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The Stoic Guide To A Happy Life | Massimo Pigliucci | Modern Wisdom Podcast 239

Massimo Piggliuci is a Professor of Philosophy at City College and an author. The stoic teachings have helped people for thousands of years, Massimo is undertaking the not-so-small task of updating and improving on the ancient philosophy. Expect to learn Massimo's favourite lessons from stoicism, how to apply the dichotomy of control to your life, why Epictetus was so cool, why Plato might have had a big forehead and much more... Sponsor: Get 20% discount & free shipping on your Lawnmower 3.0 at https://www.manscaped.com/ (use code MODERNWISDOM) Extra Stuff: Buy The Stoic Guide To A Happy Life - https://amzn.to/2G9tFWJ Follow Massimo on Twitter - https://twitter.com/mpigliucci Check out Massimo's Website - https://massimopigliucci.com Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity → https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #stoicism #epictetus #chriswilliamson - Listen to all episodes online. Search "Modern Wisdom" on any Podcast App or click here: iTunes: https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/modern-wisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: modernwisdompodcast@gmail.com

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CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 0:39

    Intro

  2. 0:39 – 8:11

    Why write this book

  3. 8:11 – 13:14

    The economy of control

  4. 13:14 – 14:29

    Repetition is the key

  5. 14:29 – 17:44

    We dont own anything

  6. 17:44 – 22:34

    What Epictetus said

  7. 22:34 – 26:21

    Its not tenable anymore

  8. 26:21 – 28:13

    Stoic metaphysics

  9. 28:13 – 29:16

    The word happiness

  10. 29:16 – 30:20

    Aristotle

  11. 30:20 – 31:14

    Epicureans

  12. 31:14 – 33:20

    Stoics

  13. 33:20 – 35:05

    Your life is worth living

  14. 35:05 – 36:21

    The 21st century

  15. 36:21 – 38:09

    Economic control

  16. 38:09 – 39:43

    Focus on the outcome

  17. 39:43 – 40:57

    Focus on the now

  18. 40:57 – 41:36

    Worrying

  19. 41:36 – 42:41

    Role Ethics

  20. 42:41 – 46:35

    Cosmopolitan

  21. 46:35 – 47:31

    Bollocks

  22. 47:31 – 49:41

    The Secret

  23. 49:41 – 51:54

    Metaphysic

  24. 51:54 – 55:04

    Social Justice

  25. 55:04 – 56:35

    The Environment

  26. 56:35 – 58:25

    Modern Scholars

  27. 58:25 – 1:01:51

    Stoicism

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