How to Control Your Eating and Drinking Habits

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There is gap between what my reason tells me i should eat and drink, and what my body wants and craves. We evolved in a situation hundreds of thousand years ago where food was not available all the time and cheap as it is to day. So we have these cravings for eating and drinking that are disproportionate with what is reasonable. But if we are responsible adults and we try to do the right thing for ourselves, this case, what doll we do? In stoic philosophy, he says, virtue is nothing but right reason. The theory is not difficult. The practice, however, takes commitment. You you understood the theory. Now it's a question of practice.

Massimo Pigliucci is a Professor of Philosophy at the City College of New York, former co-host of the Rationally Speaking Podcast, and former editor in chief for the online magazine Scientia Salon. His research interests include the philosophy of science, the relationship between science and philosophy, the nature of pseudoscience, and the practical philosophy of Stoicism. He’s the author and editor of many books, including the one discussed in this episode: A Field Guide to a Happy Life: 53 Brief Lessons for Living.

In this episode, Eric and Massimo discuss what Stoicism teaches us about how to live a good and happy life.

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Massimo Pigliucci and I Discuss How to Live a Happy Life and…

His book, A Field Guide to a Happy Life: 53 Brief Lessons for Living
What the term Stoicism means
The Cardinal Virtues of practical wisdom, courage, justice, and temperance
Origins of the Serenity Prayer
How the judgments we have are ultimately in our control
Coming to acceptance with our own death and then continuing on with life in the present moment
The Dichotomy of Control
The Discipline of Desire and Aversion in Stoicism
The most important characteristic of a person in life
Philosophical Journaling

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