When I was a kid, my dad drank. A lot. Every night. As far back as I can remember, as soon as he came home from work, it was straight to the bottle. And even as a young kid in elementary school, I learned the difference between “drunk dad” and “not drunk dad.” And drunk […]
Remember The Cave
Ancient Philosophy https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2023/23Jan27_Post.mp3 Stoicism has been around for a long time. Since at least 300 BC. Invented by a guy named Zeno of Citium. Plenty of Romans were also stoics. Notably, Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome. He’s the guy that came up with the phrase, “The Obstacle Is The Way.” What does this mean? Every […]
Fail More Often
Find Bumps https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Apr04_Post.mp4 One of the central themes of stoicism is the idea of the obstacle being the way. This is not an easy thing to do. It’s easy to say when talking about philosophy. It’s easy to say a lot of cool things when talking about philosophy. All without really […]