The Stoic Handbook with Jon Brooks

Jon Brooks

You've read the books. You know what Marcus Aurelius would do. But when life gets hard, the philosophy disappears. This podcast is for people who want to close the gap between knowing Stoicism and actually living it. New episodes every Monday.

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The Stoic Handbook with Jon Brooks

Episodes (157)

Mar 30th When the World Feels Unjust (A Stoic Response)
Mar 24th Discipline Is a Skill, Not a Trait (5 Stoic Moves)
Mar 16th 91% of Goals Fail — A Stoic Philosopher Explained Why 2,000 Years Ago

The Stoic Handbook with Jon Brooks

Mar 30, 2026
12½ minutes
8 MB

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Vzg67EtqNK8 Most people hear "focus on what you can control" and think Stoicism means stop caring about everything else. That's not what it means — and it might be one of the most misunderstood ideas in the entire philosophy. It starts with a Marcus Aurelius line that most people skip: "You can commit injustice by doing nothing." This isn't an invitation to detach. It's a call to show up. Three Stoic approaches for responding to injustice without losing yourself: premeditatio malorum (pre-rehearsal of what's coming), redirecting anger into on...

The Stoic Handbook with Jon Brooks

When the World Feels Unjust (A Stoic Response)

Jon Brooks

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