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The Practical Philosopher explores timeless wisdom for modern life. From Stoicism and Buddhism to cutting-edge psychology, we unpack powerful ideas and practical tools to help you live with clarity, courage, and meaning.
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Self-Discipline Is Broken here's the Fix. (opens the original)
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Every time you fail, a voice in your head starts yelling. You think that voice is keeping you disciplined. The research says it's the reason you keep quitting. After six years of watching it happen as a trainer, here's why the harshest people on themselves burn out first, and how to fix it.
How to Be Ambitious and Actually Enjoy Your Life (opens the original)
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If you got everything you're chasing right now, how long would the feeling actually last? In this episode, Colin breaks down why the fight between living in the moment and chasing your goals is a false one. Drawing on Stoicism, Buddhism, and modern psychology, including the Harvard study showing we spend nearly half our waking hours thinking about something other than what we're doing, and that this mind-wandering typically makes us unhappy, this episode makes one thing clear: your career is a s
The Philosophy of Starting Over (It's Not Too Late for This Year) (opens the original)
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Welcome to July the exact halfway point of the year. I want you to be honest. How many of your January goals are still alive? If the answer is not something your proud of this episode is for you. Because the problem was never that you stopped. Is the story you told yourself about what stopping meant. In this episode, I break down the philosophy of starting over. From re-sparking a dead resolution to walking away from something you spent years building. I share my own experience leaving six-plus
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