though You Are Always On View
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03.06.2024
What Is Stoic Wisdom?
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02.28.2024
Marcus Aurelius's Meditations (Book 10)
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02.21.2024
Interview With Donald Robertson / Marcus Aurelius: The Stoic Emperor
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02.14.2024
The Person We Are Matters More Than The Place We Find Ourselves
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02.07.2024
What is Stoic Temperance?
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01.31.2024
Seneca's Mental Remedies For Anger
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01.24.2024
Marcus Aurelius's Meditations (Book 9)
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01.17.2024
Quick Stoic Advice On Building Habits
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01.10.2024
Guided Meditation: Believe In Yourself
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01.03.2024
What is Stoic Justice?
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12.27.2023
Marcus Aurelius's Meditations (Book 8)
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12.20.2023
Today Is The Day You Learn Something New
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12.13.2023
A Stoic Response to Being Judged
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12.06.2023
My Interview With Caleb Ontiveros for Stoa Conversations
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11.29.2023
Guided Meditation: Training Like an Athlete
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11.22.2023
Marcus Aurelius's Meditations (Book 7)
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11.15.2023
Give Yourself Permission to Practice Philosophy
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11.08.2023
What is Stoic Courage?
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11.01.2023
Why Your Insignificance Isn't a Bad Thing
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10.25.2023
Guided Meditation: Embody Your Philosophy
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10.18.2023
10 Stoic Steps to Stop Being Angry With Other People
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10.11.2023
Marcus Aurelius's Meditations (Book 6)
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10.04.2023
How to Stop Complaining
☀️ Easily add Stoicism to your daily routine: Free 13-day Stoic Daily Routine Series: https://whatisstoicism.com/morning ---- "Still you are indignant and complain, and you don’t understand that in all the evils to which you refer, there is really only one – that you...
09.27.2023
Build Your Stoic Toolbox By Digesting Just One Idea a Day
☀️ Easily add Stoicism to your daily routine: Free 13-day Stoic Daily Routine Series: https://whatisstoicism.com/morning ---- "Each day acquire something that will fortify you against poverty, against death, indeed against other misfortunes as well; and after you have run over many thoughts, select...
09.20.2023
Being Stoic is a Refined Kind of Selfishness
☀️ Easily add Stoicism to your daily routine: Free 13-day Stoic Daily Routine Series: https://whatisstoicism.com/morning ---- Today's episode offers some Stoic advice on using the virtue of Justice to guide our interactions with other people. As Seneca put it: "Our fellowship is very similar...
09.13.2023
What is Stoic Oikeiosis?
☀️ Easily add Stoicism to your daily routine: Free 13-day Stoic Daily Routine Series: https://whatisstoicism.com/morning ---- This explainer episode will provide you with a straightforward understanding of what oikeiosis is and how you can use it to guide your Stoic practice. Hosted on...
09.06.2023
Guided Meditation: Who Are You Keeping Company With?
☀️ Easily add Stoicism to your daily routine: Free 13-day Stoic Daily Routine Series: https://whatisstoicism.com/morning ---- "So until your pleasantries become solid beliefs and you’ve acquired some means of keeping yourselves safe, I’d advise you to be cautious when engaging with non-philosophers." —Epictetus...
08.30.2023
Marcus Aurelius's Meditations (Book 5)
☀️ Easily add Stoicism to your daily routine: Free Stoic Daily Routine Series: https://whatisstoicism.com/morning ---- A reading of the fifth book of Marcus Aurelius's twelve-book work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
08.23.2023
Mastering the Past and Future So They Don’t Master You
☀️ Easily add Stoicism to your daily routine: Free 13-day Stoic Daily Routine Series: https://whatisstoicism.com/morning ---- Just like we have the power to interpret the past in the most constructive way possible, we also have the power to make our own choices in...
08.16.2023
What is Stoic Eudaimonia?
☀️ Easily add Stoicism to your daily routine: Free 13-day Stoic Daily Routine Series: https://whatisstoicism.com/morning ---- This explainer episode will provide you with a straightforward understanding of what eudaimonia is and how you can use it to guide your Stoic practice. Hosted on...
08.09.2023
Guided Meditation: Keep Watch Over Yourself
☀️ Easily add Stoicism to your daily routine: Free 13-day Stoic Daily Routine Series: https://whatisstoicism.com/morning ---- "There is no real doubt that it is good for one to have appointed a guardian over oneself, and to have someone whom you may look up...
08.02.2023
What are the Stoic Circles of Concern?
☀️ Easily add Stoicism to your daily routine: Free 13-day Stoic Daily Routine Series: https://whatisstoicism.com/morning ---- This explainer episode will provide you with a straightforward understanding of what the circles of concern are and how you can use them to guide your Stoic...
07.28.2023
Stoic Story Week [5/5]: The Character of Cato
☀️ Easily add Stoicism to your daily routine: Free 13-day Stoic Daily Routine Series: https://whatisstoicism.com/morning ---- The Roman senator Cato the Younger died in 46 BC but during his lifetime and in the years since his death, he has widely been considered as...
07.27.2023
Stoic Story Week [4/5]: The Game of Canus
☀️ Easily add Stoicism to your daily routine: Free 13-day Stoic Daily Routine Series: https://whatisstoicism.com/morning ---- The story I'd like to share in today's episode comes from Seneca's On Tranquility of Mind essay and features some interesting and entertaining details from the life...
07.26.2023
Stoic Story Week [3/5]: The Humility of Cleanthes
☀️ Easily add Stoicism to your daily routine: Free 13-day Stoic Daily Routine Series: https://whatisstoicism.com/morning ---- The Greek Stoic philosopher Cleanthes was originally a boxer who took up philosophy when he came to Athens and eventually became the successor to Zeno of Citium...
07.25.2023
Stoic Story Week [2/5]: The Thread of Agrippinus
☀️ Easily add Stoicism to your daily routine: Free 13-day Stoic Daily Routine Series: https://whatisstoicism.com/morning ---- Today's Stoic story takes the form of two short anecdotes from the life of the philosopher Paconius Agrippinus. The examples from Agrippinus's life are used by Epictetus in...
07.24.2023
Stoic Story Week [1/5]: The Consolation of Seneca
☀️ Easily add Stoicism to your daily routine: Free 13-day Stoic Daily Routine Series: https://whatisstoicism.com/morning ---- The Stoics knew how useful stories and examples could be in the illustration of philosophical lessons. Clear descriptions and explanations of principles are vital of course but demonstrating...
07.19.2023
Here's Why a Dog is a True Philosopher
☀️ Easily add Stoicism to your daily routine: Free 13-day Stoic Daily Routine Series: https://whatisstoicism.com/morning ---- What we can learn from dogs, the animal that Socrates called "a true philosopher." The video mentioned in this episode: This golden retriever has shown us all the...
07.12.2023
Marcus Aurelius's Meditations (Book 4)
☀️ Easily add Stoicism to your daily routine: Free Stoic Daily Routine Series: https://whatisstoicism.com/morning ---- A reading of the fourth book of Marcus Aurelius's twelve-book work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
07.05.2023
The Importance of Stoic Morning Routines
☀️ Micro Morning Meditations: https://whatisstoicism.substack.com/subscribe ---- "For the morning is the youth of the day, when everything is bright, fresh, and easy of attainment; we feel strong then, and all our faculties are completely at our disposal. Do not shorten the morning by...
06.28.2023
What is Living in Accordance With Nature?
☀️ Easily add Stoicism to your daily routine: Free Stoic Daily Routine Series: https://whatisstoicism.com/morning ---- This explainer episode will provide you with a straightforward understanding of what the Stoic motto of living according to Nature means and how you can use it...

