Channel Title: Freedom in Thought Channel Description: in search of clarity <video> Marcus Aurelius - How to Stop Worrying Description: Keep exploring at https://brilliant.org/freedominthought. Get started for free, and hurry—the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription. THOUGHTS NEWSLETTER. Each week, you’ll receive my newsletter Thoughts. In it, I take everything I’ve written that week and boil them all down into one sentence summaries: https://freedominthought.com/newsletter Join our community subreddit where we discuss practical philosophy and ideas that inspire us and help us improve: https://reddit.com/r/freedominthought ABOUT THE VIDEO _ In this video, we talk about Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, Stoicism, philosophy, and how to stop worrying. In his *Meditations*, Marcus Aurelius, the last of the five good emperors of Rome, offers us several insights on how to keep calm and carry on with our lives. By following the next 5 principles, you can learn to stop worrying and stay calm in difficult times. 00:00 - Intro 00:26 - Focus on the present moment. 01:26 - Expect and prepare for the worst. 02:13 - Your honor is the only thing that truly matters. 03:22 - Don’t overvalue the opinion of others. 04:29 - Realize that everything is impermanent. 05:34 - Conclusion RELATED VIDEOS _ Practical Philosophy Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5faAYlGYYoF7rgKH4oo_B81n4wE1n2xP CONNECT WITH US _ Instagram: http://instagram.com/freedomintht Twitter: http://twitter.com/freedomintht CONNECT WITH ME _ Instagram: https://instagram.com/justintht Twitter: https://twitter.com/justintht Personal Youtube: https://bit.ly/32rJ9QB PODCAST _ Freedom in Thought Podcast: https://bit.ly/3mS76YT FURTHER READING _ Meditations by Marcus Aurelius </video> <video> How to Build A Strong Mind | STOIC PHILOSOPHY Description: Keep exploring at https://brilliant.org/freedominthought. Get started for free, and hurry—the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription. THOUGHTS NEWSLETTER. Each week, you’ll receive my newsletter Thoughts. In it, I take everything I’ve written that week and boil them all down into one sentence summaries: https://freedominthought.com/newsletter Join our community subreddit where we discuss practical philosophy and ideas that inspire us and help us improve: https://reddit.com/r/freedominthought ABOUT THE VIDEO _ In this video, we talk about facing fear, becoming stronger, Seneca, Cato the Younger, Zeno of Citium, Plutarch, Letters from a Stoic, Stoicism, and philosophy. The great Stoic philosopher Seneca wrote, "If you want a man to keep his head when the crisis comes you must give him some training before it comes." If you want to remain calm and fearless when a crisis comes, you have to prepare for it in advance. And the best way to prepare for a crisis is by facing it before you have to. In this video, we’ll go over four Stoic tests that can help you face your fears today and build strength for the crisis’ of tomorrow. 00:00 - Intro 00:40 - The Pleasure Test 02:02 - The Minimalist Test 03:10 - The Nonconformity Test 05:08 - The Solitude Test RELATED VIDEOS _ Practical Philosophy Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5faAYlGYYoF7rgKH4oo_B81n4wE1n2xP CONNECT WITH US _ Instagram: http://instagram.com/freedomintht Twitter: http://twitter.com/freedomintht CONNECT WITH ME _ Instagram: https://instagram.com/justintht Twitter: https://twitter.com/justintht Personal Youtube: https://bit.ly/32rJ9QB PODCAST _ Freedom in Thought Podcast: https://bit.ly/3mS76YT FURTHER READING _ Letters from a Stoic by Seneca Parallel Lives by Plutarch </video> <video> NIETZSCHE: discomfort is the secret to happiness Description: Keep exploring at https://brilliant.org/freedominthought. Get started for free, and get 20% off an annual premium subscription. Get access to exclusive videos, essays, and worksheets by subscribing to my newsletter: https://freedominthought.com/subscribe. In