A Stoic Alien Reports On The Humans

Looking at daily life through fresh eyes.

Episode 163 of the The What Is Stoicism? Podcast podcast, hosted by Allan John (What Is Stoicism?), titled "A Stoic Alien Reports On The Humans" was published on October 30, 2024 and runs 5 minutes.

October 30, 2024 ·5m · The What Is Stoicism? Podcast

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Summary

In this episode, I explore a fun writing prompt that can help achieve the powerful perspective of Stoic objectivity.It's reminiscent of an exercise Marcus Aurelius described to himself as follows:“This should be your practice throughout all your life: when things have such a plausible appearance, show them naked, see their shoddiness, strip away their own boastful account of themselves. Vanity is the greatest seducer of reason: when you are most convinced that your work is important, that is when you are most under its spell.”📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO + EMAIL CONTENTCheck out What Is Stoicism? on Substack:https://whatisstoicism.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode Description

In this episode, I explore a fun writing prompt that can help achieve the powerful perspective of Stoic objectivity.

It's reminiscent of an exercise Marcus Aurelius described to himself as follows:

“This should be your practice throughout all your life: when things have such a plausible appearance, show them naked, see their shoddiness, strip away their own boastful account of themselves. Vanity is the greatest seducer of reason: when you are most convinced that your work is important, that is when you are most under its spell.”

📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO + EMAIL CONTENT

Check out What Is Stoicism? on Substack:

https://whatisstoicism.substack.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.