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The Stoic Compass

The Stoic Compass

By: William Moore
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Stoic philosophy for the modern world.

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  • What does it mean to guard your attention in a world designed to steal it?

    What does it mean to guard your attention in a world designed to steal it?
    May 3 2026
    Epictetus, Carl Jung, and Laozi examine why attention has become so difficult to protect in the modern world — and discover that the real problem isn't the noise outside, but what we're afraid to find in the silence inside. Through their debate, you'll learn why discipline alone fails, what actually surfaces when distractions stop, and how small repeated moments of genuine presence can slowly convince you that you're worth attending to. The episode closes with a single practice: a thirty-second pause the next time you reach for distraction, not to solve anything, but simply to notice what's actually here.

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    12 mins
  • How do you draw a boundary without cruelty?

    How do you draw a boundary without cruelty?
    May 1 2026
    When you finally speak up after months of silence, the words often carry too much force—and you end up wounding instead of protecting. Epictetus, Carl Jung, and Laozi untangle the difference between a firm boundary and a cruel one, revealing how cruelty sneaks in through contempt, the need to be understood, and the desire to make someone feel the weight of what they did. You'll learn how to separate the limit itself from everything else you want to accomplish, and how to draw a line that actually holds without destroying the person on the other side of it.

    📖 Pay Attention by C. Trebue — available on Amazon:

    eBook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GR8WLMPC

    Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GVV46SWF

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    14 mins
  • Why does keeping your inner life private make you stronger?

    Why does keeping your inner life private make you stronger?
    May 1 2026
    Epictetus, Carl Jung, and Laozi debate why we overshare our inner lives and what we lose when we do—exploring whether privacy is a discipline that protects our intentions, a psychological necessity for processing our shadow selves, or simply the quiet space where genuine self-knowledge can form. You'll learn the concrete cost of announcing plans too early, why some people cannot sit alone with their own thoughts, and the difference between silence as avoidance and silence as the only place real change actually happens. The episode ends with a single practice: stop speaking one thing you're carrying for seventy-two hours, and notice what you discover about yourself when no one is listening.

    📖 Pay Attention by C. Trebue — available on Amazon:

    eBook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GR8WLMPC

    Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GVV46SWF

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    13 mins
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