this video, I reflect on Friedrich Nietzsche’s views on happiness and power. VIDEO CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Chasing Happiness 01:08 - Happiness is Overcoming Resistance (Increasing Power) 05:33 - Chasing Power </video> <video> Nietzsche - Destroy Your Laziness, Before It Destroys You Description: Keep exploring at https://brilliant.org/freedominthought. Get started for free, and hurry—the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription. ABOUT THE VIDEO _ In this video, we talk about Friedrich Nietzsche, Adam Smith, laziness, slavishness, self-discipline, mastery, and joyful productivity. 00:00 - Laziness 04:40 - Slavishness 06:55 - Joyful Productivity 07:24 - Mastery 09:35 - Passion 10:25 - Summary RELATED VIDEOS _ Practical Philosophy Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5faAYlGYYoF7rgKH4oo_B81n4wE1n2xP CONNECT WITH US _ Instagram: https://instagram.com/freedomintht Twitter: https://twitter.com/freedomintht PODCAST _ Freedom in Thought Podcast: https://bit.ly/3mS76YT FURTHER READING _ Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche Untimely Meditations by Friedrich Nietzsche The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith </video> <video> Marcus Aurelius - How to Stay Calm in Uncertain Times Description: Keep exploring at https://brilliant.org/freedominthought. Get started for free, and hurry—the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription. THOUGHTS NEWSLETTER. Each week, you’ll receive my newsletter Thoughts. In it, I take everything I’ve written that week and boil them all down into one sentence summaries: https://freedominthought.com/newsletter Join our community subreddit where we discuss practical philosophy and ideas that inspire us and help us improve: https://reddit.com/r/freedominthought ABOUT THE VIDEO _ In this video, we talk about Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, Stoicism, philosophy, and staying calm in uncertain times. When life feels out of control, it’s important to know how to stay calm, and in his *Meditations*, Marcus Aurelius, the last of the five good emperors of Rome, offers us several insights on how to do this. By practicing the following five virtues, you’ll be able to embrace uncertainty and stay calm in most situations. 00:00 - Intro 00:32 - Acceptance 01:16 - Mindfulness 02:16 - Discrimination 03:25 - Judgment 04:20 - Adaptability 05:18 - Conclusion RELATED VIDEOS _ Practical Philosophy Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5faAYlGYYoF7rgKH4oo_B81n4wE1n2xP CONNECT WITH US _ Instagram: http://instagram.com/freedomintht Twitter: http://twitter.com/freedomintht CONNECT WITH ME _ Instagram: https://instagram.com/justintht Twitter: https://twitter.com/justintht Personal Youtube: https://bit.ly/32rJ9QB PODCAST _ Freedom in Thought Podcast: https://bit.ly/3mS76YT FURTHER READING _ Meditations by Marcus Aurelius </video> <video> Marcus Aurelius - How to Build Self-Discipline Description: Keep exploring at https://brilliant.org/freedominthought. Get started for free, and hurry—the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription. THOUGHTS NEWSLETTER. Each week, you’ll receive my newsletter Thoughts. In it, I take everything I’ve written that week and boil them all down into one sentence summaries: https://freedominthought.com/newsletter Join our community subreddit where we discuss practical philosophy and ideas that inspire us and help us improve: https://reddit.com/r/freedominthought ABOUT THE VIDEO _ In this video, we talk about Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, Stoicism, philosophy, and how to build self-discipline. In order to live a happy life, you need to learn to have self-discipline. And in his Meditations, Marcus Aurelius, the last of the five good emperors of Rome, offers us several insights on how to discipline our bodies, minds, and spirits. By following the next 5 principles, you can build up your self-discipline. 