Best Perennial Leader Project Podcasts (2025)

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Ep. 254: How to Be Bored - An Ancient Guide to Being Where You Are | Perennial Wisdom 13:07

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📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe In this episode of Perennial Wisdom, we explore the art of boredom: a journey through ancient philosophy, psychology, and modern thinkers like David Foster Wallace. From the desert monks who believed stillness revealed the soul, to Pascal’s warning that our f…

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Day 130: Why You React to Insults (and How to Stop) 7:46

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📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe In this meditation, we explore Seneca’s powerful teaching on emotional freedom and the art of holding your self-worth within—not in the shifting opinions of others. Seneca writes: “The wise man is invulnerable to insult… He stands above both the applause and …

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Ep. 253: The Art of Thinking - From Socrates to St. Augustine | Perennial Wisdom 11:53

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📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe In this episode of Perennial Wisdom, we trace a journey from the streets of ancient Athens to the inner life of a restless bishop. Socrates challenges us with the idea of the unexamined life, while Augustine encourages us to look inward and seek truth within …

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Day 129: A Stoic Guide to Happiness - The Art of Having Enough 6:14

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📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe In this meditation, we explore one of Seneca’s most profound teachings on wealth, desire, and freedom: “You ask what is the proper limit to a person’s wealth? First, having what is essential; second, having what is enough. If you shape your life according to …

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Ep. 252: The Surprising Wisdom of Schopenhauer's Pessimism | Perennial Wisdom 11:23

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📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe In this episode of Perennial Wisdom, we enter the world of Arthur Schopenhauer—the philosopher of pessimism, and, unexpectedly, a teacher of compassion. Schopenhauer believed that happiness cannot be found by escaping suffering but by understanding it. Life, …

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Ep. 251: Kierkegaard on the courage to choose | Perennial Wisdom 11:04

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📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe In this episode of Perennial Wisdom, we sit down with Søren Kierkegaard, the 19th-century Danish philosopher often considered the father of existentialism. Specifically, we explore insights from his book Either/Or, which addresses one of life’s toughest quest…

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Day 128: Marcus Aurelius on obstacles and setbacks 4:54

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📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe Dying Every Day (Stoicism in a Year) is a podcast by the Perennial Leader Project (and Perennial Meditations newsletter). Each episode turns a selected passage from Stoic philosophy into a guided meditation designed to help you (and me) contemplate what it me…

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Ep. 250: Dostoevsky - Freedom, Suffering, and Love 11:20

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📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe In this episode of Perennial Wisdom, we explore the moral and psychological depth of Fyodor Dostoevsky, one of the greatest novelists and spiritual thinkers in history. From his near-execution in 1849 to his rebirth in the prisons of Siberia, Dostoevsky’s lif…

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Ep. 249: Immanuel Kant - The Three Fundamental Questions | Perennial Wisdom 10:08

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📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe In this episode of Perennial Wisdom, we explore the life and thought of Immanuel Kant through the lens of three enduring philosophical questions: “What can I know?” “What should I do?” “What may I hope?” Drawing on Kant’s groundbreaking ideas from The Critiqu…

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Day 127: Epictetus on the freedom to see differently 5:31

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📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe Dying Every Day (Stoicism in a Year) is a podcast by the Perennial Leader Project (and Perennial Meditations newsletter). Each episode turns a selected passage from Stoic philosophy into a guided meditation designed to help you (and me) contemplate what it me…

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Ep. 248: Nietzsche on the Fear of Change | Perennial Wisdom 6:11

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Day 126: Marcus Aurelius on how to live 5:22

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📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe Dying Every Day (Stoicism in a Year) is a podcast by the Perennial Leader Project (and Perennial Meditations newsletter). Each episode turns a selected passage from Stoic philosophy into a guided meditation designed to help you (and me) contemplate what it me…

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Day 125: Marcus Aurelius on responding with reason, not retaliation 6:49

