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Tim LeBon on Stoicism and Psychology

Stoicism: Philosophy as a Way of Life Podcast

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Stoicism and its Connection to Character Strengths

When we started running Star 8 week in 2011-2012, I was a semi-skeptic about stoicism. But we found that stoicism not only reduced negative emotions, but also improved positive emotions like joy. We also discovered that stoicism was positively associated with character strengths, and the character strength most associated with stoicism was zest - being excited and enthusiastic about living each day to the fullest.

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