The Stoic Handbook by Jon Brooks
Modern practical breakdowns of the best ideas in ancient Stoicism.
The Stoic Handbook by Jon Brooks
The 3 Limits of Modern Stoicism
•
Jon Brooks
💥 This episode is sponsored by Podia. This is the platform I use to host all of my Stoic courses and premium offerings. I highly recommend it, and you can create a free account with this link:
🔗 https://www.podia.com/jon
--
In this lesson, I explore the three limits of modern Stoicism: trauma healing, mindfulness, and ecstatic experiences. In ancient times, they likely had methods of working through these important areas. But modern Stoicism puts a big emphasis on resilience and "coping" with hardship and can inadvertently worship rationality over wisdom, which is not the point.
Resources