"Act on your principles, not your moods."
A weekly meditation on how Stoic principles can help you be a better human.
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70 Subscribers
Podcast hosts
- Erick Cloward
@ericklind
© Stoic Coffee Break
Stoic Coffee Break
70 Subscribers
Reviews
barkingbuddhas
3 out of 5 stars
good content but the background music loop is MADDENING
i just discovered this podcast series and am on episode seven. i am enjoying the short, meditation type episodes but the same constant background music loop is so distracting and grating to me that i don't know i can continue.
Webster702
5 out of 5 stars
Wish I found this sooner
I’ve been (and still am) a fan Of Holiday, Massimo & Stoicism on fire. Stoic coffee break has filled a gap in (stoic) knowledge I’ve been looking for but just didn’t find in the aforementioned stoic podcasts. LOVED the ‘model for thinking’ 11/16/22 episode. Thank you!
ASR77
5 out of 5 stars
Simply the best podcast on Stoicism
I’ve listened to several podcasts on Stoicism over the past several years and although I only recently came across this one, it is by far my favorite. Every episode is accessible and an appropriate length and most are worth multiple listens as a lot is packed in to each one.
lucretius2
5 out of 5 stars
Honest
Excellent presentation, communicated with clarity and understanding. Erick is honest to his stoic principles: no self aggrandizement, no ads.
nickname12920
5 out of 5 stars
Better than Daily Stoic
not full of grift and advertizements. Intimate and pragmatic.
TooTallTia
5 out of 5 stars
love the narrator's voice
listening to this short episodes is almost like a meditation. His voice is relaxing, thoughtful and the pacing is perfect for reflection. It really helps me wind down and get my brain to think deeper thoughts
Aaron Cathey
5 out of 5 stars
So relatable and helpful.
Daily Stoic went to paid so I wondered if Stoic Coffee Break came back. So glad it did. Love the host. It’s like a friend talking you through stoic philosophy. It’s stop start sometimes. But I get it. Just thankful he’s back.
brian485
5 out of 5 stars
An outstanding podcast for both the content and form
It takes skill to both briefly and coherently express a complex thought. A skill seemly lost in today’s world. Stoic Coffee Break does exactly that. Highly recommended.
whipitoutnowboy
5 out of 5 stars
W0W
Check this out.
Blueswsky
5 out of 5 stars
So worthwhile. Thank you!
Just found your podcast and listened to the episode in anger. Got so much out of it. Plan to subscribe and support. Thank you so much!
speedemon688
5 out of 5 stars
A great way to recenter yourself
I love this podcast! Whether I need a break, a boost, or just a little inspiration, this podcast can do just that. It is a great way to ground and recenter yourself when life gets to be overwhelming. Highly recommend listening and then practicing what you just heard
Old guy 43
3 out of 5 stars
Hit and miss
Some sessions are pretty good, others are just meh.
MJ56&
3 out of 5 stars
seems to be getting political.
I was enjoying some of the Stoic insights and the application to my modern life. Unfortunately, similar to Ryan Holiday, an increasing amount of episodes have a political veil to them. For the record I’m not a fan of either major political party. One example, is the way in which Erick spoke of white male privilege. I have no issues with discussing privilege broadly and specifically as it relates to specific privileges, but he only includes the stereotypical white male while also failing to acknowledge that not all white males have the same experiences. I grew up poor and have had a gun pulled on me three times before I was 25, twice by cops (an accident on their part because I fit a description, young white, unshaved, hoodie). I have never been arrested… My point being that we all have unique experiences and privileges. Privileges can be economic, beauty, etc. Yes, some identity can correlate at a higher percentages with other privileges like race and economics, but it’s not a hard rule. The whole point is to treat people as individuals regardless of specific identities ranging from race, to religion, to gender. I welcome the conversation, but please present it in better faith rather than the typical white male stereotype. Perhaps you were speaking from the white male experience because that’s what you are, but we all don’t share that highly educated, privileged status.
haidozo
3 out of 5 stars
Left-wing rhetoric presented as stoicism
I started listening to this because there were one or two episodes where the host really seemed to dig into stoic philosophy. But that’s long gone now. Lately, the show is little more than the host’s left-wing thoughts, muddled up with quotes from stoics. Not particularly insightful nor interesting. And I say that as someone on the political left.
