A Stoic Morning to See Things Clearly
Most of what upsets us is not the event but the story we wrap around it. This short morning meditation, about seven and a half minutes, walks you through the Stoic practice of objective representation...
24 Mar 20258min
8-Minute Stoic Clarity for Your Morning
Eight minutes to set a clearer head before the day gets hold of you. This guided Stoic meditation moves through three simple steps: observe what is actually happening, notice the judgment you have qui...
10 Mar 20258min
Was Socrates in a Toxic Relationship with his Wife?
Socrates' wife Xanthippe has come down to us as the original nightmare spouse. But how much of that is fair, and how much is two and a half thousand years of bad press? I sat down with philosopher and...
24 Feb 202511min
How Did Socrates Become So Wise?
Where did Socrates' wisdom actually come from? It was not raw intellect alone. In this conversation, Donald Robertson and I look at the daily habits, the charisma, and the genuine love of people that ...
23 Feb 20254min
Stoicism Is a Practice, Not Just a Philosophy
You can read every word Marcus Aurelius wrote and still fall apart the first time someone cuts you off in traffic. That gap, between knowing and doing, is what this clip is about. Donald Robertson, on...
21 Feb 20256min
Socrates' "Mirror For The Mind" Will Transform Your Thinking
Socrates had a strange idea: that another person can act as a mirror for your own mind, showing you the thoughts you cannot see on your own. In this conversation with philosopher Donald Robertson, we ...
19 Feb 202511min
Socrates’ Two-Column Method For Clearer Decisions
The oldest self-help tool might also be the best one, and it fits on a single sheet of paper. I asked Stoic author Donald Robertson to walk me through Socrates' two-column method: a simple way to ques...
17 Feb 202518min
How To Pick Your Battles Wisely | Donald Robertson
When do you speak up, and when do you let it go? When do you push, and when do you step back? Donald Robertson and I get into coping flexibility: the skill of matching your response to the situation i...
16 Feb 20257min
