EPISODE · Dec 29, 2025 · 22 MIN
Make Your Time Count: Stoic Keys to Focus and Fulfillment
from The Stoic Handbook with Jon Brooks
Most of us feel we have too much to do and not enough time to do it. The Stoics had a different diagnosis: the problem is rarely a shortage of time, it is how much of it we hand away without noticing.In this episode I draw on Marcus Aurelius, Seneca and Epictetus to make the case for spending your attention on what actually matters and letting the rest go. We look at why a finite life is a gift rather than a threat, the question Marcus asked himself to stay focused, how the dichotomy of control frees you from worrying about things you cannot change, why discomfort is often a sign you are doing the work that counts, and the one step you can take today to get your focus back.Free 7-Day Stoic Challenge: stoicchallenge.coThe Stoic Vault: stoicvault.com
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Most of us feel we have too much to do and not enough time to do it. The Stoics had a different diagnosis: the problem is rarely a shortage of time, it is how much of it we hand away without noticing. In this episode I draw on Marcus Aurelius, Seneca and Epictetus to make the case for spending your attention on what actually matters and letting the rest go. We look at why a finite life is a gift rather than a threat, the question Marcus asked himself to stay focused, how the dichotomy of cont...
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