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Shot of Philosophy
I usually wake up, make coffee or espresso, start drinking it, and read some philosophy to start the day. This podcast is me sharing that habit. I enjoy practicing philosophy and I can't stop drinking coffee so I think this might work. I'll share some readings, ask some questions and try to offer philosophy as a form of therapy with these episodes. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shotofphilosophy/support
"it really matters who we admire, for celebrities influence our outlook, ideas and conduct. And bad heroes give glamour to flaws of character."
- Great Thinkers by The School of Life
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"Beauty can educate our souls. Plato sees art as therapeutic: it is the duty of poets and painters (and, nowadays, novelists, television producers and designers) to help us lead good lives."
- Great Thinkers by The School of Life
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"In Plato's eyes, love is in essence a kind of education: you couldn't really love someone if you didn't want to be improved by them. Love should be two people trying to grow together- and helping each other to do so."
- Great Thinkers by The School of Life
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"Plato proposed that our lives go wrong in large part because we almost never give ourselves time to think carefully about logically about our plans."
- The School of Life
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Eudaimonia: "The peculiar but fascinating Greek word is a little hard to translate. It almost means 'happiness; but is really closer to 'fulfillment," because 'happiness' suggests continuous chirpiness- whereas 'fulfillment' is more compatible with periods of great pain and suffering- which seem to be an unavoidable part even of a good life."
- Great Thinkers by The School of Life
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"... all the days of the past will come to your call: you can detain and inspect them at your will- something which the preoccupied have no time to do."
- Seneca
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"Why do you linger? Why are you idle? If you don't grasp it first, it flees. And even if you do grasp it, it will still flee. So you must match time's swiftness with your speed in using it and you must drink quickly as though from a rapid stream that will not always flow."
- Seneca
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"The whole of the future lies in uncertainty: live immediately."
- Seneca
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"Meanwhile death will arrive, and you have no choice in making yourself available for that."
- Seneca
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"When will vacation come? Everyone hustles their life along, and is troubled by a longing for the future and weariness of the present. But the person who spends all of their time on their own needs, who organizes every day as though it were their last, neither longs for nor fears the next day."
- Seneca
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"Finally, it is generally agreed that no activity can be successfully pursued by an individual who is preoccupied- since the mind when distracted absorbs nothing deeply, but rejects everything which is, so to speak, crammed into it."
- Seneca
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We need activities that we do for our own sake and for their own sake.
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"If by chance they achieve some tranquility, just as a swell remains on the deep sea even after the wind has dropped, so they go on tossing about and never find rest from their desires."
- Seneca
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"Many pursue no fixed goal, but are tossed about in every changing designs by a fickleness which is shifting, inconstant and never satisfied with itself. Some have no aims for their life's course, but death takes them unawares as they yawn languidly- so much so that I cannot doubt the truth of that oracular remark of the greatest of poets 'It is a small part of life we really live."
- Seneca
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"Fasting"
"Fast from thoughts, fast: thoughts are like the lion and the wild ass; people's hearts are the thickets they haunt. Fasting is the first principle of health; restraint is superior to medication; scratching only aggravates the itch. Fast, and behold the strength of the spirit."
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“People are frugal in guarding their personal property; but as soon as it comes to squandering time they are most wasteful of the one thing in which it is right to be stingy.”
- Seneca
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"...inertia recharges the mind."
- Rumi
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"And of all your skills, and wealth and handicraft, weren't they first merely a thought and a quest?"
- Rumi
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"How have you spent your life?"
- Rumi
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"Life without music would be a mistake."
- Friedrich Nietzsche
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"By God, don't linger in any spiritual benefit you have gained, but yearn for more- like someone whose thirst for water is never quenched."
- Rumi
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"Joy is hidden beneath sorrow."
- Rumi
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"If anybody goes traveling without a guide, every two days' journey becomes a journey of a hundred years."
- Rumi
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"At times I would say I had self-control. At times I felt like a prisoner of myself. All that's passed. I'm no longer captivated by myself. The lesson I took from all this: not to be taken by myself."
- Rumi
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"What is a rebel? Someone who says no"
- Albert Camus
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"First thing in the morning, we should go over in advance what we have to do during the day, and decide on the ideas that will guide us."
- Epictetus
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"Books are training weights for the mind."
- Epictetus
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"Yes, keep on degrading yourself, soul. But soon your chance at dignity will be gone. Everyone gets one life. Yours is almost used up, and instead of treating yourself with respect, you have entrusted your own happiness to the souls of others."
- Marcus Aurelius
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"Look into their minds, at what the wise do and what they don't"
- Marcus Aurelius
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"Take care of this moment, this person, this challenge, this action."
-Epictetus
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"15 minutes of attention is better than a great many good works."
