Via Stoica Podcast
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Via Stoica Podcast
Why Stoic Progress Requires Self-Compassion: Justice Toward Yourself
Stoic Progress Requires Self-compassion Stoicism places high demands on those who practice it. It asks for discipline, responsibility, and an honest examination of one’s judgments and actions. This creates a quiet tension many Stoic practitioners recognize: how do you pursue moral progress without turning that effort into relentless self-criticism? Modern interpretations often mistake Stoic rigor […]
Read morePosted on 20/01/2026 by Benny Voncken / 0 comments
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A Hark Audio Curated Stoic Playlist for 2026
At the start of a new year, there is often an unspoken promise that things will somehow be different. Calmer. More ordered. More predictable. Yet life rarely follows that script. Delays disrupt flights, plans break down, people drift away, and life brings events we cannot control. What we can work on, and what Stoicism has […]
Read morePosted on 16/01/2026 by Benny Voncken / 0 comments
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Why the Stoic Lone Wolf Doesn’t Exist: Breaking the Myth
Why the Stoic Lone Wolf Doesn’t Exist The idea of the lone wolf has become a powerful modern symbol. It promises independence, strength, and self-reliance, often framed as the antidote to disappointment, rejection, or confusion about one’s place in the world. But from a Stoic perspective, this image raises an important tension: can a human […]
Read morePosted on 13/01/2026 by Benny Voncken / 0 comments
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The Stoic View on Relationships: Building Stonger Connections
How to Build a Stoic Relationship Relationships sit at the center of many of our anxieties. Not being in one. Being in the wrong one. Wondering whether a relationship is necessary for a good life at all. From a Stoic perspective, this tension is not solved by techniques or formulas. It begins with a quieter […]
Read morePosted on 11/01/2026 by Benny Voncken / 0 comments
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How to Start the New Year: Reflection Without Regrets, Progress Without Pressure
How to start the new year For many people, the new year does not begin with purpose, but with pressure.The calendar turns, expectations rise, and reflection quietly becomes self-judgment. When people ask how to start the new year, they are often not looking for motivation. They are looking for reassurance. Reassurance that they are not […]
Read morePosted on 30/12/2025 by Benny Voncken / 0 comments
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Spending the Holidays Alone: From Loneliness to Solitude
Spending the Holidays Alone The holiday season carries a quiet weight. For many, it is a time of connection and warmth. For others, it highlights absence, distance, or a feeling of being out of step with what these days are supposed to look like. Spending the holidays alone can bring up loneliness, self-judgment, and a […]
Read morePosted on 23/12/2025 by Benny Voncken / 0 comments
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A Stoic Conversation with Eric Weiner: Join the Socrates Express
What if philosophy was not something you studied, but something you used? In The Socrates Express, Eric Weiner revives philosophy as a practical guide for living. Instead of abstract theories or academic debates, he travels, encounters philosophers as companions, and asks the kinds of questions people actually struggle with: How should I live? What matters? […]
Read morePosted on 18/12/2025 by Benny Voncken / 0 comments
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The Stoic View on Socializing: Why Alcohol Is Not the Answer to Loneliness
How to socialize like a Stoic In recent discussions about loneliness, especially among men, one suggestion keeps resurfacing: drink more alcohol. According to this view, alcohol acts as a social lubricant, lowering barriers and making connections easier. But following the Stoic view on socializing, this diagnosis misses the deeper issue. Marcus Aurelius reminds us that […]
Read morePosted on 09/12/2025 by Benny Voncken / 0 comments
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A Stoic Conversation with Margaret Graver: The Stoic View on Emotions
How do the Stoics really understand our emotional lives?Not the pop-culture version, the real, carefully reasoned view. Based on our Stoic Conversation with Professor Margaret Graver, on the Via Stoica podcast, we will explore the Stoic view on emotions. Professor Graver is the author of Stoicism and Emotion, and one of the world’s foremost experts […]
Read morePosted on 28/11/2025 by Benny Voncken / 0 comments
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The Stoic View of Friendship: How to Recognize a True Friend
The Stoic View of Friendship As a pro-social philosophy, the Stoic view on friendship is key to living the good life. Friendships shape our lives more than almost anything else, yet we rarely stop to examine what makes a friend good in the Stoic sense. Seneca reminds us that before we seek good friends, we […]
Read morePosted on 28/11/2025 by Benny Voncken / 0 comments
