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Greg Lopez on Stoicism and Buddhism (Episode 56)

Stoa Conversations: Stoicism Applied

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How to Improve Your Attention

Both Buddhism and Stoicism would want you to focus on the virtues first in terms of being a rational human being. I wouldn't see any problem with doing that but it depends because again you can improve your attention and then use it to hurt people more. You could improve your attention in order to get a good video game score or get famous somehow or get wealth both the Buddhist and the Stoics were probably frown upon that use of attention.

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