{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6164470ddef1ec0012762fbd/6a5cad17461a6a4190cae511?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Road to a Happy Life","description":"<p>This episode uses Seneca’s image of the road to ask whether we are moving with purpose or merely following the crowd. </p><p><br></p><p>A clear destination helps us resist distraction, while Epictetus shows where our attention truly belongs: on our judgments, choices, desires, and actions. </p><p><br></p><p>The Stoic task is to be cautious with what depends on us and confident toward what does not</p><p><br></p><p>👇 👇 👇</p><p><br></p><p>📻<strong> FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO CONTENT</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Check out one of my latest daily <em>Micro Morning Meditations</em> here on Substack:</p><p><br></p><p>☀️ Micro Morning Meditation: The Stories of Insecurity</p><p><a href=\"https://whatisstoicism.substack.com/p/micro-morning-meditation-the-stories\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://whatisstoicism.substack.com/p/micro-morning-meditation-the-stories</a></p>","author_name":"Allan John (What Is Stoicism?)"}