- Simone Weil
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"Paper is more patient than people."
- Anne Frank
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"When anger rises, think of the consequences."
- Confucius
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Festina Lente: To rush, slowly.
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"The sun is new each day."
-Heraclitus
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"People exist for one another. You can instruct them or endure them."
- Marcus Aurelius
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"How often has the unexpected happened! How often has the expected never happened!"
- Seneca
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"... search for its hidden opportunity. It's a failure of imagination not to do so."
-Epictetus
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"..if you won't keep track of what your own soul's doing, how can you not be unhappy?"
- Marcus Aurelius
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"Look inward. Don't let the true nature or value of anything elude you."
- Marcus Aurelius
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"Just that you do the right thing. The rest doesn't matter."
- Marcus Auerlius
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"Thoughts committed to paper represent a record of our mind at its most attentive."
- The Socrates Express by Eric Weiner
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"We only like to count our troubles, but we do not count our joys."
- Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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A great exercise inspired by Seneca from A Handbook for New Stoics by Massimo Pigliucci and Gregory Lopez.
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Some thoughts from The School of Life, Friedrich Nietzsche, Seneca, Epictetus and Ryan Holiday on how to be less anxious.
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Some insight from Seneca, Pierre Hadot and Marcus Aurelius along with a personal practice for living in the moment more attentively.
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Some advice from Marcus Aurelius on what is essential for a good life.
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Some thoughts on planning a new summer philosophy class and the power of reminders in daily life.
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Some advice from Marcus Aurelius on not being ashamed to ask for help.
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More advice from Thich Nhat Hanh
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Thich Nhat Hanh on relaxing as I try to keep some good vacation energy going.
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More from Zen Buddhist, Thich Nhat Hanh
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Some thoughts from the Ancient Greeks and The School of Life.
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Some reflections from a wedding and Thich Nhat Hanh.
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Some suggestions on how to read from Kevin Gary. We should adopt a personal and passionate approach to reading all texts with the intention of transforming ourselves as a result of this engagement.
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Some advice from Eric Weiner, Ryan Holiday, and Walter J. Ong.
“Putting your own thinking down on paper lets you see it from a distance. It gives you objectivity that is so often missing when anxiety and fears and frustrations flood your mind” (Holiday, 2019, p. 56)
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Socratic Questioning and the Soul
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Some advice from Max Picard and Angelo Caranfa.
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“Stop the excuses and the procrastination. This is your life! You aren't a child anymore. The sooner you set yourself to your spiritual program, the happier you will be. The longer you wait, the more you will be vulnerable to mediocrity and feel filled with shame and regret, because you know you are capable of better.”
- Epictetus, the Art of Living
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A weekly self-writing practice for building confidence.
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Some advice from Marcus Aurelius on dealing with feelings of being overwhelmed.
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Back to Marcus Aurelius' Meditations, "...the mind's requirements are satisfied by doing what we should, and by the calm it brings us."
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More advice from Alain de Botton's Self-Knowledge.
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Some help from The School of Life to treat the feeling that everything is always urgent.
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Some advice from Seneca and The School of Life on Developing healthy trust of self, others, and the universe.
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Building resilience with Epictetus.
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Some help from Pema Chodron.
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Ep. #058: Spring Cleaning for the Soul: Do you make lemons out of lemonade?
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A few thoughts from Pema Chodron and Dr. Elliot Cohen.
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Ep. #056: Spring Cleaning for the Soul #002: Are you impatient?
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Shot of Philosophy is now on Youtube
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Ep. #054: Are you planning on doing spring cleaning for the soul?
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Ep.#053: How are you training yourself today? Reading and interpretation from my personal self-writing practice.
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Ep. #052: Do you have any mantras? What is your main purpose today?
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Some advice from the Stoic, Seneca on how to actually start living.
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At various times we are all an artist, a fighter or a scientist.
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Let's get some help from Marcus Aurelius' Meditations: "be satisfied with even the smallest progress and treat the outcome as unimportant." Book 9 #029
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If you're looking for a more in-depth experience with the podcast, I am also a certified Philosophical Consultant and have experience working with people on a one-on-one basis to use philosophy as a form of therapy. If you're interested in scheduling your first free half-hour consultation, reach out to shotofphilosophy@gmail.com.
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A few thoughts from Epictetus on how to start moving towards wisdom for a flourishing life.
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Pema Chodron helps us establish a healthier "how" when it comes to personal development.
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Thoughts from Aristotle and Pema Chodron to help you see with new eyes.
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Episode #044: "Close to forgetting it all, close to being forgotten." Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
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Episode #043: Are you honest with yourself? Thoughts from Epictetus on the importance of being honest with ourselves to work on improving ourselves.