00:00 - Intro 00:32 - Principle 1 01:16 - Principle 2 02:38 - Principle 3 03:35 - Principle 4 04:35 - Principle 5 05:31 - Conclusion RELATED VIDEOS _ Practical Philosophy Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5faAYlGYYoF7rgKH4oo_B81n4wE1n2xP CONNECT WITH US _ Instagram: http://instagram.com/freedomintht Twitter: http://twitter.com/freedomintht CONNECT WITH ME _ Instagram: https://instagram.com/justintht Twitter: https://twitter.com/justintht Personal Youtube: https://bit.ly/32rJ9QB PODCAST _ Freedom in Thought Podcast: https://bit.ly/3mS76YT FURTHER READING _ Meditations by Marcus Aurelius </video> <video> The Law of Productivity Description: Keep exploring at https://brilliant.org/freedominthought. Get started for free, and hurry—the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription. Subscribe to my free newsletter to get new essays (as well as potential access to exclusive essays) delivered directly to your inbox: https://freedominthought.com/subscribe ABOUT THE VIDEO _ The world is busier than ever before, and productivity is in great demand. But most people pursue productivity in shallow and ultimately ineffective ways. In this video, I talk about the law of productivity, the essence of true productivity. 00:00 - The Increasing Demand for Productivity 01:18 - The Law of Productivity 01:57 - A Tale of Two Coffee Shops 04:37 - Takeaways </video> <video> Freedom in Thought Live Stream Description: </video> <video> Getting Off Life's Emotional Rollercoaster Description: Keep exploring at https://brilliant.org/freedominthought. Get started for free, and get 20% off an annual premium subscription. Get access to exclusive videos, essays, and worksheets by subscribing to my newsletter: https://freedominthought.com/subscribe. In this video, I explore how to become undefeatable through the practice of radical gratitude. </video> <video> The Biggest Mistake 20-29 Year Olds Make Description: Keep exploring at https://brilliant.org/freedominthought. Get started for free, and get 20% off an annual premium subscription. Get access to exclusive videos, essays, and worksheets by subscribing to my newsletter: https://freedominthought.com/subscribe. In this video, I reflect on the biggest mistake I (and most other 20-29 year olds) made while I was in my 20s. By avoiding this mistake, you will accomplish amazing things by the age of 30. VIDEO CHAPTERS: 00:00 - A Bad Portfolio 02:12 - Compound Interest 04:42 - Purchasing Power 06:29 - The 5 Best Assets 09:16 - Daily Schedule 10:07 - A Good Portfolio </video> <video> Miyamoto Musashi - How to Build Self-Discipline (#2) Description: Keep exploring at https://brilliant.org/freedominthought. Get started for free, and hurry—the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription. THOUGHTS NEWSLETTER. Each week, you’ll receive my newsletter Thoughts. In it, I take everything I’ve written that week and boil them all down into one sentence summaries: https://freedominthought.com/newsletter Join our community subreddit where we discuss practical philosophy and ideas that inspire us and help us improve: https://reddit.com/r/freedominthought ABOUT THE VIDEO _ In this video, we talk the theme of self-discipline in Miyamoto Musashi’s Dokkodo (The Way of Walking Alone). In this video, I go over principles 6 through 10 of his 21 principles for living a life of discipline 00:00 - Intro 00:40 - Principle 6 01:24 - Principle 7 02:05 - Principle 8 02:41 - Principle 9 03:23 - Principle 10 RELATED VIDEOS _ Practical Philosophy Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5faAYlGYYoF7rgKH4oo_B81n4wE1n2xP CONNECT WITH US _ Instagram: http://instagram.com/freedomintht Twitter: http://twitter.com/freedomintht CONNECT WITH ME _ Instagram: https://instagram.com/justintht Twitter: https://twitter.com/justintht Personal Youtube: https://bit.ly/32rJ9QB PODCAST _ Freedom in Thought Podcast: https://bit.ly/3mS76YT FURTHER READING _ Dokkodo by Miyamoto Musashi </video> <video> Marcus