The What Is Stoicism? Podcast
Allan John (What Is Stoicism?)
Using Stoic philosophy to help you (and me): LEARN from the past, PLAN for the future, LIVE in the present. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Nov 17, 2021 • 4min
What Gets You Started In The Morning
Stoic reflections on morning motivation.“When the standards have been set, things are tested and weighed. And the work of philosophy is just this, to examine and uphold the standards, but the work of a truly good person is in using those standards when they know them.”-- Epictetus, Discourses 2.11.23Website: https://whatisstoicism.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/whatisstoicismInstagram: https://instagram.com/whatisstoicismFacebook: https://facebook.com/whatisstoicism Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 10, 2021 • 6min
Why You Should Treat Criticism The Same As Praise
Stoic reflections on being criticised and praised.“Everything in any way beautiful has its beauty of itself, inherent and self-sufficient: praise is no part of it. At any rate, praise does not make anything better or worse.”-- Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 4.20Website: https://whatisstoicism.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/whatisstoicismInstagram: https://instagram.com/whatisstoicismFacebook: https://facebook.com/whatisstoicism Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 3, 2021 • 3min
Are You Doing?
Stoic reflections on doing.“So then practice and rehearseTo find heart-soul’s universe,Knowing that by moving/seeingProves for all time: Doing’s being!”- Doing is Being, Ray BradburyWebsite: https://whatisstoicism.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/whatisstoicismInstagram: https://instagram.com/whatisstoicismFacebook: https://facebook.com/whatisstoicism Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 27, 2021 • 4min
The Rest Doesn't Matter
Stoic reflections on doing the right thing."Just that you do the right thing, the rest doesn’t matter.”- Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 6.2Website: https://whatisstoicism.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/whatisstoicismInstagram: https://instagram.com/whatisstoicismFacebook: https://facebook.com/whatisstoicism Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 13, 2021 • 5min
Just My Luck
Stoic thoughts on luck.“It is my bad luck that this has happened to me.’ No, you should rather say: ‘It is my good luck that, although this has happened to me, I can bear it without pain, neither crushed by the present nor fearful of the future.’ Because such a thing could have happened to any man, but not every man could have borne it without pain. So why see more misfortune in the event than good fortune in your ability to bear it?”-- Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 4.49Website: https://whatisstoicism.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/whatisstoicismInstagram: https://instagram.com/whatisstoicismFacebook: https://facebook.com/whatisstoicism Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
