The Importance of Being Present in the Moment

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Stoicism is a philosophy with roots in ancient Greece and Rome that teaches us how to be calm, resilient, and emotionally stable. A hallmark practice of stoicism is to imagine the worst that can happen and then come to an understanding that the worst is survivable. The idea of being with what is, allowing what is, seeing what is feels like a bit of a return to stoicism.

In this episode of Remotely Curious, we talk to best-selling author Oliver Burkeman about how to reset our relationship to time, how to meet demands without colluding with them, and how to keep perspective by focusing on what’s most meaningful to you.