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by Jon Brooks
You've read the books. You know what Marcus Aurelius would do. But when life gets hard, the philosophy disappears. This podcast is for people who want to close the gap between knowing Stoicism and actually living it.
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- Yesterday15 min
Epictetus’s Two-Word Rule for Difficult Days
“Bear and forbear.” Two words are easy enough to remember. Using them when a conversation becomes uncomfortable, or your phone offers an escape from work, is harder. In this episode I look at where the saying comes from, what Aulus Gellius actually reports about Epictetus, and why endurance and restraint need judgement. We also look at choosing the practice that fits the situation, rather than turning every difficulty into a test of toughness. There is a small exercise to try: pause before ...
- 5 days ago9 min
The thought you can't put down
An anxious thought keeps coming back. It sounds reasonable every time, and thinking harder hasn't helped. I work through the Triple Column Technique with one everyday worry: asking a question in a meeting. The practice comes from David Burns's Feeling Good. I've adapted the middle column to ask what you're assuming, with Seneca's Letter 13 as a guide. Write the thought, examine the assumption and give a response you can actually believe. Then put the pen down. You don't need to keep rewriti...
- 1 weeks ago7 min
Stoic Sleep Affirmations: Enough For Tonight
The day is finished, but you may still be going over it. This quiet bedtime practice begins with settling into the bed, then offers short Stoic reflections on having enough and allowing yourself to rest. You do not need to repeat the lines or remember them. Let them pass, with long silences between each one. A voice-only meditation for listening in bed, with no music and a gentle close. Free 7-Day Stoic Challenge: stoicchallenge.co The Stoic Vault: stoicvault.com
- 1 weeks ago14 min
Why You Still Feel Anxious When You Know the Stoic Advice
You understand the Stoic advice about anxiety. So why doesn't it help at four in the morning? I look at the gap between knowing and doing, why reading about anxiety can become a way of avoiding practice, and what changed when I stopped making calm the test of a useful exercise. The practice is small: separate the sensation from the instruction that arrives with it. You can feel anxious and still choose what to do next. Stoic Anxiety Mastery: course details and launch updates This episode ...
- 2 weeks ago25 min
Amor Fati: The Stoic Practice Of Loving Your Fate
What would it mean to work with the life you have, even when it takes a turn you would never have chosen? This recorded talk explores amor fati, the practice of loving your fate, and the difference between active acceptance and passive resignation. I connect the idea with three everyday practices: looking for a useful response to adversity, separating what is up to you from what is not, and noticing what you can still appreciate. Bring one current frustration to mind and use it as the start...
- 3 weeks ago1h 6m
Jon Friedland: Jiu-Jitsu, Fear and the Practice of Stoicism
Your first jiu-jitsu class can expose how little your toughness helps. Going back takes a different kind of courage. Jon Friedland joins me to explore what training can teach us about Stoicism. We discuss competition nerves, judging a performance without clinging to the result, and why a black belt can leave someone's ego bigger than before. Jon explains how he keeps learning after nearly thirty years on the mats. One question from the conversation stayed with me: what advice would you give...
- 3 weeks ago35 min
Difficult People: A Stoic Masterclass
How do you stay yourself around someone who keeps drawing you into conflict? In this recorded Stoic masterclass, I work through five practical moves: expect difficulty, notice the hook, drop the rope, make your boundary a behaviour, and look honestly at your own patterns. We also map the inner citadel: what belongs to you, and what was never yours to control. The session distinguishes everyday friction from harmful and dangerous relationships, then offers exercises you can use before, durin...
- Oct 6, 202631 min
Stoic Joy: Six Habits For A Calmer Life
You can get better at handling difficulty and still forget to enjoy your life. This half-hour Stoic talk explores six habits for practising joy, including the seven-second control check, the View from Above and the Joy of Enough. It also covers a 24-hour virtue experiment, obstacle training and a morning-and-evening routine. Choose one habit from the session and give it a place in your day. There's no need to turn all six into another list of things you're failing to do. Free 7-Day Stoic Ch...
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