For this last episode of Season 3, I leave you with this simple task: KEEP GETTING BETTER! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andersonsilver/message

Stoicism for a Better Life

Episode 60 - Never stop...keep improving, for that is true virtue.

Things change. Always have, always will. We perceive things change and usually don't care for the most part.........that is until the change inconveniences us. This episode explores what we can do with those feelings. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andersonsilver/message

Episode 59 - Change is the only constant, so embrace it.

We have our duality within. You know which one is usually right. You know which one brings you more lasting peace. So just listen to it! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andersonsilver/message

Episode 58 - Substitute your rational mind over your animal mind and find tranquillity.

Want to show a force of strength so that the whole world knows beyond a shadow of a doubt just how strong you are?  Then try and forgive someone who wronged you. True forgiveness takes a lot of strength and only those who have TRULY forgiven will know how hard it is. Go ahead...try it....I double-dog dare you. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andersonsilver/message

Episode 57 - You should forgive your antagonist, because you have the option to.

We are not superheroes. But we expect ourselves to be superhuman. Learn to accept your limitations and you will find peace and equanimity. What could be more conducive to a virtuous constitution than a mind at peace and in equanimity? If you know it, tell me cause I want to know as well.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andersonsilver/message

Episode 56 - Have goals, but remember you are human and have limitations.

Missing sleep? Can't fall or stay asleep? Here are some Stoic pointers to help you remedy the situation. Sleep better, get your rest so that you can be the best version of yourself that you can be the next day. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andersonsilver/message

Episode 55 - Sleep like a baby the Stoic way

The only things for certain in life are death and taxes. Wait...if American billionaires are any indication, taxes are NOT a certainty in life. But I am yet to meet someone who has escaped death. We all have a shelf life and an expiry date, which means we have limited time as it will quite literally run out. So why do we live as if we will not run out of time? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andersonsilver/message

Episode 54 - Time...you don't have a lot of it. So spend it wisely.

Ever sit in complete silence without any distractions and just listen to your thoughts?  Yeah....this is why I wrote this episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andersonsilver/message

Episode 53 - Don't be afraid of silence.

In the western world (especially) we are PLAGUED with wanting to have more stuff and better things...better than before...better than others. But one question we forget to ask ourselves is: Do I really actually need that? Or did I just give up my hard-earned time and money in exchange for a collection of atoms that will end up in a landfill? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andersonsilver/message

Episode 52 - Do you really need a cup to drink water?

Just like you build muscles one fibre at a time...or a Lego Millenium Falcon one Lego piece at a time, so do you build your virtue one moment at a time. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andersonsilver/message

Episode 51 - Be good and become better, little by little

It is important to have goals. Whether it is a daily goal, weekly, annual, lifetime, bucket list, squad goals, etc. goals offer a general roadmap of how best to plan our time and resources. However, we must never forget that our puny efforts are of no consequence when compared to the overwhelming quantity of variables in the domain of the universe's sphere of control. So have goals. We should all have them. Just remember that the end result of your goal will almost certainly not match the idea or design you have in your mind at the onset of the goal. Aim for the target...be content to miss it as long as you tried your best. And who knows...the missed target might actually be the better one! Just keep trying and doing your best. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andersonsilver/message

Episode 50 - Have a goal, but go the way things are

Some life lessons from our ancient older cousins (The Cynics). Simplify your life, make more time and find the happiness and tranquillity you seek. The episode also discusses whether Cynicism can actually be considered a philosophy. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andersonsilver/message

Episode 49 - Simplify your life to find tranquillity

Judge good. Not judge good. Judge bad! Not judge bad! The fact of the matter is that reality is, it doesn't matter (at least as far as the pursuit of a virtuous life is concerned). In this episode, I make a counterargument to an earlier episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andersonsilver/message

Episode 48 - Remember when I said don't judge others? Now I'll argue the opposite. Judge away!

We live once and therefore live one lifetime. You can try and extend your life through healthy lifestyle choices. But when we say "healthy lifestyle choices" we tend to only think in the physical realm (exercise, eat well, drink plenty of water, etc). We forget about the spiritual (mental) part of it. Not only can we get live multiple lifetimes by reading others' stories and perspectives, but reading itself has some significant positive impact on our lives (i.e. it is a healthy lifestyle choice). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andersonsilver/message

Episode 47 - If the Reading Rainbow taught us anything...

 Your journal is your most powerful tool, so make sure you use one! Your journal is your most powerful tool, so make sure you use one! Your journal is your most powerful tool, so make sure you use one! Your journal is your most powerful tool, so make sure you use one! Your journal is your most powerful tool, so make sure you use one! You get the point. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andersonsilver/message

Episode 46 - Your journal is your most powerful tool

In the pursuit of an purposeful and anxiety free life, this is a podcast series dedicated to practical applications of Stoic philosophy in our daily lives.

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Stoicism for a Better Life

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