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📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe Dying Every Day (Stoicism in a Year) is a podcast by the Perennial Leader Project (and Perennial Meditations newsletter). Each episode turns a selected passage from Stoic philosophy into a guided meditation designed to help you (and me) contemplate what it me…

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Ep. 247: Abraham Maslow on the Fear of Greatness | Perennial Wisdom 6:47

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📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe In this episode of Perennial Wisdom, we explore a hidden but deeply human struggle: the fear not of failure—but of greatness. Drawing from Abraham Maslow's insights, we consider what it means to avoid our potential and why many of us unconsciously choose comf…

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Day 124: Seneca on calming the mind 5:01

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📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe Dying Every Day (Stoicism in a Year) is a podcast by the Perennial Leader Project (and Perennial Meditations newsletter). Each episode turns a selected passage from Stoic philosophy into a guided meditation designed to help you (and me) contemplate what it me…

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Day 123: Cicero on wisdom and happiness 4:58

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📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe Dying Every Day (Stoicism in a Year) is a podcast by the Perennial Leader Project (and Perennial Meditations newsletter). Each episode turns a selected passage from Stoic philosophy into a guided meditation designed to help you (and me) contemplate what it me…

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Ep. 246: Socrates on the Fear of Death | Perennial Wisdom 7:08

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📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe In this episode of Perennial Wisdom, we turn to Plato’s Apology and the final words of Socrates to explore how philosophy can liberate us from the fear of death. Socrates stood trial, was sentenced to die, and yet he remained calm, unshaken, and grounded in v…

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Day 122: Epictetus on what is truly yours 5:38

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📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe Dying Every Day (Stoicism in a Year) is a podcast by the Perennial Leader Project (and Perennial Meditations newsletter). Each episode turns a selected passage from Stoic philosophy into a guided meditation designed to help you (and me) contemplate what it me…

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Day 121: Musonius Rufus on the purpose of life 5:24

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📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe Dying Every Day (Stoicism in a Year) is a podcast by the Perennial Leader Project (and Perennial Meditations newsletter). Each episode turns a selected passage from Stoic philosophy into a guided meditation designed to help you (and me) contemplate what it me…

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Day 120: Seneca on guarding the mind 5:34

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📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe Dying Every Day (Stoicism in a Year) is a podcast by the Perennial Leader Project (and Perennial Meditations newsletter). Each episode turns a selected passage from Stoic philosophy into a guided meditation designed to help you (and me) contemplate what it me…

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Ep. 245: St. Francis on the Paradox of Joy | Perennial Wisdom 6:49

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📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe In this episode of Perennial Wisdom, we turn to the life and teachings of St. Francis of Assisi to uncover a countercultural and liberating truth: true joy is not found in comfort, success, or status—but in humility, simplicity, and love. --- 🖇️ Stay Connecte…

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Day 119: Marcus Aurelius on the only thing that matters 4:44

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📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe Dying Every Day (Stoicism in a Year) is a podcast by the Perennial Leader Project (and Perennial Meditations newsletter). Each episode turns a selected passage from Stoic philosophy into a guided meditation designed to help you (and me) contemplate what it me…

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Day 118: Seneca on training the mind 5:35

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📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe Dying Every Day (Stoicism in a Year) is a podcast by the Perennial Leader Project (and Perennial Meditations newsletter). Each episode turns a selected passage from Stoic philosophy into a guided meditation designed to help you (and me) contemplate what it me…

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Day 117: Marcus Aurelius on what is to be prized 4:55

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📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe Dying Every Day (Stoicism in a Year) is a podcast by the Perennial Leader Project (and Perennial Meditations newsletter). Each episode turns a selected passage from Stoic philosophy into a guided meditation designed to help you (and me) contemplate what it me…

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Ep. 244: How to "Look Again" at Life 5:47

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📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe In this episode of Perennial Wisdom, we discuss why we often struggle to see ourselves or life clearly, and how to calm restless minds while examining our perceptions and our place in the cosmos. We focus on what it means to “look again” at life—to pause, to …

