When Escape Isn't Possible, Acceptance Is The Way

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You'll Never Be Perfect, And That's Just Fine

This episode reframes Stoicism not as a quest for unreachable perfection, but as a practice of steady progress. Drawing on the ancient idea of the prokoptōn—the one who makes progress—we explore why even Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius saw themselves as students rather tha ...  Show more

People Over Things: The Urgency of Today

This episode reflects on how awareness of mortality sharpens our sense of what truly matters, through the unforgettable lesson Randy Pausch taught with a spilled soda and Marcus Aurelius’s reminder that every day arrives with a due date.When time is no longer assumed to be endles ...  Show more

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