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Dec 22, 2023 • 13min

22: 3 Rules Of Life - Marcus Aurelius (Stoicism)

In this episode we will talk about 3 rules of life that Marcus Aurelius thought were of the utmost importance to living a good life and how we can adapt them to work with our modern day lives. Aurelius was the emperor of Rome during the 2nd century A.D., and is said to be the last in a line of 5 good emperors known to have ruled Rome. Under his leadership, the empire was guided by virtue and wisdom. He was a student of Stoicism, a philosophy that emphasized fate, reason, and self-restraint. During his rule, the emperor constructed a series of autobiographical writings, now known as the Meditations. So here are the three rules of life from the wisdom of Marcus Aurelius -  Rule 1. Always aim for pure judgment of events Rule 2. Only desire what’s inside your control Rule 3. Act for the common good I hope you enjoyed listening to this episode and hope that these 3 rules will help you in your life.  Even though Marcus Aurelius wrote it 2,000 years ago — his insights on Stoicism still carry strong weight today. Stoicism is a school of Hellenistic philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium in Athens in the early 3rd century BC. Even though it is over 2000 years old, more and more people are discovering how Stoicism is not only relevant to modern times, but can be applied in very simple, yet strong ways. 
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Dec 18, 2023 • 22min

21: 6 Ways to Make Everyday Your Best Day - Marcus Aurelius’ Daily Routine (Stoicism)

In this episode, we will discuss six ways to make everyday your best day by following the routine of Marcus Aurelius. By implementing his practices, we can strive towards a more fulfilling and meaningful life. So here are six ways to make everyday your best day of our life by following the routine of Marcus Aurelius -  01. Make the most of your mornings 02. Stay focused 03. Keep your mind in check 04. Accept Your Fate and Love It  05. Review your day 06. Practice Memento Mori I hope you enjoyed listening to these insights form  Marcus Aurelius will help you in making everyday your best day. Even though Marcus Aurelius wrote it 2,000 years ago — his insights on Stoicism still carry strong weight today. Stoicism is a school of Hellenistic philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium in Athens in the early 3rd century BC. Even though it is over 2000 years old, more and more people are discovering how Stoicism is not only relevant to modern times, but can be applied in very simple, yet strong ways. 
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Dec 8, 2023 • 16min

20: Marcus Aurelius - How To Be Productive (Stoicism)

In this episode we will be talking about 6 important insights for being productive from the writings of Marcus Aurelius. He was also a devout student of the philosophy of Stoicism. During his rule, Aurelius found the time to construct a series of autobiographical writings, now known as the Meditations. In these writings, Marcus Aurelius offered a number of key insights on how to be productive. So here are 6 important insights for productivity from Marcus Aurelius: 01. Manage your emotions well 02. Do less 03. Strategize 04. Start your day with your most difficult task 05. Respect time 06. Enjoy your progress I hope you enjoyed listening to these 6 important insights for being productive from the writings of Marcus Aurelius and find them helpful in your life.  Even though Marcus Aurelius wrote it 2,000 years ago — his insights on Stoicism still carry strong weight today. Stoicism is a school of Hellenistic philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium in Athens in the early 3rd century BC. Even though it is over 2000 years old, more and more people are discovering how Stoicism is not only relevant to modern times, but can be applied in very simple, yet strong ways. 
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Nov 24, 2023 • 16min

19: Marcus Aurelius - 5 Ways To Start Your Day (Stoicism Morning Routine)

In this episode, we will be talking about 5 ways to start your day from the morning routine of Marcus Aurelius. Marcus Aurelius was the emperor of Rome from 161 to 180 AD and is considered as the last of the Five Good Emperors. During his rule, he found the time to construct a series of autobiographical writing known as Meditations. Thanks to his prolific journaling, we have a fair idea of what his morning routine would have looked like and in this video we will be diving into 5 different things Marcus Aurelius would have done in his mornings and how we can follow or adapt that routine to our modern day lives. So here are 5 ways to start your day from the morning routine of Marcus Aurelius -  01. Greet your mornings with gratitude 02. Practice Premeditatio Malorum 03. Practice deliberate discomfort 04. Journaling 05. Tackle The Most Important Task First I hope you enjoyed listening to these ways to start your day from the morning routine of Marcus Aurelius and find them helpful in your life.  Even though Marcus Aurelius wrote it 2,000 years ago — his insights on Stoicism still carry strong weight today. Stoicism is a school of Hellenistic philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium in Athens in the early 3rd century BC. Even though it is over 2000 years old, more and more people are discovering how Stoicism is not only relevant to modern times, but can be applied in very simple, yet strong ways. 
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Nov 17, 2023 • 24min