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Day 116: Cicero on the common good 4:41

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📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe Dying Every Day (Stoicism in a Year) is a podcast by the Perennial Leader Project (and Perennial Meditations newsletter). Each episode turns a selected passage from Stoic philosophy into a guided meditation designed to help you (and me) contemplate what it me…

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Day 115: Seneca on the art of friendship 5:14

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📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe Dying Every Day (Stoicism in a Year) is a podcast by the Perennial Leader Project (and Perennial Meditations newsletter). Each episode turns a selected passage from Stoic philosophy into a guided meditation designed to help you (and me) contemplate what it me…

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Day 114: Epictetus on the power of restraint 5:00

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📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe Dying Every Day (Stoicism in a Year) is a podcast by the Perennial Leader Project (and Perennial Meditations newsletter). Each episode turns a selected passage from Stoic philosophy into a guided meditation designed to help you (and me) contemplate what it me…

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Ep. 243 — The Philosophy of Desire | Perennial Wisdom 20:00

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📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe In this episode of Perennial Wisdom, we examine an essay from the “Know Thyself” series on The Philosophy of Desire. You can expect to learn about the influence of desire in our daily lives. Why desire often shapes our decisions, self-image, and emotional sta…

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Day 113: Marcus Aurelius on ashes, bones, and what matters 5:14

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📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe Dying Every Day (Stoicism in a Year) is a podcast by the Perennial Leader Project (and Perennial Meditations newsletter). Each episode turns a selected passage from Stoic philosophy into a guided meditation designed to help you (and me) contemplate what it me…

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Heraclitus on the Wisdom of Change 6:02

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📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe Today, on this Sunday edition of Perennial Wisdom, we are turning to the pre-Socratic philosopher Heraclitus, who famously said, No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it is not the same river and he is not the same man. — Fragments Heraclitus believe…

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Day 112: Musonius Rufus on the freedom of self-control 4:43

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📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe Dying Every Day (Stoicism in a Year) is a podcast by the Perennial Leader Project (and Perennial Meditations newsletter). Each episode turns a selected passage from Stoic philosophy into a guided meditation designed to help you (and me) contemplate what it me…

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The Timeless Art of Leading a Life | Perennial Wisdom 11:33

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📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe In this episode of Perennial Wisdom, we discuss the timeless truths shared across cultures and traditions that guide us in cultivating a life well-lived. Rather than chasing life hacks, quick fixes, or fleeting trends, expect to learn why perennial wisdom inv…

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Day 111: Marcus Aurelius on being strict with yourself 4:50

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📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe Dying Every Day (Stoicism in a Year) is a podcast by the Perennial Leader Project (and Perennial Meditations newsletter). Each episode turns a selected passage from Stoic philosophy into a guided meditation designed to help you (and me) contemplate what it me…

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St. Benedict on the Ladder of Humility | Perennial Meditation 5:05

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📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe Today, on this Sunday edition of Perennial Wisdom, we reflect on humility—not as weakness or self-negation, but as wisdom—through the voice of one of the great spiritual teachers: St. Benedict of Nursia. St. Benedict lived in the sixth century, during a perio…

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Day 110: William B. Irvine on thinking well 15:32

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📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe On this episode, I’m sharing a clip from my conversation with William B. Irvine on Perennial Wisdom. Prof. Irvine is the author of A Guide to the Good Life, The Stoic Challenge, and many others. In this conversation, we discuss the art of thinking well, logic…

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Day 109: Cicero on philosophy and old age 4:55

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📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe Dying Every Day (Stoicism in a Year) is a podcast by the Perennial Leader Project (and Perennial Meditations newsletter). Each episode turns a selected passage from Stoic philosophy into a guided meditation designed to help you (and me) contemplate what it me…

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Day 108: Musonius Rufus on virtue and practice 5:22

