#29 (2) How to be a Stoic in the 21st Century, with Massimo Pigliucci.

Welcome to this super special episode of El Estoico podcast, episode number 29 and the last episode of 2020. Today I am immensely happy to bring you what has been the most incredible interview I have done so far, because of the importance of the guest: the Stoic, writer and professor of Philosophy Massimo Pigliucci. Massimo Pigliucci is Professor of Philosophy at the City College of New York, and is well known for being the author of numerous books on Stoicism, including "How to be a Stoic" and "Live like a Stoic" . We talk about: - Milestones in the life of Massimo Pigliucci.- Why he chose Stoicism as a philosophy of life.- Similarities between Stoicism and Buddhism.- Stoic mindfulness vs Buddhist mindfulness.- Exercises for managing emotions.- Differences between Premeditatio Malorum and negative visualization.- Why not to trust first impressions.- And much more... 1) To know more about Massimo Pigliucci: - His website: https://massimopigliucci.com/- Twitter: https://twitter.com/mpigliucci 2) My Patreon profile: https://patreon.com/elestoicoesp 3) Books mentioned in the episode: - How to be a stoic: https://amzn.to/2Khcbdb- Live like a Stoic: https://amzn.to/3mD0gmZ- Enchiridion: https://amzn.to/3pgVvB1