#274 - Donald Robertson - Stoicism: How To Think Like A Roman Emperor

<p>Donald Robertson is a Psychotherapist and an author.</p> <p>People are getting tattoos of Marcus Aurelius, copies of his Meditations sold out at the beginning of the pandemic and yet he was just some bloke two thousand years ago. What made him so special and what is there to learn from his life?</p> <p>Expect to learn how stoicism and cognitive behavioural therapy are intrinsically linked, why an existential crisis can be useful, how Marcus Aurelius dealt with his anger, why Donald thinks we lost the wisdom of ancient Greece and much more...</p> <p><strong>Sponsors:</strong></p> <p class="p1">Get 83% discount & 3 months free from Surfshark VPN at <a href= "https://surfshark.deals/MODERNWISDOM"><span class= "s1">https://surfshark.deals/MODERNWISDOM</span></a> (use code MODERNWISDOM)</p> <p class="p1"><strong style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> Extra Stuff:</strong></p> <p>Buy How To Think Like A Roman Emperor - <a href= "https://amzn.to/39JzkgS">https://amzn.to/39JzkgS</a> </p> <p>Follow Donald on Twitter - <a href= "https://twitter.com/DonJRobertson">https://twitter.com/DonJRobertson</a> </p> <p><a href="https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/">Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity →</a> <a href= "https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/">https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/</a></p> <p>To support me on Patreon (thank you): <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom"><span class= "s1">https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom</span></a></p> <p class="p1">-</p> <p class="p1"><strong>Get in touch. </strong>Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcast">MW YouTube Channel</a> or message me...</p> <p class="p1">Instagram: <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx">https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx</a></p> <p class="p1">Twitter: <a href= "https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx">https://www.tw