Stoic Coffee Break

How do you stop worrying about what others think of you? Is worrying ever useful? Can Stoics be ambitious? How can I actually do what I know I should?

In this week's episode I answer some of your questions through the lens of Stoicism.

"It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinion than our own."

— Marcus Aurelius
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What if the thing you've been quietly doing your whole life — the thing that feels almost too easy to count — is actually your greatest gift to the world?

And what is it costing you to keep holding it back?

"If you have a talent, use it in every which way possible. Don't hoard it. Don't dole it out like a miser. Spend it lavishly like a millionaire intent on going broke."

— Brendan Francis
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How do you get back up when too many things in life hit you all at once? How do you get your momentum back when it feels like every step is like wading through molasses? Today I want to talk about how Stoicism and friendship can find your balance and get moving again when life knocks you off your feet.

When you have been compelled by circumstances to be disturbed in a manner, quickly return to yourself and do not continue out of tune longer than the compulsion lasts.
— Marcus Aurelius, Meditations VI.11
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How do you make a decision when all the choices in front of you feel like bad ones? Today I want talk about how Stoicism can help us take action when faced with impossible choices. 
“What should we have ready at hand in a situation like this? The knowledge of what is mine and what is not mine, what I can and cannot do.”
— Epictetus, Discourses I, 1.21
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Is Stoicism all about being strong and serious? Is it too pessimistic and always looking for where things can go wrong, where the next challenge or struggle is? Today I want to talk about the softer side of Stoicism, and how many of the tools the Stoics teach us can actually lead us to joy.
“To live happily is an inward power of the soul.” 
— Marcus Aurelius
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