Frank Bellizzi
1 out of 5 stars
Loved it, until you brought in your agenda
That was the least stoic analogy you could have possibly used. “Professionals, who have dedicated their lives to this work”? He’s more of a politician than a scientist or doctor. And a vast array of information is present negating the ethical and logical application of this vaccine. Additionally, many argue against it for the simple fact that it is (1) a futile attempt, given the virus will likely mutate nearly 200x within the next year (variants); (2) never, for any virus, has a vaccine been state or government mandated; (3) and possibly the most important, is does not help to stop the spread; if the virus exists it can still be transmitted from a vaccinated individual. That was sad. Had you pegged for higher intelligence and reason than that. And you go on to challenge the concept of ignoring evidence and using the church as an example. You truly believe the government is any different than your church? Come on. That has to be the most twisted logic I’ve seen to date. And from you, who claims to be an objective stoic. Again, sad.
CGlikesPodcasts
5 out of 5 stars
My favorite inspirational podcast
I’ve been listening to this podcast for a couple years now. I started listening when I was stressed out in college, and haven’t stopped listening (nor being stressed out). This particular podcast really helps outline the valuable lessons of Stoicism, and these lessons have aided me in life greatly. Highly recommend this podcast!
Peggylyn O5
5 out of 5 stars
Peace and Understanding
This podcast has brought a great deal of peace and understanding to my life. It has had a profound impact on my everyday life and helped me let go of many things I struggled with and tried to control. Thank you so very much.
John bygone
5 out of 5 stars
Best Stoic Resource
I feel so lucky to have found this way of learning stoicism. Such a relief! Therapeutic in a big way. I’m so so so glad you started back up. I’m absolutely contributing to your patreon. You have so much value I hope I can steer more ppl your way!
onefishtwofishblue
5 out of 5 stars
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Just found this podcast! I’ve been in a bit of rut these last few days and episode 179 helped jolt me back to myself. The episode inspired some self reflection which was badly needed. Thanks for your work I hope to continue listening.
Dubdub2k
5 out of 5 stars
Stoicism in kind every day language
I love this podcast! Erick has a great way of breaking down the harder concepts of stoicism into understandable bite sized nuggets that always leave me asking myself more questions. He is also very approachable and responsive if you have a question or if you need more clarification about something he has said. He took a break for a while but now he is back to making the podcast and I could not be happier about it. I think the break did him a lot of good and his insights into living a great life through stoic practice have gained even more depth. I always have to stop and make myself actively listen to his episodes, and I am never disappointed. I always feel a little more challenged, and at times a bit uncomfortable with myself. But that is a sign that I am learning how to live a better life. What more could you ask than that.
ZenAbba
5 out of 5 stars
Love the Show
Would like to know how to support. Tried Patreon and could not find. Can you provide clarity somehow on your site?
Official Podcast Rater
5 out of 5 stars
Packed with Insight
I love how you get right to the point. So good! I often listen to them twice.
bulldog314
5 out of 5 stars
Excited to start at the beginning
Update: glad to see you are back! I grew up in the same faith as you, btw, though I also no longer practice. I found this podcast just a week ago, and now you are signing off! I’m excited to see how many episodes I have to catch up on though, because it’s the perfect little podcast. Good luck with your endeavors, and may they bring you joy.
Naswisdom
5 out of 5 stars
Love this
Just found you and I am starting from episode one. Thank you for sharing your journey!
shan_94
5 out of 5 stars
Coffee time
!Great show, glad to hear your doing what’s in your best interest at the moment. Look forward to when you return
Futurepx
5 out of 5 stars
🙏 Thank You
Thank you for making this podcast. It’s very reassuring to hear this outside voice.
terryinCA
5 out of 5 stars
Stoic Coffee Break 2 thumbs up
Love the quick couple of minutes of inspiration i get from these podcasts. Just a daily affirmation or devotional you can listen to in the car on your way to work. Well done! The judgements podcast today was awesome. Thank you
TLWinchell
5 out of 5 stars
Big Ideas Compressed and Applied
I enjoy this podcast so much! Writing this 2018-05-10 because of today's episode about how Erick manages anger. It's difficult to navigate emotions - to recognize them first, and then decide what to do with them. Erick is terrific about sharing philosophical concepts, then sharing how they apply to real life situations. Thanks, Erick!
JumpshotJR
5 out of 5 stars
Quick, to the point.
Excellent episodes. I listen to random episodes every morning.
Jamie G.
5 out of 5 stars
Shorter than a coffee break.
Well done podcast with a relevant and helpful Stoic focus.
Thgdfgj
5 out of 5 stars
Well Delivered!
These short and sweet podcasts are really insightful and help me understand many stoic ideas.
Podcast information
- Amount of episodes
- 250
- Subscribers
- 70
- Verified
- Yes
- Website
- Explicit content
- No
- Episode type
- episodic
- Podcast link
- https://podvine.com/link/..
