Introducing William B. Irvine
Discover why William B. Irvine was asked to create this series on Stoicism.
Stoic Meditation
Learn the power of stepping outside yourself and observing your own behavior.
Negative Visualization
Develop the ability to truly savor your life, no matter what's happening.
The Last Time Meditation
Discover the magic of not taking anything for granted.
You Are Living the Dream Life
Turn your attention toward all those people who dream of living your life.
Prospective Retrospection
Experience a kind of nostalgia not about the past, but about the here and now.
The Upside of Negative Thinking
Learn how negative thinking can strengthen your psychological immune system.
Stoic Training
Understand the purpose and benefit of doing something hard for its own sake.
The Bedtime Meditation
Pause to reflect on each day's victories and failures before falling asleep.
The Search for Silver Linings
Look for silver linings in all of life's setbacks to increase your resilience.
The Power of Framing
Use framing to reduce the number of negative emotions you experience.
The Stoic Test Strategy
Imagine that all your "failures" were designed to strengthen your resolve.
About Those Stoic Gods
Learn how talking to imaginary gods can be a truly rational and helpful process.
How Stoics Respond to Failure
Remind yourself that failure is the price you pay to become self-confident.
Regaining Your Sense of Awe
Regain your sense of awe and learn how to live with more wonder and joy.
Toward a More Delight-Full Life
See how much delight you can extract from simple pleasures.
Practicing Stoicism
Discover all the ways it's possible to practice Stoicism in your daily life.
The Stoic Take on Insults
Pay attention to the emotions that insults trigger within you.
The Limits of Stoicism
Explore the limitations of Stoicism and when it may not always be useful.
The Stoic Take on Social Media
See how squandering time on social media can be an impediment to living well.
A Stoic Grows Old
Embrace growing older and enjoy the resulting self-confidence and good humor.
A Stoic Death
Learn how Stoics approach the end of life and endeavor to make it meaningful.
Life After Death
Explore life after death, from a Stoic perspective.
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The Stoic Path
In this series, you’ll get an introduction to the practice of Stoicism, an ancient philosophical tradition rooted in the identification and attenuation of negative emotions. Stoicism’s insights into the human mind—originating from philosophers like Seneca and Marcus Aurelius—are very much in line with those of Buddhism. Both schools of thought share the premise that happiness can't just be a matter of simply getting what one wants.
Join William B. Irvine through this engaging series of short talks and meditations that provide an overview of Stoicism and thoughts on how to apply it in modern life.
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