174: Seneca - Stop Letting Money Control Your Emotions (Stoicism)

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This episode discusses seven ways to stop letting money control your emotions based on the teachings of Seneca.

In this podcast we will be talking about 7 Ways To Stop Letting Money Control Your Emotions from the writings of Seneca. Seneca was an ancient Roman philosopher, writer, and statesman. He was one of the most influential teachers of Stoicism. So here are 7 Ways To Stop Letting Money Control Your Emotions from the philosophy of Seneca - 01. Identify the 3 Money Traps 02. Distinguish appetite from need 03. Practice the 24 hour pause 04. Name the emotion 05. Audit your evenings 06. Practice downward gaze 07. Practice voluntary poverty Hope you enjoyed this podcast and find these insights from Seneca on how to stop letting money control your emotions helpful. Seneca was a prominent Roman philosopher and playwright who published several essential works about Stoicism. He counseled Emperor Nero, and thought that anger is a temporary madness, and that even when justified, we should never act on the basis of it because it affects our sanity. Seneca wrote a book specifically on anger called “De Ira” which defines and explains anger within the context of Stoic philosophy, and offers advice on how to prevent and control anger and that’s why in this video we are going to look at 10 ways we…

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Host: Philosophies for Life

Topics covered

• Stoicism
• money management
• emotional control
• philosophy
• Seneca

Keywords

• Seneca
• Stoicism
• money control
• emotions
• philosophy
• anger management
• self-control

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Books & works: De Ira

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