Existential Stoic Podcast

When should we accept criticism? How can we best utilize criticism to perform at our best?  Discover tips for accepting criticism and start being the best you can be. Subscribe to ESP's YouTube Channel ! Please say hi to Danny on Twitter to get ESP updates and more.  Check out Danny’s webpage for ESP info & additional tools to help you live better.  Thanks for listening! 

Seasonal depression is common during the winter months. If you’ve ever suffered from seasonal depression, you know it can be debilitating, challenging, and it can make for a long winter. Discover how to plan and prepare for (seasonal) depression. Learn practical tools and tips to help you enter the season confident and ready to be your best self. Subscribe to ESP's YouTube Channel ! Please sa...

Emotions can feel like something that happens to us, something beyond our control… Discover tips for taking control of your emotions and start living intentionally. Subscribe to ESP's YouTube Channel ! Please say hi to Danny on Twitter to get ESP updates and more.  Check out Danny’s webpage for ESP info & additional tools to help you live better.  Thanks for listening! 

People have turned to Stoicism for thousands of years in the pursuit of a good or flourishing life. Find out what Stoicism has to offer and discover its most important tools for growth and development.   Subscribe to ESP's YouTube Channel ! Please say hi to Danny on Twitter to get ESP updates and more.  Check out Danny’s webpage for ESP info and additional tools to help you live better.  Than...

Learn how to get comfortable with discomfort and discover what you are capable of. Subscribe to ESP's YouTube Channel ! Please say hi to Danny on Twitter to get ESP updates and more.  Check out Danny’s webpage for ESP info & additional tools to help you live better.  Thanks for listening! 

In the final episode of season 1, Danny and Randy discuss the most important lessons they’ve learned this past year. Find out what ideas, topics, and questions stood out the most and proved the most valuable in practice. Subscribe to ESP's YouTube Channel ! Please say hi to Danny on Twitter to get ESP updates and more.  Check out Danny’s webpage for ESP info and additional tools to help you l...

We find charismatic people inspiring and magnetic. When you are charismatic, people are more likely to listen to you and take notice. Discover how to be more charismatic and influential in this Quick Fix. Subscribe to ESP's YouTube Channel ! Please say hi to Danny on Twitter to get ESP updates and more.  Check out Danny’s webpage for ESP info & additional tools to help you live better.  T...

Every time we create a goal, we create an opportunity to fail, to be disappointed. Many of us mistake achieving goals with real happiness.   Vague goals get vague results. Discover the importance of setting clear goals, of figuring out what you want and what you value. Learn how to be happy in the pursuit of your goals, to celebrate the journey of your life.   Subscribe to ESP's YouTube Chann...

We communicate using far more than just words—our actions, gestures, posture, and more say something, mean something. Our body language also influences our mental state, our attitude.  Learn how to think differently about body language to influence your own attitude and communicate what you want to the world. Subscribe to ESP's YouTube Channel ! Please say hi to Danny on Twitter to get ESP up...

As we near the end of our first season, we bring you one of our best episodes yet! – You’re Going to Die! – Taking Life Seriously.  The Stoic notion of Memento Mori reminds us of the inevitability of death. Existentialists like Camus and Sartre remind us that the only thing we know for certain is that we will die.  Life and death are two sides of the same coin. When we face death, we are able to t...

“Be the change you want to see in the world.” – Gandhi  We all want to be influential, to make a difference. Listen to the latest Quick Fix to discover tips for being more influential. Subscribe to ESP's YouTube Channel ! Please say hi to Danny on Twitter to get ESP updates and more.  Check out Danny’s webpage for ESP info & additional tools to help you live better.  Thanks for listening!...

Special guest, Greg Sadler, joins Danny and Randy to discuss Philosophy in Practice – A Better Life Through Knowledge. Discover why philosophy is, at heart, a practical discipline and why a life of learning is a good life!  Greg is the president of ReasonIO, the editor of Stoicism Today , a team member of the Modern Stoicism Organization, and a content producer and YouTuber . He has an M.A. and Ph...

Accountability and personal responsibility are essential to live your own life. Discover what you can do to be more accountable.  Take control and live your own life. Subscribe to ESP's YouTube Channel ! Please say hi to Danny on Twitter to get ESP updates and more.  Check out Danny’s webpage for ESP info & additional tools to help you live better.  Thanks for listening! 

