The Stoic Solution To Procrastination (Episode 105)

Start the year with others looking to apply Stoicism to our life. Join our 3-week intensive course: https://stoameditation.com/course The Stoics are always reminding us to improve ourselves now. But how do you actually do that? What advice do they have for us? Caleb and Michael discuss a simple 3 step approach to procrastination we can glean from the ancient Roman Stoics. (03:33) The Stoic Solution to Procrastination  (08:42) Marcus Aurelius on Procrastination (12:16) Putting Off Writing (15:01) Directness (28:28) Motivating Yourself With Philosophy (36:39) The Virtues (39:24) Trust (46:09) Putting It All Together *** Learn more about our new year's course: stoameditation.com/course [http://stoameditation.com/course] Subscribe to The Stoa Letter for weekly meditations, actions, and links to the best Stoic resources: www.stoaletter.com/subscribe [http://www.stoaletter.com/subscribe] Download the Stoa app (it's a free download): stoameditation.com/pod [http://stoameditation.com/pod] If you try the Stoa app and find it useful, but truly cannot afford it, email us and we'll set you up with a free account. Listen to more episodes and learn more here: https://stoameditation.com/blog/stoa-conversations/ Thanks to Michael Levy for graciously letting us use his music in the conversations: https://ancientlyre.com/