- Last upload date
- March 22, 2023
- Last fetch date
- March 24, 2023 11:51 PM
- Upload range
- WEEKLY
- Author
- Erick Cloward
- Copyright
- Stoic Coffee Break
susbcribers
- 249 - Strong Body for a Strong MindDo you take care of your body? To you treat it like a temple? Do you exercise it and strengthen it as much as your mind? Today I want to talk about how important it is to treat your body as good as, if not better than your mind It is necessary to care for the body, not for its own sake, but because it is the abode of the soul. — Musonius Rufus0 comments0
- 248 - Interview With Author Crystal JacksonLife is full of challenges that can knock you down, but the question is, are you going to stay down? As a romance novelist, Crystal Jackson might seem an odd choice for a guest on a podcast about stoicism, but Crystal has seen her fair share of hard knocks, and has some great lesson to share. We talk about how sometimes, the greatest challenges in our lives are also the greatest teachers.0 comments0
- Stoic Coffee Break Mar 7 · 10m 247 - There Are No Problems, Only ChoicesThe stoics teach us that our perspective on life is one of the most important things that we can control. It’s our perspective that informs how we approach everything. Today I want to talk about a powerful way to look at the world using stoic principles that can help us become more resilient, and better able to handle stresses in our lives. If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment. — Marcus Aurelius0 comments0
- 246 - What Do You Deserve?Last weeks podcast got a quite a few responses and questions. Some of them turned into some back and forth discussions about some of the ideas, so I want to dig into them a little deeper into the question of what do we deserve, and why we should be kind to others, even when they are not kind to us.0 comments0
- 244 - Interview with John Chancey of Knowledge Brew SupremeThis weeks episode is an interview I did with Dr. John Chancey of the Knowledge Brews Supreme podcast. It was really fun to dive into all kinds of interesting philosophical topics with John. He's sharp, warm, and fun. I hope you enjoy this as much as I enjoyed chatting with John.0 comments0
- 243 - All the Feels: How to Ride the Emotional WavesYour emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions. — Elizabeth Gilbert Are you afraid of your feelings? Do you avoid, numb, or shut down your emotions? How much stress and anxiety do you create trying to avoid uncomfortable emotions? Today I want to talk about the power of emotions, and how to reduce your suffering by feeling your emotions all the way through.1 comments1
- 242 - How to Become Another PersonIf you really want to escape the things that harass you, what you’re needing is not to be in a different place but to be a different person. – Seneca How would your life be different if you viewed yourself as something you get to create and to become someone you admire? Are you living the life you want to? If you aren’t, how do you create big changes in your life? Today I want to talk about, rather than simply growing and getting better little by little, what if you transformed yourself into something completely different?1 comments1
- Stoic Coffee Break Jan 16 · 11m 241 - Mind Over Mood: The Stoic Art of ReframingOne of the things we talk about a lot in stoicism is that it’s our perspective on something that causes our distress. So how do we change our perspective on things? Are there tools that we can use to help us view things differently? Today I want to talk about some of the things that get in our way of broadening our perspective, and what tools we can use to help change our perspective. We see what we believe rather than what we see. — Alan Watts It is not the things themselves that disturb people, but their judgments about these things. — Epictetus https://stoic.coffee0 comments0
- 240 - Interview with Trever YarrishTrever Yarrish is the owner and founder of Zeal Software and The Hiive co-working space. He is also a good friend and one of my favorite people to chat with about stoicism. He's an avid student of stoicism and brings many of the stoic principles and ideas into his companies as well as his personal life. We sat down and had a chat about life, work, family, and the importance of having a process for managing your mind and emotions.0 comments0
- 239 - Lessons LearnedThis year has been an especially rough year for many of us. I can honestly say it has been for me. In this episode, I want to talk about what I have learned over the past year, and ask you about the most important things you have learned. The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it. — Marcus Aurelius1 comments1
- 238 - Show UpBe tolerant with others and strict with yourself. —Marcus Aurelius How do you show up in the world? Are you acting the way that you want to? Are you being the person that you want to? If not, why not? In todays episode, I want to talk about how to live with integrity and be the person you want to be.0 comments0
- 237 - Self ConfidenceSelf-confidence is not something that can be given to you. It must be earned, through hard work and determination. — Aristotle Are you confident person? Do you have faith in yourself as person? Are you comfortable with who you are? Today I want to talk about how we often will self sabotage ourselves not because we don’t have the skill or capacity to do something, but because we let self doubt creep in and stop us from sharing our gifts and talents.0 comments0
