Jamie Ryder ~ Why Philosophy Is the Ultimate Life Hack

Exploring how philosophy can help us in modern times. #philosophy #stoicism #montypython ================== All episodes: https://truthandtranscendence.com Catherine/Being Space/Freedom of Spirit/Pellowah/Coaching: https://beingspace.world _____________________ About my guest Jamie Ryder: Mental health advocate Jamie Ryder grew up in Manchester, UK, with a comic in one hand and a Stoic quote in the other. Now he writes stealth help books where ancient wisdom and battles meet pop culture and personal growth lessons. Because self-improvement is more fun with a few fight scenes.  His latest book is History's Greatest Philosophers: Classical Wisdom for Modern Times. The book will help you apply practical philosophy to build better mindset and mental health habits. What we discussed: 00:14  Who is Jamie Ryder 02:28  Humanity in philosophy 03:45  Stoicism  05:22  Simplifying philosophy 07:44  'I don't know' 09:36  Wisdom scavenging 11:01  Writing the book 12:31  Philosophers follow what interests them 14:40  Absurdism and Camus 19:02  Absurd-Revolt-Love 19:56  It helped him during lockdown 22:24  Male mental health advocacy  25:00  Hard times 27:24  Macchiavelli 28:18  It was an experience! 29:36  His life has changed 31:10  Does his partner think he's a nutter? 32:28  Using philosophical ideas 34:14  Friends with different opinions 35:53  More books 36:53  Talk to Jamie 37:32  Stealth help 38:30  What men need 40:15  Get the book 42:10  His favourite part of the conversation   #mensmentalhealth          #easternphilosophy         #westernphilosophy ___ Jamie Ryder and his books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Historys-Greatest-Philosophers-Classical-Wisdom/dp/1036107043 https://jamieryderbooks.com/ _____________________ Support the show ========================= More episodes https://truthandtranscendence.com ✦ Step more deeply into your Calling & bring it more to Life Book a Clarity Call with Catherine: https://go.oncehub.com/ClarityCallwithCatherine 🤝 Join our Being Space Community ✦ Podcast: / https://truthandtranscendence.com ✦ Website: / https://beingspace.world ✦ YouTube: / https://www.youtube.com/@BEINGSPACEcatherinellewellyn ✦ Instagram: / https://www.instagram.com/beingspace.world/ ✦ Facebook: / https://www.facebook.com/BeingSpaceWorld ✦ TikTok: / https://www.tiktok.com/@beingspace.world  Support the podcast: https://truthandtranscendence.com/donate