The Emperor Who Couldn't Get Out of Bed - What He Wrote Next
Locked Room, Restless Mind: 7 Stoic Fixes for Midnight Anxiety
Marcus Aurelius, the most powerful man alive, scribbled short, frustrated reminders to himself by lamplight because he kept forgetting what he already knew; his private Meditations were found after his death in 180 AD and were never meant for public eyes. What did those bedside notes - written during plagues, wars, betrayal and personal grief - actually train him to do that we still need?
In this episode, we trace the specific moments Marcus recorded for himself: the morning he fought the blankets, the betrayal by a trusted…
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