What's The What Is Stoicism? Podcast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

The What Is Stoicism? Podcast episodes:

Renew Your Focus On, And Appreciation Of, The Present

The Molecular Pause - A Stoic Technique Inspired by Kurt Vonnegut

Marcus Aurelius's Meditations (Book 12)

A Stoic Micro Morning Meditation

How a Stoic Deals With Harsh Truths

Marcus Aurelius's Meditations (Book 11)

How to Build a Stoic Mindset with Mark Tuitert

Why Stoicism Is Not A Passive Philosophy

Guided Meditation: Live As Though You Are Always On View

What Is Stoic Wisdom?

Marcus Aurelius's Meditations (Book 10)

Interview With Donald Robertson / Marcus Aurelius: The Stoic Emperor

The Person We Are Matters More Than The Place We Find Ourselves

What is Stoic Temperance?

Seneca's Mental Remedies For Anger

Marcus Aurelius's Meditations (Book 9)

Quick Stoic Advice On Building Habits

Guided Meditation: Believe In Yourself

What is Stoic Justice?

Marcus Aurelius's Meditations (Book 8)

Today Is The Day You Learn Something New

A Stoic Response to Being Judged

My Interview With Caleb Ontiveros for Stoa Conversations

Guided Meditation: Training Like an Athlete

Marcus Aurelius's Meditations (Book 7)

Give Yourself Permission to Practice Philosophy

What is Stoic Courage?

Why Your Insignificance Isn't a Bad Thing

Guided Meditation: Embody Your Philosophy

10 Stoic Steps to Stop Being Angry With Other People

Marcus Aurelius's Meditations (Book 6)

How to Stop Complaining

Build Your Stoic Toolbox By Digesting Just One Idea a Day

Being Stoic is a Refined Kind of Selfishness

What is Stoic Oikeiosis?

Guided Meditation: Who Are You Keeping Company With?

Marcus Aurelius's Meditations (Book 5)

Mastering the Past and Future So They Don’t Master You

What is Stoic Eudaimonia?

Guided Meditation: Keep Watch Over Yourself

What are the Stoic Circles of Concern?

Stoic Story Week [5/5]: The Character of Cato

Stoic Story Week [4/5]: The Game of Canus

Stoic Story Week [3/5]: The Humility of Cleanthes

Stoic Story Week [2/5]: The Thread of Agrippinus

Stoic Story Week [1/5]: The Consolation of Seneca

Here's Why a Dog is a True Philosopher

Marcus Aurelius's Meditations (Book 4)

The Importance of Stoic Morning Routines

What is Living in Accordance With Nature?