Synopsis: I recorded this on Thursday morning about my state of mind on Thursday morning. The main topic of the episode is what I refer to as “phantom stress” – getting stressed out about elements of the past that my psyche is convinced still exist in the present and the future – and the approach I intend to use to address it. My musings on this topic led me to think about how I intend to approach this next phase in my teaching career. Right before I recorded my thoughts, I stumbled upon this excerpt from Seneca, which made a nice set of bookends for this episode.
Related Episodes:
- “The Sacred Pause” in Light of Stoicism and Judaism (Epictetus – Discourses 2:18)
- How to Enjoy the Present Day As If It’s Your Last (Aurelius – Meditations 7:69)
Sources:
- Seneca, On the Shortness of Life 7:4
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Stoic texts:
The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
Letters from a Stoic Master (Seneca)
The Discourses of Epictetus
The Enchiridion (Handbook) of Epictetus
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