The Illusion of Free Will? (Meditations 3.10)

Hey everyone, Tanner here. Today I'm going to share something with you that's a little bit different. This is not an episode. This is what's called a feed drop. A feed drop is when I feature a podcast I think you might like and then you listen to a little bit of it and if you lik ...  Show more

Apply for private mentoring: https://tannerocampbell.com/applySupport my work: https://stoicismpod.com/membersSubscribe to my newsletter: https://stoicbrekkie.comIn this episode I'm tackling the thing nobody wants me to tackle: politics. Before you run away, I promise I'm not end ...  Show more

This episode turns to two of the Stoics’ deepest insights: that everything outside us is in constant motion, and that within us lies a freedom nothing can touch.Using Zeno’s vision of happiness as “a good flow of life,” we explore how change and death are not disruptions but esse ...  Show more

In this episode, I look at how Stoicism teaches us not to suppress our emotions but to master our responses to them through mindful assent.With a practical focus, we examine how the Stoic distinguishes between involuntary impressions and the voluntary judgments that follow.By lea ...  Show more

In this episode, we explore how our judgments—not external events—shape our emotional world, from a child’s toy envy to ancient Stoic parables and the quiet wisdom of Nan Shepherd.Using Epictetus’s insights and Shepherd’s meditative reflections, we examine how reclaiming control ...  Show more

The stoics teach us that we have control over a few things - our thoughts, our choices, and our actions. In short, our will. So is there a way that we can get better with our thinking, and improve our outcomes? Today I want to talk about a model that can help us be more aware of ...  Show more