The Hedonistic Treadmill

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We're always chasing something else. We evolved on the savannahs of africa, and those who were easily satisfied dropped out of the jean pool. But we live in a dramatically different world than those ancestors did,. The problem is over eating. Their possessions were limited to what they could carry. They didn't even have like, big cooler chests, you know, and back packs or everything else. And that was the limit. Nowa just places where you can stuff them with material thing. Once we get something, we just raise our standard. If i only had ad then you fill in the blank however you want, then at last i would live happily ever after.

Author and philosophy professor William Irvine goes in-depth on Stoicism, and why the fundamental tenets of this ancient philosophy can provide answers to some of the toughest problems in today’s society. On this episode Irvine offers a definition and some useful background on Stoicism and its origins, the original Stoics, their thoughts on failure, their advice on decision making, and how we can train ourselves to be more stoic.

Irvine has written seven books including the wildly popular 2008 release A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy, and the 2019 follow-up, The Stoic Challenge: A Philosopher's Guide to Becoming Tougher, Calmer, and More Resilient. Irvine also teaches philosophy and logic courses at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio.

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