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Good Fortune

'Good Fortune' is dedicated to understanding, practicing, and maintaining a Stoic outlook towards life.

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Episode 8 - When We Stumble

Episode 8 - When We Stumble

Sometimes we stumble and don't know how to get back on track. In episode 8 I ask what we can do to recover when we fail ... Read more

6 Apr 2017

14mins

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Extrasode 5.5 - Stoicism and the Blues

Extrasode 5.5 - Stoicism and the Blues

As you'll hear in today's extrasode, I have a new job! This is a good thing (a prefered indifferent) but this week it go... Read more

6 Apr 2017

8mins

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Episode 4 - What We Control

Episode 4 - What We Control

In this episode I cover the dichotomy of control as found in chapter one of the Enchiridion. I also cover the Stoic prac... Read more

6 Apr 2017

13mins

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Episode 14 - Self-Restraint

Episode 14 - Self-Restraint

In this episode, Matt Van Natta addresses Stoic self-restraint. Questions asked and answered:Why does Stoicism advise se... Read more

9 Jun 2017

17mins

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Episode 11 - Uprooting Fear

Episode 11 - Uprooting Fear

This episode's questions:What's the Stoic view of fear and do Stoics experience it?The Stoics say that fe.ar is all in m... Read more

6 Apr 2017

18mins

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Episode 7 - When People Are Obstacles

Episode 7 - When People Are Obstacles

This week I cover the Stoic way to deal with challenging people. I draw from Aurelius' Meditations as we look at a how t... Read more

6 Apr 2017

15mins

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Episode 10 - Physical Exercises

Episode 10 - Physical Exercises

In this episode I look into physical exercises that can enhance Stoic practice. The ancient Stoics believed that confron... Read more

6 Apr 2017

15mins

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Episode 5 - A Stoic End to the Day

Episode 5 - A Stoic End to the Day

In this episode I review a common Stoic practice, the Evening (or Retrospective) Meditation. Beginning with the exercise... Read more

6 Apr 2017

11mins

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Extrasode 7.5 - How Stoics Treat Jerks

Extrasode 7.5 - How Stoics Treat Jerks

In this extrasode I read the post How Stoic Treat Jerks, from this blog. Another article, Citizen of the World, is menti... Read more

6 Apr 2017

8mins

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Episode 6 - Handling Distressing News

Episode 6 - Handling Distressing News

This week I cover the Stoic way to receive bad news. We spend time in Epictetus' Discourses, Book 3, Chapter 28 and talk... Read more

6 Apr 2017

13mins

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