Today I shall be meeting with interference, ingratitude, insolence, disloyalty, ill-will, and selfishness – all of them due to the offenders’ ignorance of what is good or evil. Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 2-1 We all know someone in our lives that’s so exhausting to be around. There’s always some form of drama going on, and if […]
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Stop Caring What People Think 📽️
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, Meditations, 12-4 People spend so much energy worrying about what other people think about them. The thing is: it’s a huge waste of time; especially in the age of the […]
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The Art of Tranquility (Seneca’s Wisdom) 📽️
Seneca The Younger was a philosopher who held an important position in the Roman Empire and is one of the major contributors to the ancient philosophy of Stoicism. Seneca once exchanged letters with his friend Serenus, on how to free the mind from anxiety and worry in a Stoic way. This dialogue is now called […]
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The Philosophy of Pills | Red & Blue 📽️
Today I want to talk about pills. I’ve already shed some light on philosophical phenomena erupted from popular culture, and I gladly take a step further by talking about the profound meaning of these different colored pills, people extensively talk about on the internet. Although in popular culture, it isn’t uncommon to use pills as […]
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3 Similarities Between Buddhism & Stoicism 📽️
As some people in the comments have already pointed out; Buddhism & Stoicism are quite actually quite alike. This is surprising because Stoicism was founded in the Greek city of Athens while Buddhism originates from India. Although there is no historical proof of significant influence from Buddhism on Stoicism or the other way around, some […]
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Stoicism for Doomers 📽️
In past videos, I have talked about several meme-based personality types. One of these types is the doomer. I was surprised how many views my video about doomers got. And after reading the comments I realized that many young people identify themselves as doomers. I have mixed feelings about this because, after all, the doomer […]
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The Power Of Judgement 📽️
In earlier videos, I talked about the things that are up to us, and the things that are not up to us. In this video, I want to go a bit deeper into how we approach life by a powerful yet dangerous tool in our toolbox: our judgment. Have you ever asked yourself this question: […]
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3 Stoic Ways to be Happy 📽️
Many people these days are concerned with achieving a happy life, but often lack the skills and knowledge to do so. Luckily, thousands of years ago, the old Stoics already figured out how to suffer less and enjoy more. With a system of exercises, wisdom, and ethics inspired by the workings of the universe, Stoicism […]
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Buddhism | The Cure for Anxiety? 📽️
In Buddhism, the main goal is the end of suffering. There is one form of suffering in particular that plagues most people at some point in their lives, which is called anxiety. In this video, I will explore what can we learn from Buddhism in regard to fighting this destructive emotion. Anxiety and panic disorders […]
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5 Philosophical Questions Without Satisfying Answers 📽️
Some questions have been keeping humanity busy since the dawn of time. Moreover, complete civilizations and religions have been built around these questions. No matter how much we have debated, researched and observed; there just doesn’t seem to be satisfying answers to these questions, and it’s unlikely that we’ll get them anytime soon. However, we […]
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