The Only Thing You Need to Be

About this episode

This episode explores Stoicism as a love of wisdom and a daily practice of character.

This episode explores Stoicism as a love of wisdom and a daily practice of character. By understanding virtue as human excellence—thinking clearly, acting justly, facing difficulty bravely, and resisting excess—the philosophy becomes immediately useful and practical rather than theoretical and abstract. 👇 👇 👇 📻 FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO CONTENT Check out one of my latest daily Micro Morning Meditations here on Substack: ☀️ Micro Morning Meditation: The Object is Bound to Perish https://whatisstoicism.substack.com/p/micro-morning-meditation-the-object Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Allan John

Topics covered

• Stoicism
• virtue
• wisdom
• character
• human excellence
• practical philosophy

Keywords

• Stoicism
• wisdom
• virtue
• character
• human excellence
• philosophy
• daily practice

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Micro Morning Meditation: The Object is Bound to Perish

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