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Episode #042: "Perfection of character: to live your last day, every day, without frenzy, sloth or pretense." Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
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Some thoughts on the Greek idea of eudaimonia for a more fulfilling life that creates space for more than just happiness.
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Thoughts from Aristotle on the importance of balance and Pavel Tsatsouline on the power of the kettlebell and daily balance.
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Some thoughts from author Ethan Kross and Aristotle.
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Episode #038: "Start living your ideals." The Art of Living by Epictetus
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Episode #037: "Why all this guesswork? You can see what needs to be done. If you can see the road, follow it. Cheerfully, without turning back. If not, hold up and get the best advice you can. If anything gets in the way, forge on ahead..." Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
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Episode #036: "Life is a sum of all your choices. So, what are you doing today?" Albert Camus
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Episode #035: "The wise person knows it is fruitless to project hopes and fears on the future. This only leads to melodramatic representations in your mind and wasting time." The Art of Living Epictetus
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Episode #034: "The four conditions for happiness: life in the open air, love for another being, freedom from ambition, creation..."
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Episode #033: "One trunk, two minds." Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
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Episode #032: "Frightened of change?" Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
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Episode #031: "(But what are you doing here, Perceptions? Get back to where you came from, and good riddance. I don't need you. Yes, I know, it was only force of habit that brought you. No, I'm not angry with you. Just go away)
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Episode #030: "If anyone can refute me-show me I'm making a mistake or looking at things from the wrong perspective- I'll gladly change." Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
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Episode #029: "Today I escaped my anxiety. Or no, I discarded it, because it was within me, in my own perceptions-not outside." Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
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Episode #028: "You need to avoid certain things in your train of thought: everything random, everything irrelevant. And certainly everything self-important or malicious. You need to get used to winnowing your thoughts..." Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
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Episode #027: "Don't waste the rest of your time here worrying about other people-unless it affects the common good." Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
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Episode #026: "When you wake up in the morning, tell yourself: The people I deal with today will be meddling, ungrateful, arrogant, dishonest, jealous, and surly. They are like this because they can't tell good from evil."
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Episode #025: "Not to live as if you had endless years ahead of you. Death overshadows you. While you're alive and able-be good." Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
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Episode #024: "Hand yourself over to Clotho (fate) voluntarily, and let her spin you into whatever she pleases." Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
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Episode #023: "Do external things distract you? Then make time for yourself to learn something worthwhile; stop letting yourself be pulled in all directions." Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
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Episode #022: "Not to be constantly telling people (or writing them) that I'm too busy unless I really am. Similarly, not to be always ducking my responsibilities to the people around me because of "pressing business." Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
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Episode #021: "Remember how long you've been putting this off. There is a limit to the time assigned you. Concentrate every minute." Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
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Episode #20: "Take the shortest route, the one that nature planned-to speak, and act in the healthiest way." Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
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Episode #019: "Fate leads the willing and drags the reluctant." Seneca
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Episode #018: People exist for one another. You can instruct or endure them." "To enter others' minds and let them enter yours." Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
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Episode #017: "Take a stand." The Art of Living by Epictetus
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Episode #016: "Stick to what's in front of you- idea, action, utterance." Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
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Episode #015: "Remember: you shouldn't be surprised that a fig tree produces figs, nor the world what it produces." Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
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Episode #014: "Not to live as if you had endless years ahead of you. Death overshadows you. While you're alive and able-be good." Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
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Episode #013: "At dawn, when you have trouble getting out of bed, tell yourself: "I have to go to work- as a human being. What do I have to complain of, if I'm going to do what I was born for-the things I was brought into the world to do?" Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
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Episode #012: "Forget the future." (Not totally) Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
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Episode #011: "Not to assume it's impossible because you find it hard. But to recognize that if it's possible, you can do it too." Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
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Episode #010: "It's time you realized that you have something in you more powerful and miraculous than the things that affect you and make you dance like a puppet." Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
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Episode #009: "Debts and Lessons: To put up with discomfort and not make demands. To do my own work, mind my own business, and have no time for slanderers." Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
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Episode #008: "Debts and Lessons: "My Grandfather Verus: Character and Self-Control" Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
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Episode #007: "If they've made a mistake, correct them gently and show them where they went wrong." Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
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Episode #006: "No random actions. None not based on underlying principles." Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
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Episode #005: "Well-being based on luck and/or character" Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
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Episode #004: "Is the blueberry bitter? Then throw it away. Don't demand to know why such things exist." Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
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Episode #003: "To be like the rock that the waves keep crashing over. It stands unmoved and the raging of the sea falls still around it." Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
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From Meditations. by Marcus Aurelius: Translated by Gregory Hays "Sanity means connecting your well-being to your own actions" (pg. 81 #51).
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A brief intro to the podcast!
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