18: Marcus Aurelius - How To Control Your Emotions (Stoicism)

In this episode we will be talking about how to control your emotions from the wisdom of Marcus Aurelius. Marcus Aurelius was a devout student of the philosophy of Stoicism and constructed a series of autobiographical writings, now known as the Meditations.  So here are 5 ways to think clearly  from Marcus Aurelius-  01. Accept Your Fate  02. Challenge Your Perspective 03. Practice Negative Visualization 04. Use A Journal  05. Remember That Life Is Fleeting I hope you enjoyed the episode and hope you find these insights form  Marcus Aurelius will help you in thinking clearly. Even though Marcus Aurelius wrote it 2,000 years ago — his insights on Stoicism still carry strong weight today. Stoicism is a school of Hellenistic philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium in Athens in the early 3rd century BC. Even though it is over 2000 years old, more and more people are discovering how Stoicism is not only relevant to modern times, but can be applied in very simple, yet strong ways. 
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Nov 10, 2023 • 14min

17: Marcus Aurelius - How To Wake Up Early (Stoicism)

In this episode we will be talking about 10 important insights for waking up early from the writings of Marcus Aurelius. He was also a devout student of the philosophy of Stoicism. During his rule, Aurelius found the time to construct a series of autobiographical writings, now known as the Meditations. Which is why in this video, we will be using some of his wisdom as a motivation to talk about 10 things we should do to wake up early. So here are 10 important insights for waking up early from Marcus Aurelius. 01. Find your Ikigai 02. Prepare yourself for mornings 03. Avoid distractions after you wake up 04. Wake up consistently 05. Go easy on yourself 06. Practice voluntary hardship 07. Find an accountability partner 08. Remind yourself of death 09. Practice negative visualisation every morning 10. Appreciate your life I hope you the episode and hope you find these insights very insights very helpful for you to wake up early everyday.  Even though Marcus Aurelius wrote it 2,000 years ago — his insights on Stoicism still carry strong weight today. Stoicism is a school of Hellenistic philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium in Athens in the early 3rd century BC. Even though it is over 2000 years old, more and more people are discovering how Stoicism is not only relevant to modern times, but can be applied in very simple, yet strong ways. 
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Nov 3, 2023 • 14min

16: Marcus Aurelius - How To Deal With Difficult People (Stoicism)

Marcus Aurelius - How To Deal With Difficult People (Stoicism) In this episode, we will be talking about 5 ways to start your day from the morning routine of Marcus Aurelius. how to deal with difficult people from the wisdom of Marcus Aurelius. Marcus Aurelius was the emperor of Rome from 161 to 180 AD and is considered as the last of the Five Good Emperors. Marcus worked to embody the philosophy of Stoicism through careful action, self-restraint, and respect throughout his life. During his rule, he found the time to construct a series of autobiographical writing known as the Meditations, and thanks to his prolific journaling, we have a fair idea about how he dealt with his share of difficult people on a daily basis and in this video we will be diving into 5 ways Marcus Aurelius dealt with difficult people and how we can use these lessons to deal with such people in our modern day lives.   So here are 5 ways to deal with difficult people from the wisdom of Marcus Aurelius -  01. Set your expectations straight 02. Let it go 03. Remember our common humanity 04. Take action 05. Overcome envy I hope you listening to these 5 ways to deal with difficult people from the wisdom of Marcus Aurelius and find them helpful in your life.  Even though Marcus Aurelius wrote it 2,000 years ago — his insights on Stoicism still carry strong weight today. Stoicism is a school of Hellenistic philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium in Athens in the early 3rd century BC. Even though it is over 2000 years old, more and more people are discovering how Stoicism is not only relevant to modern times, but can be applied in very simple, yet strong ways. 
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Oct 30, 2023 • 21min

