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158 – How To Be Alone
Read more…: 158 – How To Be Alone“It is in your power to withdraw yourself whenever you desire. Perfect tranquility within consists in the good ordering of the mind, the realm of your own.” ― Marcus Aurelius Humans are very social creatures. It is our ability to be social and to cooperate…
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157 – Don’t Feed the Trolls
Read more…: 157 – Don’t Feed the Trolls“If it is not right, do not do it. If it is not true, do not say it.” — Marcus Aurelius One of the hazards of being alive is the fact that we’re never going to please everyone. We’re going to have people that will…
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156 – What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Read more…: 156 – What Could Possibly Go Wrong?“How ridiculous and how strange to be surprised at anything which happens in life” — Marcus Aurelius What could possibly go wrong? One of the biggest mistakes that we as humans make is that we are far too optimistic about how something we’re planning might…
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155 – Interview with Jeff Emtman of Here Be Monsters
Read more…: 155 – Interview with Jeff Emtman of Here Be MonstersThis weeks episode is an interview with Jeff Emtman from the Here Be Monsters podcast. This is my first time interviewing someone, and Jeff is a very interesting and thoughtful guest. We talk about life challenges, creative challenges, and what it’s like to drag main.…
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154 – The Paradox of Change
Read more…: 154 – The Paradox of ChangeOne of the weirdest things about being a human is how we get comfortable with our habits, and resist change, while at the same time we get bored when things stay the same. In this weeks episode will talk about how to deal with the…
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153 – Hatred of Others
Read more…: 153 – Hatred of Others“Whoever does wrong, wrongs himself; whoever does injustice, does it to himself, making himself evil.” ― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations Hate seems to be at an all time high. In this weeks espisode we discuss if hatred is part of Stoicism.
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152 – Vulnerability and the Real You
Read more…: 152 – Vulnerability and the Real YouWhy is it hard for us to be vulnerable, especially when it comes to those we care about the most? Partners, children, family, close friends – if these are the people we are the closest to why would be afraid to be ourselves around them?…
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151 – To Be Unshaken
Read more…: 151 – To Be UnshakenDo you struggle to live up to your principles? Do feel like when you make a mistake that all your efforts were not worth it? In this weeks episode, we’re going to talk about how to approach mistakes in a much more helpful way.
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150 – The Un-Pursuit of Happiness
Read more…: 150 – The Un-Pursuit of Happiness“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” — Emerson Do you struggle to find happiness within yourself? Do you…
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149 – The Vocabulary of Anger
Read more…: 149 – The Vocabulary of AngerDealing with strong emotions in life is something that all of us have to do. But in order for us to actually deal with these different emotions that we have, we need to be sure what we’re actually feeling. We need to expand our emotional…
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