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In this New Year’s special, the hosts discuss the importance of living life fully and reflect on Seneca’s teachings about time management.

Send us Fan Mail In this New Year’s special, we revisit On the Shortness of Life and come to a deeply encouraging conclusion: You’re not out of time, you’re just wasting it. We break down Seneca’s idea of the Preoccupied vs. the Thrifty Guardian, aka: the person who’s always waiting for something bettervs. the person who actually lives their lifeJustin shares the moment that left him crying in his car before work (don’t worry, he pulled it together and did great things), triggered by a song a...

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Hosts: Justin Stohlton, Bruce Peck

Topics covered

• shortness of life
• Stoicism
• self-improvement
• New Year's special
• personal growth
• time management

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