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📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe Dying Every Day (Stoicism in a Year) is a podcast by the Perennial Leader Project (and Perennial Meditations newsletter). Each episode turns a selected passage from Stoic philosophy into a guided meditation designed to help you (and me) contemplate what it me…

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Plato on Seeking the Good | Perennial Meditation 6:00

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📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe Today, on this Sunday edition of Perennial Wisdom, we turn to one of the great pillars of Western philosophy—Plato—and his vision of the Good. Not just goodness in the moral sense but the ultimate source of truth, beauty, and being. Plato held that each human…

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Day 107: Seneca on the harbor of life 4:37

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📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe Dying Every Day (Stoicism in a Year) is a podcast by the Perennial Leader Project (and Perennial Meditations newsletter). Each episode turns a selected passage from Stoic philosophy into a guided meditation designed to help you (and me) contemplate what it me…

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Day 106: Marcus Aurelius on doing the right thing 4:44

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📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe Dying Every Day (Stoicism in a Year) is a podcast by the Perennial Leader Project (and Perennial Meditations newsletter). Each episode turns a selected passage from Stoic philosophy into a guided meditation designed to help you (and me) contemplate what it me…

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Philosophy as Therapy for the Soul | Perennial Wisdom 14:03

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📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe In this episode of Perennial Wisdom, we delve into how philosophy offers healing, not by curing mental illness, but by guiding us to live with clarity, freedom, and meaning. By drawing insights from ancient philosophy, theology, and Therapy for the Saneby Lou…

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Day 105: Epictetus on playing your part 4:59

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📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe Dying Every Day (Stoicism in a Year) is a podcast by the Perennial Leader Project (and Perennial Meditations newsletter). Each episode turns a selected passage from Stoic philosophy into a guided meditation designed to help you (and me) contemplate what it me…

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Day 104: Seneca on knowing when to step in (or step back) 4:58

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📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe Dying Every Day (Stoicism in a Year) is a podcast by the Perennial Leader Project (and Perennial Meditations newsletter). Each episode turns a selected passage from Stoic philosophy into a guided meditation designed to help you (and me) contemplate what it me…

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Day 103: Marcus Aurelius on flowing with life 5:19

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📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe Dying Every Day (Stoicism in a Year) is a podcast by the Perennial Leader Project (and Perennial Meditations newsletter). Each episode turns a selected passage from Stoic philosophy into a guided meditation designed to help you (and me) contemplate what it me…

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Day 102: Epictetus on turning life into practice 3:54

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📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe Dying Every Day (Stoicism in a Year) is a podcast by the Perennial Leader Project (and Perennial Meditations newsletter). Each episode turns a selected passage from Stoic philosophy into a guided meditation designed to help you (and me) contemplate what it me…

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Day 101: Seneca on the limitless nature of virtue 4:36

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📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe Dying Every Day (Stoicism in a Year) is a podcast by the Perennial Leader Project (and Perennial Meditations newsletter). Each episode turns a selected passage from Stoic philosophy into a guided meditation designed to help you (and me) contemplate what it me…

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Think Like a Monk: A Monastic Guide to Life 12:33

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📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe In this episode of Perennial Wisdom, we turn to monks and the monastic life for wisdom. In this video essay, we explore how to “Think like a Monk” by drawing from The Wandering Mind by historian (and previous podcast guest) Jamie Kreiner, as well as the wisdo…

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Day 100: Marcus Aurelius on training the mind 5:05

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📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe Dying Every Day (Stoicism in a Year) is a podcast by the Perennial Leader Project (and Perennial Meditations newsletter). Each episode turns a selected passage from Stoic philosophy into a guided meditation designed to help you (and me) contemplate what it me…

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Day 99: A Stoic Guide to Anxiety with Brandon Tumblin 22:30

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📮 Want tools for the art of living? Sign up here: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe Welcome back to Dying Every Day (Stoicism in a Year)! Brandon Tumblin (host of The Strong Stoic), a friend and fellow practicing Stoic, joins me in this episode. This week marks the third segment of the conversation, which focuses on the significance of perso…