Join bestselling author Robert Greene as he explores the intersection of Stoicism and emotional intelligence. He emphasizes how love should underpin human connections rather than emotional detachment. Greene discusses Amor Fati, advocating for embracing life's challenges and transforming hardships into appreciation. The podcast dives into Seneca's insights on how our imagination can intensify suffering, urging listeners to shift their perspective. Finally, Greene highlights the necessity of confronting mortality to achieve inner freedom and clarity.
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Stoicism and Love
Stoicism isn't just about toughness and rationality; it's rooted in love.
This aligns with the Dalai Lama's emphasis on love as the answer to life's unfulfillment.
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Loving Life's Challenges
Life includes pain, adversity, and death; these are inevitable.
Resisting these realities equates to not loving life itself.
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Embrace Adversity
Train yourself to accept everything that happens; Amor Fati.
Embrace adversity; it's a natural part of life.
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The Laws of Human Nature
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The Daily Laws
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The Art of Seduction
Joost Elffers
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Mastery
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It’s not that the Stoics had no temper or no fear or no moments where their life felt unfulfilled. It’s that they controlled those emotions and replaced them with love.
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