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If the Stoic technique works without the Stoic cosmos, the cosmos was never doing the work
I burnt out last year running a startup, and Stoicism helped me back. I read Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius and practised separating what's in my control from what isn't. I don't believe in a rationally ordered cosmos governed by providence. The practice…
Started by Rohan Desai7 replies312 views -
Can you be argued out of a feeling? What is therapy doing when it works?
Thirty-four years as a GP taught me that telling someone their fear is irrational almost never helps, even when it's true. And yet some therapies built on exactly that idea work. Cognitive behavioural therapy has a clear philosophical ancestor. Albert Ellis, one…
Started by Alistair Gow5 replies237 views