
The Stoic Handbook with Jon Brooks
Modern practical breakdowns of the best ideas in ancient Stoicism.
The Stoic Handbook with Jon Brooks
Stoicism is Not a Dead Philosophy
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Jon Brooks
I was recently alerted to the following tweet by Tucker Max:
"I've been trying to tell this to my friends for years. There is a reason it's a dead philosophy. "
He cited a study that had the following conclusion:
A naive endorsement of stoic ideology might have negative wellbeing consequence.
In this episode, I dig into this study, Tucker Max, and the misconceptions of Stoicism to get to the bottom of all this.
Does Stoicism cause more harm than good?
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