The What Is Stoicism? Podcast

This episode reflects on the quiet evidence of resilience we carry with us: the fact that we have survived every difficult moment that once seemed unbearable.

Seneca’s image of the scar reminds us that old wounds are not just records of pain, but proof of endurance.

Epictetus adds to the lesson by showing that external events only truly threaten us when our judgments give them power.

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☀️ Micro Morning Meditation: Let Us Cherish Old Age
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This episode explores Stoicism as a love of wisdom and a daily practice of character.

By understanding virtue as human excellence—thinking clearly, acting justly, facing difficulty bravely, and resisting excess—the philosophy becomes immediately useful and practical rather than theoretical and abstract.

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☀️ Micro Morning Meditation: The Object is Bound to Perish
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This episode turns Seneca’s call to “hold every hour in our grasp” into something more concrete.

Through Montaigne’s habits of writing and walking, and Matt Haig’s reflections on acceptance, we look at how attention can slow the feeling of life rushing past.

The point isn't to seize time by force, but to notice what's here, accept what can't be changed, and live the hour instead of losing it.

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Check out one of my latest daily Micro Morning Meditations here on Substack:

☀️ Micro Morning Meditation: The Object is Bound to Perish
https://whatisstoicism.substack.com/p/micro-morning-meditation-the-object
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This episode examines anger through the lens of Seneca and Epictetus.

Seneca warns that anger harms us first, clouding reason and undermining self-control, while Epictetus reframes wrongdoing as error rather than malice.

Together, they suggest a practical response: pause, question the impression, and consider the cost of reacting.

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☀️ Micro Morning Meditation: Go to Their Souls
https://whatisstoicism.substack.com/p/micro-morning-meditation-go-to-their
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This episode explores how much of our distress comes not from events themselves, but from the interpretations we layer on top of them.

Marcus Aurelius reminds us that opinions are optional, while Epictetus shows how easily appearances can mislead us.

By sticking closer to the facts and examining our impressions carefully, we reduce unnecessary mental noise.

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Check out one of my latest daily Micro Morning Meditations here on Substack:

☀️ Micro Morning Meditation: Go to Their Souls
https://whatisstoicism.substack.com/p/micro-morning-meditation-go-to-their
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