The Strong Stoic Podcast

De: Brandon Tumblin
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  • The Strong Stoic Podcast is a raw, honest, and unapologetically deep podcast about philosophy and self-improvement. Join your host, Brandon Tumblin, as he breaks down a wide variety of complex and difficult topics while bringing together different philosophies, sciences, and perspectives.
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  • #357 - Gandalf, Stoicism, and the Wisdom of the Grandfather

    #357 - Gandalf, Stoicism, and the Wisdom of the Grandfather
    Mar 4 2025
    If we think of wisdom and stoicism as embodied in an elder figure, it’s often someone like a grandfather—calm, patient, slow to anger. Grandparents tend to be forgiving, knowing that life is long and that small mistakes aren’t the end of the world. They let things slide. They slip their grandchildren candy when the parents aren’t looking. They offer guidance without the intensity of immediate responsibility.

    But before you can become a grandfather, you must first be a father.

    Fathers (and parents in general) are different from grandparents because they are deeply involved in the daily development of their children. They discipline. They set rules. They get frustrated because they are directly responsible for molding their children into functioning adults. The stakes feel higher because they are.

    This podcast is listener-supported; if you would like to support the Strong Stoic (as well as gain access to exclusive content), you can do so on Patreon or Substack:
    Patreon: www.patreon.com/brandontumblin
    Substack: https://strongstoic.substack.com
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    16 minutos
  • #356 - The Wisdom of Judgment

    #356 - The Wisdom of Judgment
    Feb 25 2025
    In his Handbook, Epictetus offers a profound insight into human suffering

    “What upsets people is not things themselves but their judgments about the things. For example, death is nothing dreadful or else it would have appeared dreadful to Socrates. But instead, the judgment about death—that it is dreadful—that is what is dreadful. So when we are thwarted or upset or distressed, let us never blame someone else but rather ourselves. That is, our own judgments. An uneducated person accuses others when he is doing badly. A partly educated person accuses himself. An educated person accuses neither someone else nor himself.”

    At first glance, this passage seems paradoxical. If Stoicism emphasizes personal responsibility and the dichotomy of control—the idea that some things are within our power while others are not—then wouldn’t an educated person, at the height of wisdom, still recognize their own role in their suffering? Why does the progression move from blaming others, to blaming oneself, to blaming no one at all? To understand this, we need to break down Epictetus’ argument step by step.

    This podcast is listener-supported; if you would like to support the Strong Stoic (as well as gain access to exclusive content), you can do so on Patreon or Substack:
    Patreon: www.patreon.com/brandontumblin
    Substack: https://strongstoic.substack.com
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    23 minutos
  • #355 - Nobody is Cut Out For This

    #355 - Nobody is Cut Out For This
    Feb 18 2025
    Hard work and perseverance are not innate qualities—they are carved into a person through experience, struggle, and discipline. The philosophy of Stoicism teaches many things, but at its core, it urges people to become useful.

    To be useful is to contribute, to be of value to others. This means being courageous, pro-social, disciplined, and willing to take on challenges that others shy away from. However, achieving this usefulness does not happen overnight, nor does it happen without pain.

    Our society often divides into two mindsets: those who do the bare minimum to get by, and those who push themselves to their limits—the few who embrace the struggle and become stronger for it. Becoming useful means going through a difficult learning phase, one that is often painful and exhausting.

    This podcast is listener-supported; if you would like to support the Strong Stoic (as well as gain access to exclusive content), you can do so on Patreon or Substack:
    Patreon: www.patreon.com/brandontumblin
    Substack: https://strongstoic.substack.com
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    16 minutos

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