Commune with Jeff Krasno Stoicism Part One: Living Your Present Dream
Oct 7, 2025
Explore the timeless teachings of Stoicism as a guide to living with gratitude and inner calm in today's chaotic world. Discover the origins and core virtues of this ancient philosophy, while learning practical exercises like negative visualization to enhance appreciation for what you have. Delve into Seneca's insights on privilege and Marcus Aurelius’ prompts for living in the moment. This series promises to help you cultivate emotional balance and clarity, guiding you to understand what truly matters in life.
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Stoicism As Practical Ethics
- Stoicism frames virtue, logic, and rationality as a path to flourishing (eudaimonia) in accordance with nature.
- Jeff links Stoic disciplines — perception, action, and will — to clarity, purpose, and resilience.
Practice Trains Perception
- Stoic repetitions and aphorisms train the mind and help internalize ethical habits over time.
- Jeff contrasts Stoic active contemplations with Buddhist mindfulness, focusing attention to cultivate positive emotional states.
Directed Contemplation Over Blank Mind
- Stoic contemplations aim to focus on single ideas to cultivate stable emotional states rather than quieting all thought.
- Jeff describes these as active, directed practices that form neural habits through repetition.
