Ranked #1
5: speed reading's kind of stupid: take your time, declutter your mind, focus on one thought a day (Seneca, Stoicism)
5: speed reading's kind of stupid: take your time, declutter your mind, focus on one thought a day (Seneca, Stoicism)
"Nothing, to my way of thinking, is a better proof of a well ordered mind than one's ability to stop just where they are... Read more
8 Jun 2021
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12mins
Ranked #2
4. Siddharta Gautama Is a Simp...for Enlightenment: The Origins of Buddhism & Why Buddhism Is an Escape From Human Nature (Buddhism, The Buddha))
4. Siddharta Gautama Is a Simp...for Enlightenment: The Origins of Buddhism & Why Buddhism Is an Escape From Human Nature (Buddhism, The Buddha))
LETS FUCK SHIT UP This marks the start of a more irreverent podcast about Philosophy. I have decided to start having mor... Read more
1 Jun 2021
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15mins
Ranked #3
3. What Are You a Slave To? How Can You Lead Yourself and Others the Right Way?
3. What Are You a Slave To? How Can You Lead Yourself and Others the Right Way?
Marcus Tullius Cicero was a Roman jack-of-all-trades type-a dude. He was a lawyer, a politician, and as we will discover... Read more
29 May 2021
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7mins
Ranked #4
2. The Tao Te Ching I: Which Way Is The Way? Who Knows, Just Let It Go. (Taoism, Lao Tzu)
2. The Tao Te Ching I: Which Way Is The Way? Who Knows, Just Let It Go. (Taoism, Lao Tzu)
*Note: In the podcast, I referred to wei wu wei as non-action. However, I believe it is more accurate to translate it as... Read more
26 May 2021
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16mins
Ranked #5
1: Do Not Abandon the Misguided. Instead, Show Them The Path. (Marcus Aurelius and Socrates)
1: Do Not Abandon the Misguided. Instead, Show Them The Path. (Marcus Aurelius and Socrates)
"How cruel — to forbid people to want what they think is good for them. And that's just what you won't let them do when ... Read more
24 May 2021
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5mins
Ranked #6
Socrates and Lao Tzu Probably Hate Us: Does Ancient Philosophy Even Matter? (Introduction)
Socrates and Lao Tzu Probably Hate Us: Does Ancient Philosophy Even Matter? (Introduction)
Does Ancient Wisdom and Ancient Philosophy matter? Long has Ancient Philosophy been abandoned for far more complex subje... Read more
23 May 2021
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10mins