Practical Stoicism Heart to heart: we've got to invest in paying attention
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Dec 5, 2025 Tanner shares insights on managing distractions while striving for Stoic practice. He opens up about feeling inadequate and how confronting personal shortcomings is essential. The conversation emphasizes balancing self-kindness with honest self-assessment. Tanner introduces a journaling platform aimed at fostering consistent reflection and virtue. He highlights the benefits of a weekly practice that has helped him stay focused as a creator and new dad. Listeners are encouraged to commit to their personal growth journey through 2026.
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Commit To Weekly Stoic Practice
- Do join Tanner Campbell's Stoic Journaling program and commit to weekly practice for a year.
- Spend about 15 minutes weekly to refocus on becoming the person you want to be and sustain progress.
Distraction Masks Shortcomings
- Distraction fuels a cycle where we avoid confronting our shortcomings by numbing with content.
- Being reminded regularly is necessary to break that habituation and return to prosoche (attention).
Author Practicing What He Preaches
- Tanner shares his struggle being a new dad and trying to become a better person daily.
- He admits creating and using the program himself to stay focused on what matters more often.