Philosophies for Life

7 Ways To Make Your Life Ridiculously Simple - Diogenes (Cynicism)
In this podcast we will be talking about How to Simplify Your Life from the philosophy of Diogenes. Diogenes was a 4th-century philosopher and the most famous face of Cynicism.
So here are 7 ways to Simplify Your Life from the philosophy of Diogenes.
01. Deface the Currency
02. Live According to Nature
03. Be Self-Sufficient
04. Be Shameless
05. Build your Resilience
06. Act
07. Speak Truth
Hope you enjoyed this podcast and find these insights on how to live on your own terms helpful.
Diogenes was a 4th-century philosopher and the most famous face of Cynicism. Today, "cynical" means being negative, but the original Cynics, named after the Greek word for “dog-like”, believing that happiness came from living "according to nature." This meant stripping away rules, status, and the material needs society forces on us today. He practiced this himself, famously living in a ceramic jar, eating simple lentils, and even throwing away his only bowl when he saw a child drinking from their hands. His radical freedom was put to the test when he was captured by pirates and sold at a slave auction. While other captives wept, Diogenes mocked the pirates for not "fattening him up" for a better price. On the auction block, when asked what he could do, he told the crowd: "I know how to govern men. Sell me to someone who needs a master." He pointed to a man named Xeniades and said, "Sell me to him." Xeniades was so intrigued that he bought him and eventually put him in charge of his house and his children’s education. Instead of teaching them to chase status, Diogenes taught them to wear plain clothes, walk barefoot, and value philosophy over wealth. Xeniades was so impressed he said, "A good spirit has entered my house." Diogenes spent the rest of his life proving that even in chains, if you want nothing from the world, the world has no power over you.

In this podcast we will be talking about 6 Ways To Stop Wasting Your Time  from the writings of Seneca. Seneca was an ancient Roman philosopher, writer, and statesman. He was one of the most influential teachers of Stoicism.
So here are 6 Ways To Stop Wasting Your Time  from the philosophy of Seneca - 
01. Guard your Time Like your money
02. Stop Trying to Impress People
03. Stop Waiting for the Future
04. Stop Waiting for the Future
05. Stop Overthinking the Past
06. Stop Existing, start living
Hope you enjoyed listening to this podcast and find these insights from Seneca on how to stop wasting your time  helpful. 
Seneca was a prominent Roman philosopher and playwright who published several essential works about Stoicism. He counseled Emperor Nero, and thought that anger is a temporary madness, and that even when justified, we should never act on the basis of it because it affects our sanity. Seneca wrote a book specifically on anger called “De Ira” which defines and explains anger within the context of Stoic philosophy, and offers advice on how to prevent and control anger and that’s why in this video we are going to look at 10 ways we can control our anger from the teachings of Seneca. Stoicism is a school of Hellenistic philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium in Athens in the early 3rd century BC. Even though it is over 2000 years old, more and more people are discovering how Stoicism is not only relevant to modern times, but can be applied in very simple, yet strong ways.

In this podcast, we will be talking about 8 Free Everyday Habits That Make Life Radically Rich from the philosophy of Epicurus. His philosophy is often referenced as Epicurean hedonism or simply Epicureanism. 
So here are 8 Free Everyday Habits That Make Life Radically Rich from the philosophy of Epicurus -  
01. Natural Necessities
02. Simple, Satisfying Food
03. Freedom from Bodily Pain 
04. Daily friendships
05. A Safe Retreat
06. An Unnoticed Life
07. Good Memories
08. Philosophy
I hope you enjoyed listening to this podcast and hope these 8 Free Everyday Habits That Make Life Radically Rich from the philosophy of Epicurus will add value to your life. 
Epicurus is one of the most important figures in the history of philosophy, as well as of science. He is less known than Plato or Socrates, but, nonetheless, his teachings are precious and timeless. He lived between 341 to 270 BC, and wrote more than 300 works during his lifetime. Most of his work has been lost, but what remains is extremely relevant even today. In science, he was one of the first to describe the natural world as made of atoms and he rightly understood that all the natural phenomena are in fact based on the movement of atoms. Also, he strongly stressed the importance of basing our beliefs on empirical evidence and logic. In philosophy, he was part of the hedonist movement and he was most famous for his skilful insights into the concept of happiness, starting his own School of Happiness, also known as Epicurean hedonism or simply Epicureanism. If stoics believed that living justly and virtuously is the highest good and that we should be indifferent to pleasure and pain, Epicureanism believed that we should seek to maximise the pleasures in life. There were some rumours that in his school people lavished  themselves in orgies, luxury and decadence, but these rumours were unfounded. Epicurus didn’t have any interest in orgies and expensive meals. His idea of pleasure is far from the classical one. He departed from the classical school of hedonism for which pleasure is the highest good, adding that the pleasure of the mind, not the pleasure of the senses, is the true ‘highest good’. He believed that the greatest happiness comes from reducing suffering, achieving an inner state of peace which he called ataraxia. Ataraxia means being content with simple things in life, like having philosophical conversations about the meaning of life, in your small garden, with your best friends. According to Epicurus, the pleasure from pursuing wisdom is the highest form of pleasure, and the most valuable as it is the one that leads us to true happiness.

In this podcast, we will be talking about 6 Ways To Stop Wasting Your Time  from the writings of Seneca. Seneca was an ancient Roman philosopher, writer, and statesman. He was one of the most influential teachers of Stoicism.
So here are 6 Ways To Stop Wasting Your Time  from the philosophy of Seneca - 
01. Guard your Time Like your money
02. Stop Trying to Impress People
03. Stop Waiting for the Future
04. Stop Waiting for the Future
05. Stop Overthinking the Past
06. Stop Existing, start living
Hope you enjoyed listening to this podcast and find these insights from Seneca on how to stop wasting your time  helpful. 
Seneca was a prominent Roman philosopher and playwright who published several essential works about Stoicism. He counseled Emperor Nero, and thought that anger is a temporary madness, and that even when justified, we should never act on the basis of it because it affects our sanity. Seneca wrote a book specifically on anger called “De Ira” which defines and explains anger within the context of Stoic philosophy, and offers advice on how to prevent and control anger and that’s why in this video we are going to look at 10 ways we can control our anger from the teachings of Seneca. Stoicism is a school of Hellenistic philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium in Athens in the early 3rd century BC. Even though it is over 2000 years old, more and more people are discovering how Stoicism is not only relevant to modern times, but can be applied in very simple, yet strong ways.

In this podcast, we will be talking about  9 Ways to Fix Your Life from the philosophy of Epictetus. Epictetus was one of the most influential teachers of the later years of the school of Stoicism. 
So here are 9 ways from Epictetus’s discourses, that will help you to fix your life - 
01. Control What You Can
02. Test Your Thoughts
03. Remember Everything Ends
04. Love Your Fate
05. Cut Out Toxic People
06. Play Your Role Perfectly
07. Look Foolish
08. Act, Don't Speak
09. Review Your Day
Hope you enjoyed listening to this podcast and find these insights on how to fix your life from the philosophy of Epictetus helpful. 
Epictetus was a Greek/Roman philosopher of the Hellenistic period. He managed to overcome huge obstacles in developing from a crippled Roman slave to become one of the most popular and sought after philosophers of his time. Stoicism is a school of Hellenistic philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium in Athens in the early 3rd century BC. Even though it is over 2000 years old, more and more people are discovering how Stoicism is not only relevant to modern times, but can be applied in very simple, yet strong ways.