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The Struggling Stoic
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A podcast about the struggles of practicing Stoicism on a daily basis. The show features interviews of people who identify themselves as Stoics and it digs into the nitty-gritty details of how they succeed and how they fail to practice their philosophies.
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Quincy Larson: How the founder of freeCodeCamp uses Stoicism in his daily life
Oct 10, 202000:55:45Tap to summarizeQuincy Larson is one of the most inspiring people I've ever met. He's the founder of freeCodeCamp.org, a non-profit that each year helps thousands of people change their lives by becoming software developers. The organization was founded in 2014 and it has grown to become one of the worlds most popular learning platforms for aspiring developers. Quincy also follows a range of Stoic practices in his day-to-day life. In this interview, he shares both how and why he does it. NOTE: This episode was recorded before the coronavirus pandemic broke out, which is why it isn't mentioned throughout the interview.
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Hampus Jakobsson: "Think of life as a video game and other people as non-player characters"
Oct 20, 201900:57:51Tap to summarizeIn this episode, I interview entrepreneur, investor and Stoic practitioner Hampus Jakobsson. Hampus was previously the founder of TAT, which he sold to BlackBerry in 2010. He then moved onto investing in companies, and has to date invested in over 100 startups. Today, he works as a venture partner at Bluebird Capital where he focuses on climate change. Here are some of the things Hampus talks about: - Why he tries to thinks of life as a Minecraft game, and people around him as NPC’s (non-player characters) - Why he cuts down on external inputs (e.g. news) so that he can focus on the few things he actually can affect - In what situations he struggles to keep a Stoic attitude - How scaling his first company forced him to start meditating - His specific journal practices You can follow Hampus on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/hajak
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Fernando Agüero: How journaling helped Fernando transition from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset
Oct 20, 201900:42:36Tap to summarizeIn today’s episode, I interview Fernando Agüero. He’s a developer, product manager, podcast host, and the author of the book “The Success Hacker“. Fernando has an impressive journaling practice going on, so we drill into the details of it. We talk about the tools he uses, the questions he asks himself and what he does make sure he doesn’t fall off his routine. Here are some of the things Fernando talks about: - The nitty-gritty details of his journaling practices - How he has changed his perspective on life through journaling - How a personal struggle forced him to adopt a more Stoic mindset without being aware of it You can follow Fernando on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/fjaguero If you're interested in setting up a similar journaling routine as Fernando, check out the Notion template he started out with here: https://www.notion.so/3-Minute-Journal-80782d6304644fba8d7bffc86a92038a
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