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William Irvine: Living a Stoic Life | The Knowledge Project #123

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Author and philosophy professor William Irvine goes in-depth on Stoicism, and why the fundamental tenets of this ancient philosophy can provide answers to some of the toughest problems in today’s society. ---- ABOUT THE KNOWLEDGE PROJECT Like the mentor you’ve always dreamed of having, The Knowledge Project shares timely yet timeless lessons for work and life. Past guests include Naval Ravikant, Daniel Kahneman, Jim Collins, Angela Duckworth, Seth Godin, Melanie Mitchell, & Esther Perel. SUBSCRIBE for full episodes and clips highlighting actionable lessons and profound wisdom from guests ranging from Nobel Prize winners to CEOs of the largest companies in the world and everything in between. Get early access and episode transcripts: https://fs.blog/membership/ Subscribe to the podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3fz6u4X​ | Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2SSgCvT​ | Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/2Wjw7iy ---- FOLLOW Instagram:   / ​   Twitter:   / farnamstreet​   Shane Parrish:   / shaneaparrish   Newsletter: https://fs.blog/newsletter/ Facebook:   / farnamstreet   #stoicism #ShaneParrish #TheKnowledgeProject ...more
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Intro

0:00

Midlife Crisis

0:45

Zen Buddhism

1:05

Stoic Goals

2:55

Stoic Philosophy

5:16

The Four Stoics

7:00

The Greatest Divergence

7:30

Minimalist Stoic

8:05

Emotional Preppers

9:15

Stoics

10:15

A rock

13:00

Hedonic treadmill

14:35

We are wired

14:52

Staying in the moment

15:36

The limitations of Stoicism

16:56

Stoicism in the 1970s

17:55

Stoicism today

19:27

Negative visualization

21:07

Opening your eyes

23:33

Negative visualisation

25:07

The dichotomy of control

25:55

Three elements of control

27:07

Practicing as a Stoic

29:15

Antimentors

40:29

Failure

44:27

Quitting

50:01

Allergies

51:27

Stoicism for Kids

53:52

Psychological Immune System

57:55
William Irvine: Living a Stoic Life | The Knowledge Project #123
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Author and philosophy professor William Irvine goes in-depth on Stoicism, and why the fundamental tenets of this ancient philosophy can provide answers to some of the toughest problems in today’s society. ---- ABOUT THE KNOWLEDGE PROJECT Like the mentor you’ve always dreamed of having, The Knowledge Project shares timely yet timeless lessons for work and life. Past guests include Naval Ravikant, Daniel Kahneman, Jim Collins, Angela Duckworth, Seth Godin, Melanie Mitchell, & Esther Perel. SUBSCRIBE for full episodes and clips highlighting actionable lessons and profound wisdom from guests ranging from Nobel Prize winners to CEOs of the largest companies in the world and everything in between. Get early access and episode transcripts: https://fs.blog/membership/ Subscribe to the podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3fz6u4X​ | Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2SSgCvT​ | Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/2Wjw7iy ---- FOLLOW Instagram:   / ​   Twitter:   / farnamstreet​   Shane Parrish:   / shaneaparrish   Newsletter: https://fs.blog/newsletter/ Facebook:   / farnamstreet   #stoicism #ShaneParrish #TheKnowledgeProject
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