What To Do When the World Feels Like Too Much
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What does Stoicism teach us about modern anxieties?
Welcome to the Daily Stoic Podcast, designed to help bring those four key Stoic virtues, courage, discipline, justice, and wisdom into the real world. Hey, it's Ryan. Welcome to another episode of the Daily Stoic Podcast. It's just starting to get real hot here in Texas, so I'm excited to get on the road. We're going, at the end of the week, we're going to the West Coast because I've got to talk in Portland and I've got to talk in San Francisco, both much cooler places than Texas during the summer. You can come see me and grab tickets at dailystoiclive.com. Then I've got some other dates, I think in August, I think I'm doing like the Midwest. But in October, I'm going back to Australia. Australia, and New Zealand, where not only am I going to be doing some talks, but I'm going to be doing a lot of swimming and sightseeing.
It's one of my favorite places in the world. Because of those gigs, I did a podcast a couple of weeks ago with Ryan Shelton and Hugh and Josh Van Kulenberg. They gave me a dose of that Australian hospitality. And... I don't know. I thought there was some good stuff in here I wanted to share. I asked them if I could run a chunk of that interview. You can listen to the full episode over on the Imperfects podcast. You can watch it on their YouTube channel at the Imperfects. Look, the Stoics are not perfect. Stoicism is not about perfection. It is about trying to get better always. Epictetus says, just because we despair of perfection doesn't mean we We despair of the pursuit of it. So how do we get better? How do we work on ourselves?
How do we make those little improvements day to day? That's sort of what we talk about in today's episode. And, you know, I try to get better on each one of the talks that I do. So I hope to see you in Portland on June 8th, San Francisco on June 11th.
How can we manage doomscrolling and information overload?
Why is it Minneapolis on the 18th of August, Chicago the next day, Detroit the day after that, and then I'll be over in New Zealand on October 13th, Sydney on the 16th, Melbourne on the 18th, Brisbane on the 20th, Perth on the 21st, and then I think some East Coast states in the U.S. closer to November and December. You can grab all those tickets at dailystoiclive.com. But let's get into today's episode. All right. So I got these two talks in Portland and San Francisco in early June. And I got to figure out what I'm going to wear. You know, normally I just wear a heavy metal shirt and running shorts or something, but I can't do that on stage. I can't wear the same stuff on stage for all of the events because it would screw up the video.
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What is the difference between worrying and taking action?
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What does Stoicism teach us about modern anxieties?
0:00–1:57
2
How can we manage doomscrolling and information overload?
1:57–3:53
3
What is the difference between worrying and taking action?
3:53–6:27
4
How does AI contribute to our anxiety about the future?
6:27–9:07
5
What are the Stoics' views on existential threats?
9:07–11:50
6
How can we stay engaged without feeling overwhelmed?
11:50–14:29
7
What insights does Epictetus offer on empathy and action?
14:29–17:08
8
How would Marcus Aurelius handle today's challenges?
17:08–21:18
Speakers
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