Donald Robertson on Illusion of Mastery, The View from Above, and Time Travelling Stoics

It is easy to read a lot about Stoicism and mistake that for actually practising it. I put this to Donald Robertson, and we get into the gap between knowing the ideas and living them, what he calls the illusion of mastery.We also talk about the view from above as a practice, and end on a fun one: what Marcus Aurelius would make of the modern world if he time travelled into it.More from Donald: donaldrobertson.nameFree 7-Day Stoic Challenge: stoicchallenge.coThe Stoic Vault: stoicvault.com