15: Marcus Aurelius - How To Improve Your Life (Stoicism)

Marcus Aurelius - How To Improve Your Life (Stoicism) Marcus Aurelius is one of the greatest philosophers of ancient times. He ruled over Rome from 161 to 180 AD. famously being known as “the last of the five good emperors”. During his time, he constructed a series of autobiographical writings known as the Meditations, which he wrote for his own guidance and self-improvement. “Meditations” is considered also one of the greatest works of philosophy ever written and it is one of the fundamental books of the philosophy of Stoicism. The main core of stoic philosophy is the necessity of making deliberate choices and being in control of our emotions in order to live well and lead a virtuous life. By practising stoicism and following the teachings of Marcus Aurelius, one can better face the difficulties of daily life, no matter how trivial or complex they may be. Our character is based on our behaviour and our behaviour is based on our daily habits, which is why in this episode we bring you 7 ways you can improve your life following the daily habits of Marcus Aurelius. 7 ways you can improve your life following the daily habits of Marcus Aurelius are -  01. Be grateful for waking up 02. Make time for journaling  03. Prepare for the worst 04. Focus on the task at hand 05. Master your mind 06. Review your day 07. Meditate on your death I hope you enjoyed watching these 7 ways you can improve your life following the daily habits of Marcus Aurelius and find them helpful in your life.  Even though Marcus Aurelius wrote it 2,000 years ago — his insights on Stoicism still carry strong weight today. Stoicism is a school of Hellenistic philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium in Athens in the early 3rd century BC. Even though it is over 2000 years old, more and more people are discovering how Stoicism is not only relevant to modern times, but can be applied in very simple, yet strong ways. 
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Oct 27, 2023 • 23min

14: Marcus Aurelius - How To Think Clearly (Stoicism)

In this episode we will be talking about how to think clearly from the wisdom of Marcus Aurelius. Marcus Aurelius was a devout student of the philosophy of Stoicism and constructed a series of autobiographical writings, now known as the Meditations.  So here are 5 ways to think clearly  from Marcus Aurelius-  01. Train Your Perception 02. Learn To Control Your Emotions 03. Exercise The Dichotomy Of Control 04. Keep Virtues In Mind 05. Always Consider The Big Picture  I hope you enjoyed listening to the episode and hope you find these insights form  Marcus Aurelius will help you in thinking clearly. Even though Marcus Aurelius wrote it 2,000 years ago — his insights on Stoicism still carry strong weight today. Stoicism is a school of Hellenistic philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium in Athens in the early 3rd century BC. Even though it is over 2000 years old, more and more people are discovering how Stoicism is not only relevant to modern times, but can be applied in very simple, yet strong ways. 
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Oct 20, 2023 • 16min

13: Marcus Aurelius - How To Build Your Self Confidence (Stoicism)

In this wpisode we will be talking about 10 important insights for building your Self Confidence from the writings of Marcus Aurelius. He was also a devout student of the philosophy of Stoicism. During his rule, Aurelius found the time to construct a series of autobiographical writings, now known as the Meditations. In these writings, the Marcus Aurelius offered a number of key insights on how to build self confidence. So here are 10 important insights for self confidence from Marcus Aurelius. 01. Focus on building your character 02. Practice Self-Acceptance 03. Focus on your thoughts 04. Make a plan and stop thinking 05. Keep your word 06. Take ownership of your actions 07. Don’t speak too much about yourself 08. Remind yourself of death 09. Ignore the naysayers 10. Have an evening confidence ritual       I hope you enjoyed listening to the episode and hope you find these insights very insights very helpful for you in building your self confidence.  Even though Marcus Aurelius wrote it 2,000 years ago — his insights on Stoicism still carry strong weight today. Stoicism is a school of Hellenistic philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium in Athens in the early 3rd century BC. Even though it is over 2000 years old, more and more people are discovering how Stoicism is not only relevant to modern times, but can be applied in very simple, yet strong ways. 

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