The What Is Stoicism? Podcast

☀️ 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 his book Philosophy as a Way of Life, this had a double meaning:It is enough to keep you busy; you have no need to think about anything else; andIt is enough to make you happy; there is no need to seek for anything else.

☀️ 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 others, I have constructed a short exercise that uses some imagery from Kurt Vonnegut's novel Breakfast of Champions.I’ve called it the Molecular Pause technique.When to use it: Use the Molecular Pause technique whenever you feel discomfort or hesitation in your actions due to the fear of judgment.What to use it for: Use this technique to remind yourself to, as Seneca put it, be your own spectator and seek your own sincere praise. The idea is to cultivate courage and build confidence in your actions, independent of external validation.

☀️ 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

☀️ 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 offends us.This episode explores how we can use the Stoic virtues to deal with harsh truths in a calm, detached way so that we can remove the harshness and examine the truth.

☀️ 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.

☀️ 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 - he's a keen enthusiast of Stoicism and has recently released a book called The Stoic Mindset.In the interview, we talk about the book, Mark’s interest in Stoicism, and how the philosophy has helped him both in his professional and personal life.

☀️ 🏛 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---In this episode, I look at why the Stoic practice of accepting one's fate is not the same thing as passivity.Accepting what happens saves us time. We don’t feel the need to curse fate or complain about our luck when we practice this kind of acceptance.We don’t spend excessive time in denial, wishing we could change the past. Instead, we focus on what we can do.

☀️ 🏛 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---Imagine the freedom that comes from living in alignment with your values, unencumbered by the fear of exposure or judgment.How can you cultivate a mindset that not only avoids wrongdoing but actively rejects even the thought of it?