Silence Like an Emperor: 10 Stoic Rules to Master Impulses
When Discipline Becomes Freedom: The Stoic Secret to Never Starting Tomorrow
Quieting the mind saved an emperor who ruled from North Africa to Germania; Marcus Aurelius sat in silence every night and used ten daily principles to stop reaction from becoming action. How did a man with power to start wars and reshape civilizations learn to choose who he would be each morning instead of surrendering to impulse?
In this episode, we walk through the ten rules Marcus Aurelius lived by and the moments that forced him to practice them - from plague and front-line war to conspirators at court - to ask…
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