How memory and diet shape your character. Andrew Perlot , former journalist and health coach, explains why the Stoics obsessed over both.

(00:00:56) What Stoicism is and why Andrew is drawn to it

(00:05:32) Favorite Stoic philosophers

(00:09:00) Diet and Stoicism

(00:21:10) Why religious groups like Seventh Day Adventists succeed with diet

(00:24:30) Shame vs virtue in food choices

(00:29:20) Practical tips: simple foods and fasting

(00:33:24) Stoicism and memory

(00:39:40) Why the Stoics literally meant "memorize this"

(00:43:00) How to remember: Method of Loci

(00:48:40) Memory as forcing function for focus

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