Is There a Way to Get Under Your Skin?

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There are people to whom i'm simply alurgic. It's kind of psychological alergy. They know how to get under my skin. I can have any number of techniques. A check with me again in a few years, and i'll tell you about that particular experiment. And because of coved, people were locked into small spaces with people, perhaps not of their choosing. So imagine that you're locked in to a an apartment with two roommates, one of whom has anger issues,. One of whom is an emotional basket case. If i were you, i would be so angry about that.

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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