Special guest, Massimo Pigliucci, joins Danny and Randy to discuss Stoicism and his recent book, A Field Guide to a Happy Life: 53 Brief Lessons for Living . In the main part of Field Guide , Massimo reimagines and updates Epictetus’ famous Enchiridion (or handbook).  Listen now to learn about Massimo’s wonderful new book, A Field Guide to a Happy Life , and discover practical tools to help you li...

When we are angry, it is hard to think clearly and make good decisions. Ask yourself: When has anger made things better? Discover tips for reducing anger in this Quick Fix. Subscribe to ESP's YouTube Channel ! Please say hi to Danny on Twitter to get ESP updates and more.  Check out Danny’s webpage for ESP info & additional tools to help you live better.  Thanks for listening! 

“The unexamined life is not worth living.” – Socrates   A worthwhile life, Socrates thought, is an examined life. It is through questions that we begin to explore and examine life. What questions are important? What questions should we ask if we want to live a good life?  Explore questions that will change your life. Learn to look at the world differently, at life differently, and change your pers...

It is easy to get distracted, to lose focus. When we are distracted, we underperform, get thrown off course, and struggle to live the life we want. Danny and Randy explore tips for staying focused. Discover how to regain and maintain focus to live a better life, the life you want. Subscribe to ESP's YouTube Channel ! Please say hi to Danny on Twitter to get ESP updates and more.  Check out Da...

We all want to be successful. What can you do to set yourself up for success? What kinds of questions, practices, and habits can prepare you and set the stage for a successful life?  Discover what you can do to live a successful life in Episode 46. Danny & Randy explore how to set yourself up to be successful and realize your potential. Subscribe to ESP's YouTube Channel ! Please say hi t...

We all want to enjoy life. In this Quick Fix, Danny and Randy explore tips for enjoying life. Discover practical things you can do to start enjoying your life and living the life you want. Subscribe to ESP's YouTube Channel ! Please say hi to Danny on Twitter to get ESP updates and more.  Check out Danny’s webpage for additional tools to help you live better and ESP updates.  Thanks for liste...

Whenever we say – “I’m trying…” – it always means we aren’t making progress, aren’t reaching our goal. When we try, we set ourselves up for failure. Discover when and why we shouldn’t try and what it means to give up. Learn how to change your attitude, your perspective, on goals and success. Subscribe to ESP's YouTube Channel ! Please say hi to Danny on Twitter to get ESP updates and more.  C...

Many of us experience distress, anxiety, a sense of dread. What is the best way to deal with anxiety? How can we identify and address the causes of anxiety in our lives? Discover what you can do to address anxiety and learn how to deal with it in a healthy way. Subscribe to ESP's YouTube Channel ! Please say hi to Danny on Twitter to get ESP updates and more.  Check out Danny’s webpage for ad...

What is the purpose of education? Does education prepare people for life? Is it worth the cost? Danny and Randy explore the flaws of education, the importance of teaching yourself, and the value of learning new things... Subscribe to ESP's YouTube Channel ! Please say hi to Danny on Twitter to get ESP updates and more.  Check out Danny’s webpage for additional tools to help you live better an...

Many people fear change. Change can be difficult, confusing, and uncomfortable. Change can disrupt our lives or prevent us from living the life we want. Change is a part of life. Discover what you can do to deal with life’s changes. Subscribe to ESP's YouTube Channel ! Please say hi to Danny on Twitter to get ESP updates and more.  Check out Danny’s webpage for additional tools to help you li...

Most of us face regrets at some point in our lives. Regret keeps us living in the past, prevents us from moving forward, and makes us incapable of seeing the possibilities before us. Discover how to live your life without regret. Start seeing the possibilities before you and start actually living your life again. Subscribe to ESP's YouTube Channel ! Please say hi to Danny on Twitter to get ES...

Many of us chastise ourselves for our errors, berate ourselves for our failures, and generally use overly critical self-talk. Discover how to change your relationship to yourself with positive self-talk. Subscribe to ESP's YouTube Channel ! Please say hi to Danny on Twitter to get ESP updates and more.  Check out Danny’s webpage for additional tools to help you live better and ESP updates.  T...