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Socratic State of Mind PodcastA Surprising Way To Find Your Real ValuesWatch the video version.If we don’t know what we value, how can we know how to live? One of Socrates’s aims was to clarify what was actually good and truly important so he could live up to those values. Therapist and author Donald Robertson suggests one surprising way to find our values: Look for what we despise. If you dislike a politician because they’re a hypocrite, it implies you value integrity. “You’re projecting your values left, right, and center,” Robertson says.Once we see this connection...2023-06-1201 min
Socratic State of Mind PodcastDonald Robertson Interview Part IIWatch the video version.Stoic author and therapist Donald Robertson talks about his personal Stoic practice, whether or not venting is psychologically helpful, how Society acts as a kind of negative therapy, and much more. 0:24 Is venting valuable or harmful to psychological health? 7:41 Venting vs externalizing a thought to better grasp it. 12:39 Objectivity creeping into vented subjects 17:34 How society and culture give us "negative therapy." 21:31 No one would watch logical, emotionally mature characters 22:55 Are we shielding people from needed exposure to stressful situations? 29:13 Donald's personal Stoic practice 35:07 Marcus living inside Andrew's brain 37:20 Why did so...2023-06-0358 min
Socratic State of Mind PodcastTherapist Donald Robertson on Big Stoic Mistakes And Discovering Your ValuesAndrew speaks with Donald Robertson about how personal development advice can misfire, why Donald moved away from Eastern philosophies like Buddhism, the power of using Stoic mindfulness (Prosoché) to stay true to your values, how to find what you really value, the effective advice and exercises Robertson is hesitant to suggest to people, and much more. ✉️ Get a thrice-weekly, 1-minute hit of philosophic wisdom delivered directly to your inbox: https://andrewperlot.substack.com/Donald Robertson is a cognitive-behavioral psychotherapist heavily involved with the modern revival of Stoic philosophy. He's a founding member of the Modern Stoic...2023-05-2057 min