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S2 Episode 31 - Finding Tranquility In Modern Life Through Stoicism with Gregory Lopez Part 1
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HIGHLIGHTS
- Is philosophy replacing religion?
- What is stoicism?
- The stoic way of looking at Medea
- Always look at both the positive and negative aspects of life
- Stoicism can help introduce control and avoid snap judgments
- Not everyone wants to just 'feel better'
- Looking at the global pandemic through a Stoic lens
QUOTES
Gregory: "People are looking for ways to guide their life and ways to form community in order to counteract the silent plague that you mentioned. I think philosophy can play a large part in helping some people out with that."
Gregory: "The goal of stoicism is to make the world a better space for your immediate sphere and the world in general."
Gregory: "A lot of stoic practice involves you thinking about what bad things supposedly can happen in order to anticipate them and not be as harmed by them if they do arise. So the stoicism mindset and stoic daily practice isn't really about being optimistic, but actually trying to be pessimistic about things that are outside of your control and the world at large, and in saying that even when things go wrong, I'm going to try to do the best I can."
To find out more about Gregory, please see the links below.
- Website: https://greglopez.me/philosophy/
- Book: https://www.amazon.com/Handbook-New-Stoics-Week-Week/dp/1615195335
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