About this podcast
Stoicism the pursuit of perfect moral character. If this is not what you understand the objective of Stoicism to be, then you do not understand Stoicism properly. If you would like to understand Stoicism properly, you should join Stoic author and public philosopher Tanner O. Campbell, every week, right here, to explore various aspect of Stoicism from an orthodox, but practical perspective. Practical Stoicism is 100% independently owned, entirely ad-free, and produced by a real live human being who knows what he's talking about.
Episodes
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- This is the end... · 10 min · Season 1 Episode 40YouTube: https://youtube.com/@tannerowenscampbell Cohort information: https://cohort.tannerocampbell.com Purchase the archive: https://www.stoicismpod.com/the-archive Email…
- How to Use Social Media · 8 min · Season 1 Episode 39In this episode, I'm talking about how to use social media as a Stoic, although I should probably begin by admitting that I really don't like social media. I think these…
- How to Get Over Your Ex · 7 min · Season 1 Episode 38In this episode, I'm talking about how to get over your ex, particularly when a relationship ends that you valued more than the other person did. Breakups can be especially…
- How to Stop Masturbating · 13 min · Season 1 Episode 37This week, I’m answering a question I genuinely never expected to cover on Practical Stoicism: how do you stop masturbating? More specifically, what do you do when masturbation…
- How to Journal Like a Stoic · 8 min · Season 1 Episode 36In this episode, I’m challenging one of the most common assumptions in modern Stoicism: that journaling is somehow an inherently Stoic practice. Marcus Aurelius wasn’t keeping a…
- How to Think About Lindsay Clancy · 15 min · Season 1 Episode 35In this episode, I take on the Lindsay Clancy case, but not to tell you what you should think about her. Instead, I use this extraordinarily difficult case to explore how a Stoic…
- How To Live Forever · 6 min · Season 1 Episode 34Most of my listeners are somewhere between 35 and 45, which means quite a few of us are reaching the age when mortality starts feeling a little less theoretical. In this episode…
- A Reflection on "Inner Peace" · 9 min · Season 1 Episode 33Marcus Aurelius famously reminds himself that we don't need to retreat to the countryside or the seashore to find peace. In this episode, recorded from my new office in an old…
- How to have healthy self-esteem · 14 min · Season 1 Episode 32A healthy Stoic practice requires an accurate view of yourself. Think too little of yourself and you misunderstand your capacities; think too much of yourself and you do the…
- How to defend your standards kindly · 17 min · Season 1 Episode 31In today's episode I discuss whether pursuing a dream is a Stoic thing to do, and how to talk about your ambitions without accidentally insulting the people who don't share them…
- How to find your own Stoic path · 14 min · Season 1 Episode 30Apply for private coaching: https://stoicismpod.com/apply Support this podcast financially: https://stoicismpod.com/members Join my free community: https://stoicismpod.com/join…
- New book announcement: Living Stoicism · 4 min · Season 1 Episode 29Pre-order today to get the audiobook and the paperback upon release in December. Pre-order here: https://livingstoicism.tannerocampbell.com Cheers! Mentioned in this episode…
- Do outcomes really not matter? · 9 min · Season 1 Episode 28I'm responding to a thoughtful question from listener Alex Stevenson: if good decisions require us to learn from outcomes, then which outcomes should we actually value? Apply for…
- How to become more confident · 11 min · Season 1 Episode 27Join the free community: https://skool.com/tannerocampbell Apply for private coaching: https://stoicismpod.com/apply Support this podcast financially…
- How to relax like a Stoic · 17 min · Season 1 Episode 26Fill out the survey, get free stuff: https://stoicismpod.com/survey Apply for private coaching: https://stoicismpod.com/apply Support this podcast financially…
- How to overcome our internal struggles · 15 min · Season 1 Episode 25Apply for private coaching: https://stoicismpod.com/apply Support this podcast financially: https://stoicismpod.com/members Episode Summary: In this episode, I explore why so…
- How to stop procrastinating · 13 min · Season 1 Episode 24In this episode, I explore procrastination from a Stoic perspective and argue that it isn't a problem of laziness—it's a problem of judgment. Drawing on Seneca, Marcus Aurelius…
- How to Stop Caring What People Think · 12 min · Season 1 Episode 23In this episode, I explore why criticism from other people affects us so deeply—and why, from a Stoic perspective, it often shouldn't. The episode begins with a chance encounter…
- How to stop overthinking · 15 min · Season 1 Episode 22Get the archives: https://www.stoicismpod.com/the-archive/ In this episode, I explore what overthinking actually is from a Stoic perspective—and why most advice about it misses…
- How to engage in politics like a Stoic · 17 min · Season 1 Episode 21Apply for private mentoring: https://tannerocampbell.com/apply Support my work: https://stoicismpod.com/members Subscribe to my newsletter: https://stoicbrekkie.com In this…
