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Oct 2023
1h 19m

Ep. 268: Stoicism and the Deep Life

CAL NEWPORT
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Stoicism seems to be all the rage at the moment. In what ways is it relevant to our question to live deeply in a distracted world? And in what ways is it not? Cal takes a closer look at Meditations by Marcus Aurelius and discusses his relationship with the philosophy more generally. Below are the questions covered in today's episode (with their timestamps). ... Show More
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