I will dedicate this public Q&A to a question I got from Juansaman who is a Patreon supporter. He asked me if it makes sense to be politically active, vote, participate in pacifist strikes or aggressive revolts. After all, Stoicism teaches us not to focus on things that are not in our control. So, how […]
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A Stoic Approach to Envy 📽️
Since many of you asked, I decided to deliver. As a sequel to my video about jealousy, let’s talk about envy. What is envy? How should we handle it? What can we learn from the Stoics in regards to envy? And is it really a bad thing? I’ve previously discussed jealousy and proposed several solutions […]
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The Power of Pessimism 📽️
Because of the success of my earlier video, 7 Stoic Exercises For Inner Peace, I’ve decided to go a bit deeper into each exercise, giving them a bit more intellectual baggage for you to ponder over. I’ll start by explaining the praemeditatio malorum by Marcus Aurelius, which harvests its strength from pessimism. The praemeditatio malorum […]
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The Philosophy of Cold Showers 📽️
Taking cold showers has become a normal part of my life. Even though I’ve taken many, cold showers still suck every single time to this day, but it takes me considerably less effort than the first time I took one. Besides the many physical benefits of cold showers, let’s talk about the philosophy behind it. […]
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Stoic Solutions For Jealousy 📽️
When we have something we cherish, like a spouse or a friend or a certain status within a group, but we feel threatened of losing it, we experience resentment which we call jealousy. How can we deal with this? This video presents you Stoic solutions for jealousy, A commenter named Omkar Unde2 recently suggested making […]
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How to be Alone 📽️
He who sits alone, sleeps alone, and walks alone, who is strenuous and subdues himself alone, will find delight in the solitude of the forest. Buddha, Dhammapada, 305. Some people avoid solitude like the plague. Others love being alone and thrive best in solitude when they’re far away from the endless chatter of their fellow […]
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Living in Accordance with Nature 📽️
The goal of life is living in agreement with Nature. Zeno of Citium The ancient Stoics argued that living a virtuous life means “living in accordance with nature”. Now, what did they exactly mean by this? Are we to follow our instincts as animals do? Or Should we live a nature-friendly lifestyle? In this video, […]
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Love, Lust & Stoicism 📽️
You might be wondering; how did the ancient Stoics view love and lust? Were they hopeless romantics or rather cold and distant? Were they pleasure-seekers enjoying polyamory or did they value the duties of marriage? In this video, I will explore lust, love, and Stoicism. So, there’s a big difference between love and lust, although […]
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Nostalgia | Why do we mourn the past? 📽️
People are divided about how we should approach these intense experiences related to past events, called nostalgia. Some people just love to immerse themselves in memories, good or bad and take deep journeys into the realm of the former. Other people avoid clinging to memories because this only makes them sad. So, can we see […]
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