The Ultimate Stoic Daily Routine
Most advice on Stoic routines stays vague. In this one I walk through a full day, hour by hour, with specific practices you can use straight away. It is built around four moments: how you start the mo...
15 Feb 202328min
Anxiety is Your Friend: Rapid-Fire Anxiety Q&A
I tend to think anxiety gets a worse reputation than it deserves. Handled well, it is information, not an enemy. In this fast-paced Q&A I sat down with my HighExistence colleague Mike Slavin to answer...
7 Feb 202342min
When Someone You Love Is Suffering: A Stoic Response (AMA)
Someone you love is suffering and you cannot fix it. What does the dichotomy of control ask you to do then? This episode is a preview of a longer listener Q&A covering that question, holiday indulgenc...
23 Jan 202321min
How Desire Takes Control: Three Stages Of Stoic Practice
Desire becomes a problem when wanting an external result starts to run your life. This episode maps three stages of attachment and three ways the Stoics worked with desire so it loosened its hold. I o...
24 Dec 202210min
Marcus Aurelius Morning Meditation For Difficult People
Marcus Aurelius began the day by reminding himself that he would meet meddling, ungrateful and difficult people. This guided morning contemplation turns that note into a practice. You will picture the...
13 Dec 202215min
2 Types of Desires That Always Cause Disappointment
Some desires are set up to disappoint you no matter what you do. In this lesson I name two of them, what I call impossible desires and slave desires, and show why both leave you suffering even when th...
29 Nov 202212min
How To Handle Insults: A Stoic Step-By-Step
An insult only lands if you agree with it. That is the Stoic claim, and in this lesson I turn it into something you can actually use. I walk through a step-by-step way of meeting an insult so it loses...
13 Nov 202230min
3 Communication Skills For Better Relationships
Most relationship trouble is really a communication problem wearing a disguise. In this talk I lay out the three pillars I keep coming back to: the habits that quietly wreck conversations, a simple wa...
2 Nov 202240min