- 236 - Nice vs. KindAre you a nice person or are you a kind person? Do you know the difference? Today I want to talk about whether it’s better to be nice or kind. Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness. — Seneca I few weeks ago, I stumbled on a discussion on twitter of all place about the difference between being nice and being kind. It was an idea that I had never really thought about, so today I want to look at this idea from a stoic perspective.0 comments0
- Stoic Coffee Break Dec 5 · 49m 235 - interview with Tanner Campbell of Practical StoicismA cross post of a chat with Tanner Campbell of the Practical Stoicism podcast. Tanner is warm, smart, and interesting, with a great podcast. If you enjoy my work then you'll probably enjoy his podcast as well.0 comments0
- 234 - Easy LifeIt may seem difficult at first but everything is difficult at first. — Miyamoto Musashi. Do you want your life to be easy? Do you complain, get stressed out, or upset when challenges come up in your life? Today I want to talk about why we should not only accept adversity in our lives, but learn to embrace it.0 comments0
- 233 - Anxious FutureDo you feel like the world is in chaos right now? I know that many of us feel like that. Spend a day on social media and easy to find all kinds of things wrong with the world. Is it that the world is truly more chaotic? Are things really falling apart more so than in the past? Today I want to talk about some of the reasons why some many of us feel like the world is in chaos. The mind that is anxious about future events is miserable. —Seneca0 comments0
- 232 - QTIPHow often do you take what other people say and do personally? How often do you feel like you have to “fix” someone else’s mood? Today I want to talk about emotional responsibility, and how it can lead a stronger sense of self and keep you from getting pulled into other peoples emotional mayhem. Not to display anger or other emotions. To be free of passion and yet full of love. —Marcus Aurelius0 comments0
- 231 - A Model of ThinkingYou have power over your mind — not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength. —Marcus Aurelius The stoics teach us that we have control over a few things - our thoughts, our choices, and our actions. In short, our will. So is there a way that we can get better with our thinking, and improve our outcomes? Today I want to talk about a model that can help us be more aware of how our thinking impacts us, and with that awareness, improve our lives.0 comments0
- 230 - Our Human ContractIs it ever okay to hate someone as a stoic? Is there ever a time to have “righteous anger”? Today I want to talk about anger, hate and violence in our ever more divisive world. Ignorance leads to fear, fear leads to hate, and hate leads to violence. This is the equation. — Ibn Rushd0 comments0
- Stoic Coffee Break Oct 24 · 8m 229 - Conscious CommunicationOut beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I’ll meet you there. —Rumi How you ever thought about how often we have judgments in our language? Are you even aware of how often we communicate our our opinions and feelings about others? What if we could remove judgments from our language? Today I want to talk about ways that we can make our language more clear, and increase our ability to communicate non-judgmentally with others.0 comments0
- 228 - OffendedChoose not to be harmed — and you won’t feel harmed. Don’t feel harmed — and you haven’t been.” —Marcus Aurelius How often have you been offended by someone? Maybe it was something someone said to you? Maybe they made a comment about your clothes or mocked something that you really liked such as your favorite football team or musician. Maybe it’s one of your siblings who always tries to put you down or get under your skin. Maybe someone on the internet posted a mean comment to a picture you put on social media. In all cases, when we are offended by something because of the thoughts we have about it and what we make it mean.0 comments0
- 227 - Self CommitmentHow long are you going to wait before you demand the best for yourself? —Epictetus How often do you find yourself starting something only to notice a few weeks or months later that you let it fall by the wayside? Today I want to talk about why we have trouble keeping commitments to ourselves, and some ideas about how we can get better about keeping those commitments.0 comments0
- 226 - Cognitive DissonanceEverything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth. — Marcus Aurelius Today I want to talk about one of the most interesting things about humans, the fact that we cling so dearly to our belief systems in face of contradiction evidence, often to our own detriment. Why do humans resist changing their minds, even in the face of overwhelming evidence? How often have you changed your opinions when presented with new facts? How often have you actually changed your behavior when you learned new information? How often to you rationalize your opinion or simply deny facts because they don’t fit your belief system?0 comments0
- 225 - Be YourselfHow much of our lives do we spend living in way to please other people? How much unhappiness do we feel in our lives because we’re not being ourselves? Today I want to talk about why it can be really hard to live authentically. "The life of those who live under a mask cannot be happy and without anxiety." ― Seneca Link to Neil Gaiman's speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plWexCID-kA0 comments0
Podcast hosts
- Erick Cloward
@ericklind
© Stoic Coffee Break
