What 3 things are necessary for happiness? Leah Goldrick of http://commonsenseethics.com interviews Jonas Salzgeber of http://njlifehacks.com about how to become a tower of strength through Stoic philosophy. We recommend using subtitles if you have trouble hearing the audio. Click "CC," to the lower right to enable subtitles.

We dicuss:

-Doing Your Best.
-Focusing on the process of growth and developing virtue, rather than the outcome.
-Is self-compassion missing from Stoic philosophy?
-How much do externals/prefered indifferents matter? Is Aristotle correct that we need some externals to be happy or are the Stoics correct that only virtue is necessary for happiness?
-Is the Sage a realistic role model?
-How Stoicism can make you more unshakeable.
-What is eudamonia?
-Jonas' new book:The Little Book of Stoicism

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