Victor Ristea

The Calmest Place on Mars

Thoughts that might help you live a happier and more fulfilling life, in an audio form

Author

Victor Ristea

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Education

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Latest episode

Oct 22, 2025

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Episodes

What to do when your partner is pissed (shocker) 01.11.2019

Discussing the differences in communication between the different roles in relationships.

[Stoicism] It doesn't matter how much you fucked up in the past 16.10.2019

Discussing the stoic idea of disregarding the past and future. You cannot live in the past, nor the future. The past doesn't exist anymore. The future is not granted

Life Simulators, Survival & Stoicism 15.10.2019

Discussing why is it better for our ideas to die, rather than ourselves. Why do so many people play games of choices? Why are there so many life simulators?

Being Intentional 10.10.2019

Discussing the stoic ideas of being Intentional in your actions and thoughts. In this crazy notification driven era, it is extremely important to take time, take a step back and only do what is meaningful for you.

Death by a Thousand Cuts 07.10.2019

Discussing the damage deny certain passions to yourself can cause to your trust. If you never stand up for yourself, you will eventually get to a point where you know you lived an unfulfilling existence.

Paying Your Debt - Avalanche vs Snowball method. 26.09.2019

Discussing the two main methods of paying debts. This is the first step in regaining control of your financial life.

Making Your Life Easier (stoicism) 23.09.2019

How to create space and time in your life by understanding the fragility of existence. Discussing the stoic ideas of Marcus Aurelius on making decisions, death and acting properly in the world.

A Gentleman Never Kisses and Tells 20.09.2019

Each woman in your life is going to be interested if you are the right person for her, not if you like her. It's pretty obvious if you do.

From Child to Man: 5 steps to reach Maturity 19.09.2019

Discussing 5 distinctions. Immature vs mature man. All guys should listen to this and all men should aim at never changing what made them look mature. Set boundaries, tell the truth, stand up for what you believe in.

On Softness: comedy - the epitome of free speech. 18.09.2019

Discussing the value comedy, the power of words and how they shape our universe. Comedy is supposed to be the freest form of speech. The jesters were able to speak their minds, without getting impaled. So why are we crucify ing our comedians?

What to do if you are offended (by comedy, but not exclusively) 17.09.2019

Listen to Carlin's special about the power of speech and how we weaken ourselves by using excuses in our everyday language

Learn to Pay off Debts better than Dave Ramsey 16.09.2019

A short how to into the world of debts. How to pay them, how to use your income properly, how to fight with the system.

Why are we morbidly fascinated by tragedies? 11.09.2019

Positivity bias, the negativity bias, which one is stronger and how to counter balance them to be happy, or at least content

Being First is More Important than Being the Best 10.09.2019

Others have dubbed this the blue ocean strategy. Think of an SUV, a 4x4 in America. How would you call it? A Jeep, that's right, the first company to actually produce a 4x4 in the US

How to make Better Decisions 09.09.2019

There's no comparable feeling to feeling proud of taking the right decision. By the time these 30 minutes will pass, I hope that you will feel the same

Respect people, but NEVER put them on a pedestal 05.09.2019

Probably one of the most valuable lessons I have ever learned. And I learned it through hardships and the pains of growth. Please consider the idea that you can be totally respectful, but also maintain your integrity. Never treat other people like they are some weird sort of God.

The Happiness Lie 02.09.2019

Why northern countries do not have happier populations. How can certain surveys beanipulated by otherwise incredibly useful stoicism

Vanity & Ego Snacking 24.08.2019

Vanity metrics, vanity sizing, vanity advertising - almost everything around you is designed to stroke your ego. That makes you have an overinflated image of yourself and leads to you becoming ultimately weaker. Practice humility.

Love Yourself 15.08.2019

Discussing what you should and should not tolerate in any kind of relationship and what does that mean for you. Never accept what diminishes your value

It's Outside of Your Control! 14.08.2019

Discussing one of the main stoic ideas of dissecting what we can control and what we cannot. When we do not accept reality, we suffer.

Strong Fathers 04.08.2019

What today's society needs is: Strong and present Fathers. Discussing the dynamics of the relationship between a dad and his kids and his role in marriage.

Never Argue with Your Girl 02.08.2019

The men who know what are doing, never Argue with their partners. That only leads to resentment and her feeling like you don't validate her feelings, you are insensitive and you don't care. Listen up, brothers.

Don't live your life according to other people's expectations. 29.07.2019

The original subtle art of not giving a f***.

Life & Repetition 27.07.2019

Or why you should never stop practicing the fundamentals

How can I get inspired and stop procrastinate? What's inspiration? 25.07.2019

Enjoy this episode discussing creating as a whole and anecdotes about Shakespeare, Jordan and obviously myself. Hurray

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