Stoicism and Self-Improvement

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I want to ask a question related to what you were talking about stoicism being this eclectic thing. I think of Zeno and these early Stoics like bringing the best of things together. How do you think it's not a small idea to be able to to do that? When does philosophy and self-improvement get real in that way? You know Socrates sometimes does a better job of articulating things than many other people who claim to follow him.

In this episode, I chat with J.W. Bertolotti host of the In Search of Wisdom podcast, and founder of the Perennial Leader Project. Josh was one of the speakers at our Stoicon-x Military event a few years ago. We’re both very active on Substack now, Josh at Perennial Meditations so I thought it would be a great opportunity to reconnect and chat about philosophy as a guide to life.

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* How Joshua got into philosophy

* His journey as a podcaster speaking to people about the nature of wisdom

* Stoicism and other philosophies

* Desire and attachment in philosophy

* Conceit, and skepticism as a way of life

* How the Delphic maxims can teach us about philosophy

Links

* Perennial Meditations Newsletter on Substack

* In Search of Wisdom Podcast @in sear on Substack and on Spotify

* Perennial Meditations Podcast

* @JWBertolotti on Twitter