Aurelius - How to Become Who You Are Description: Keep exploring at https://brilliant.org/freedominthought. Get started for free, and hurry—the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription. THOUGHTS NEWSLETTER. Each week, you’ll receive my newsletter Thoughts. In it, I take everything I’ve written that week and boil them all down into one sentence summaries: https://freedominthought.com/newsletter Join our community subreddit where we discuss practical philosophy and ideas that inspire us and help us improve: https://reddit.com/r/freedominthought ABOUT THE VIDEO _ In this video, we talk about Marcus Aurelius, authenticity, Meditations, Stoicism, philosophy, and how to become who you are. In life, it’s really easy to give up your authenticity and become lost. And in his Meditations, Marcus Aurelius, the last of the five good emperors of Rome, offers us several insights on how to rediscover our authenticity and become who we are. By following the next 5 principles, you can learn to strengthen the connection with your inner compass and become who you are. 00:00 - Intro 00:35 - Pay attention to what interests you. 01:31 - Don’t trade your potential for shallow pleasures. 02:47 - Remember that you will die. 03:38 - Develop your own thoughts and beliefs. 04:47 - Don’t trade self-respect for respect from others. 05:36 - Conclusion RELATED VIDEOS _ Practical Philosophy Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5faAYlGYYoF7rgKH4oo_B81n4wE1n2xP CONNECT WITH US _ Instagram: http://instagram.com/freedomintht Twitter: http://twitter.com/freedomintht CONNECT WITH ME _ Instagram: https://instagram.com/justintht Twitter: https://twitter.com/justintht Personal Youtube: https://bit.ly/32rJ9QB PODCAST _ Freedom in Thought Podcast: https://bit.ly/3mS76YT FURTHER READING _ Meditations by Marcus Aurelius </video> <video> Miyamoto Musashi - How to Build Self-Discipline Description: Keep exploring at https://brilliant.org/freedominthought. Get started for free, and hurry—the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription. THOUGHTS NEWSLETTER. Each week, you’ll receive my newsletter Thoughts. In it, I take everything I’ve written that week and boil them all down into one sentence summaries: https://freedominthought.com/newsletter Join our community subreddit where we discuss practical philosophy and ideas that inspire us and help us improve: https://reddit.com/r/freedominthought ABOUT THE VIDEO _ In this video, we talk the theme of self-discipline in Miyamoto Musashi’s Dokkodo (The Way of Walking Alone). In this video, I go over the first 5 of his 21 principles for living a life of discipline 00:00 - Intro 00:38 - Principle 1 01:20 - Principle 2 02:12 - Principle 3 02:55 - Principle 4 03:57 - Principle 5 RELATED VIDEOS _ Practical Philosophy Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5faAYlGYYoF7rgKH4oo_B81n4wE1n2xP CONNECT WITH US _ Instagram: http://instagram.com/freedomintht Twitter: http://twitter.com/freedomintht CONNECT WITH ME _ Instagram: https://instagram.com/justintht Twitter: https://twitter.com/justintht Personal Youtube: https://bit.ly/32rJ9QB PODCAST _ Freedom in Thought Podcast: https://bit.ly/3mS76YT FURTHER READING _ Dokkodo by Miyamoto Musashi </video> <video> Seneca - Conquer Your Anger, Before it Consumes You | STOICISM Description: Keep exploring at https://brilliant.org/freedominthought. Get started for free, and hurry—the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription. ABOUT THE VIDEO _ In this video, we talk about why anger is evil, and how to overcome anger. And we will hear from wise people on this topic, such as Seneca, Socrates, Martin Luther King Jr, Edgar Allen Poe, Dostoevsky, Lao Tzu, Buddha, Heraclitus, Plato, Jesus and The Bible, and Confucius. 