The Stoic Compass
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The Stoic Compass
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What Does Acting Without Explanation Reveal About Your True Self?
Epictetus, Carl Jung, and Laozi examine why we feel compelled to explain our good decisions to people who never asked, and what that habit reveals about whose approval we're still seeking. Through their debate—Epictetus arguing for disciplined act...
Why Keep A Commitment You Can't Remember Making?
When you have kept a commitment for so long that you cannot remember why you made it, how do you know whether to continue or let it go? Epictetus, Carl Jung, and Laozi debate whether staying is an act of integrity or a trap, whether forgetting the...
Does Learning to Say No Start With Admitting Your Yes Problem?
Epictetus, Carl Jung, and Laozi examine why people who struggle to say no are often not lacking courage, but refusing to be honest about the fear and identity wrapped up in their constant yes. Through their debate, you'll discover that learning to...
How Much of Your Virtue Depends on Having an Audience?
Epictetus, Carl Jung, and Laozi explore whether your virtue is real or just performance, examining how much of what you call goodness depends on having someone watching. You'll discover how to tell the difference between genuine character and repu...
When you stop trying to be right, does being good become possible?
Epictetus, Carl Jung, and Laozi examine why the need to be right sabotages our ability to act with genuine goodness, tracing the wound underneath defensiveness and what actually makes someone willing to let go. You'll learn that being right is a p...