#497 - Donald Robertson - The Stoicism Secrets Of Marcus Aurelius

Published: July 9, 2022, 6 a.m.

b"Donald Robertson is a stoicism historian, a psychotherapist and an author.\\nMarcus Aurelius has become one of the most quoted and most popular philosophers in history. His meditations have helped millions of people to find solace in hard times and deal with setbacks in life. But which elements of his life and philosophy have been hidden from the public and how many valuable insights are less widely known?\\nExpect to learn why many of Marcus' quotes might be plagiarising lost texts from other philosophers, whether Donald thinks that Marcus took psychedelics during a sacred ceremony, just how crazy Emperor Nero was, what Marcus learned about not being seduced by fame, how the Stoics would advise people to deal with depression and much more...\\nSponsors:\\nJoin the Modern Wisdom Community to connect with me & other listeners - https://modernwisdom.locals.com/\\nGet 20% discount & free shipping on your Lawnmower 4.0 at https://www.manscaped.com/ (use code MODERNWISDOM)\\nGet over 37% discount on all products site-wide from MyProtein at https://bit.ly/proteinwisdom (use code: MODERNWISDOM)\\nGet 15% discount on Craftd London\\u2019s jewellery at https://bit.ly/cdwisdom (use code MW15)\\nExtra Stuff:\\nBuy Verissimus - https://amzn.to/3ybXgWs\\nFollow Donald on Twitter - https://twitter.com/DonJRobertson\\xa0\\nGet my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die \\u2192 https://chriswillx.com/books/\\nTo support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom\\n-\\nGet in touch.\\nInstagram:\\xa0https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx\\nTwitter:\\xa0https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx\\nYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast\\nEmail: https://chriswillx.com/contact/\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"