00:00 - Anger is Evil 03:37 - Part 1: The Death of Socrates (anger harms others) 09:49 - Part 2: Martin Luther King Jr & The Nonviolent Movement (producing justice without anger) 14:43 - Part 3: The Tell-Tale Heart (anger harms our own minds) 18:30 - Part 4: “Is that So?” (a zen story) 22:49 - Anger is Evil Continued 25:08 - How to Overcome Anger 25:56 - Step 1: Delay 26:32 - Step 2: Understand 26:57 - Step 3: Forgive 28:54 - Step 4: Heal 29:09 - Step 5: Educate 29:26 - Step 6: Listen 29:43 - Step 7: Negotiate 30:15 - Step 8: Refuse 30:40 - Step 9: Discover 31:10 - Step 10: Harden 32:00 - Conclusion: Pick A Side RELATED VIDEOS _ Practical Philosophy Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5faAYlGYYoF7rgKH4oo_B81n4wE1n2xP CONNECT WITH US _ Instagram: https://instagram.com/freedomintht Twitter: https://twitter.com/freedomintht SOURCES _ Seneca. (2023). On Anger (A. Stewart, Trans.). Amazon. III.XLII Plato. (2003). The Last Days of Socrates (H. Tredennick & H. Tarrant, Trans.). Penguin Books. King, M. L. (1998). The Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr. (C. Carson, Ed.). Grand Central Publishing. Poe, E. A. (2019). Tales of Mystery and Imagination. Arcturus. The Bible Buddha. (2015). The Dhammapada (J. Mascaro, Trans.). Penguin Books. Tzu, L. (2009). Tao Te Ching: Annotated and Explained (D. Lin, Trans.). SkyLight Paths Publishing. Heraclitus. (2001). Fragments (B. Haxton, Trans.). Penguin Books. Confucius. (2021). The Analects. Arcturus Publishing Limited. Dostoevsky, F. (2021). The Brothers Karamazov (R. Pevear & L. Volokhonsky, Trans.). Picador. </video> <video> Marcus Aurelius - Overcome Your Inner Coward Description: Keep exploring at https://brilliant.org/freedominthought. Get started for free, and hurry—the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription. THOUGHTS NEWSLETTER. Each week, you’ll receive my newsletter Thoughts. In it, I take everything I’ve written that week and boil them all down into one sentence summaries: https://freedominthought.com/newsletter Join our community subreddit where we discuss practical philosophy and ideas that inspire us and help us improve: https://reddit.com/r/freedominthought ABOUT THE VIDEO _ In this video, we talk about Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, fear, courage, and overcoming your inner coward. During his reign as the emperor of Rome, Marcus Aurelius faced immense uncertainties that would strike fear into the hearts of most people, such as times of war, plague, internal conspiracies, the death of some of his children, and the death of his wife, and yet, he faced all of these problems with an unshakable courage. And the secret to his unshakable courage lies within a collection of notes he wrote to himself roughly 2000 years ago, many of them written in the midst of war, with the gravity of imminent death on his mind. Today, this collection of notes is referred to as Meditations, and based on my readings of these notes, I've determined 5 principles that we can use, like Marcus, to overcome our inner cowards and become courageous. And along the way, you will hear many other stories and ideas that are not from Marcus, and they will help illuminate the emperor’s words in greater depth. So without further ado, let’s begin our journey through the 5 principles. 00:00 - Intro 01:20 - Principle 1: Look for solutions, not people to blame. 03:49 - Principle 2: Don’t second guess yourself. 05:55 - Principle 3: Find the beauty in your mistakes. 07:19 - Principle 4: Humble yourself. 09:06 - Principle 5: Do your best, and trust that things will work out the way they’re meant to. 11:18 - Conclusion RELATED VIDEOS _ Practical Philosophy Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5faAYlGYYoF7rgKH4oo_B81n4wE1n2xP CONNECT WITH US _ Instagram: http://instagram.com/freedomintht Twitter: http://twitter.com/freedomintht CONNECT WITH ME _ Instagram: https://instagram.com/justintht Twitter: https://twitter.com/justintht Personal Youtube: https://bit.ly/32rJ9QB PODCAST _ Freedom in Thought Podcast: https://bit.ly/3mS76YT FURTHER READING _ Meditations by Marcus Aurelius </video>

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