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This podcast bridges the gap between the beautiful, concise teachings of the Stoics and everyday life, in a fun, not too stuffy and modern way. We share how Stoicism affects us personally, give practical ways to use it in your own life and have a fun time rapping, singing, creating sketches, fake commercials/holidays and many more things about Stoicism.
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Send us Fan Mail What important truth do very few people agree with you on? In this episode of Modern Meditations, Bruce and JJ begin with Peter Thiel’s famous contrarian question: "What important truth do very few people agree with you on?" Then the conversation turns to a quieter problem: what do you do when you have already done everything you can? Drawing from Epictetus, a long wait for a bus, and the uncertainty surrounding a friend’s passport, Bruce explores a better question aske...
Send us Fan Mail Are you being a drama queen by writing your will prematurely? Or are you preparing well? How can you continue your life mission after life? Bruce got "Not Malaria" in Thailand and had a dramatic episode where he wrote his will and we discuss that. Then we go into how to continue choosing well when choices are limited. Epictetus gives us a great jumping off point in Enchiridion 9 to help us explore the idea of what is truly limited when choices are narrowed. We explore h...
Send us Fan Mail What if the to peace isn't about controlling your life, but changing your relationship with reality? In this episode, we explore one of the most challenging ideas in Stoicism through a single line from Epictetus: "Demand not that events should happen as you wish; but wish them to happen as they do happen, and you will go on well." At first glance, it sounds like surrender. Lower your expectations. Stop caring. Accept mediocrity. But that's not what the Stoics meant. We...
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Modern Meditations, we explore Chapter 7 of Epictetus’ Enchiridion, one of the most vivid and debated analogies in Stoicism. Using the image of a ship, a captain, and a shoreline full of distractions, Epictetus gives a framework for how to live while knowing everything can be taken from you at any moment. But what exactly is the “ship”? Is it death? Fate? Something else entirely? Justin and I break down competing interpretations, push the analogy to it...
Send us Fan Mail In this New Year’s special, we revisit On the Shortness of Life and come to a deeply encouraging conclusion: You’re not out of time, you’re just wasting it. We break down Seneca’s idea of the Preoccupied vs. the Thrifty Guardian, aka: the person who’s always waiting for something bettervs. the person who actually lives their lifeJustin shares the moment that left him crying in his car before work (don’t worry, he pulled it together and did great things), triggered by a song a...
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