Stop Chasing Happiness (Stoicism)

Name: Stop Chasing Happiness (Stoicism)
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Learn how to live with internal joy no matter the external circumstances.

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Created byAmas Tenumah

Last updated 11/2021

English

What you'll learn

How to maintain internal joy no matter external circumstances.

Course content

4 sections • 30 lectures • 1h 45m total length

Why this class is for you?2:54
Learn practical tools to reclaim autonomy and foster lasting joy from within, not a magic pill or cheerleading, with a dedicated community supporting your lifelong journey.
What is your Philosophy?3:16
Recognize that everyone has a life philosophy, conscious or not, shaped by upbringing and society’s rewards and punishments guiding how we spend time, energy, and pursue happiness.
What is your Philosophy?
Philosophy and Religion2:05
Explore how philosophy and religion can coexist based on your values. Learn to live virtuously here amid temptations and chaos, in accordance with nature, whether religion is organized or not.
Why I choose to be a Stoic4:57
I explain how Stoicism reshaped my life by focusing on what I can control, cultivating internal ambition, and deepening relationships, rather than chasing money and recognition.
What is Stoicism?1:46
Discover Stoicism, a two-thousand-year philosophy dating to around 300 B.C., teaching tranquility through virtuous living and mastering negative emotions to sustain stoic joy in any circumstance.
Fathers of Stoicism5:41
Discover the three stoic sages, Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius, and Seneca, and how their writings, including meditations and letters, define modern stoicism.
Fathers of Stoicism Quiz
The Disease of More3:09
Explain the disease of more and the hedonic treadmill driving happiness through wealth and status, and show how to cultivate happiness from within with self-reflection and stoic tools.
The Stoic Virtues3:04
Develop wisdom to distinguish what is in your control from what isn't, and practice courage, temperance, and justice to live in accordance with nature and defend my fellow man.
The Stoic Virtues Quiz

The Illusion of Control4:20
Control Worksheet
Gratitude2:02
Cultivate daily gratitude to shift from entitlement toward appreciation for being alive and all you have, and explore negative visualization as a unique stoic tool.
Gratitude Exercise
Negative Visualization4:04
Practice negative visualization to imagine possible losses, cultivate gratitude, and prepare for setbacks, transforming fear into resilience and enabling practical pre-mortems for greater success.
Negative Visualization Exercise
Detachment from Wealth3:58
Practice detachment from wealth by voluntarily embracing discomfort, denying yourself pleasures, and training mind and body to stay grateful and joyful regardless of circumstances.
Duty and Social Relations4:58
Explore duty to fellow humanity and social relations through stoicism, emphasizing quiet contribution and volunteering, acting with empathy, and not seeking recognition while focusing on what you can control.
Being Present1:25
Meditations3:20
Practice meditation to take autonomy back over your thoughts, a core stoicism aim, quiet the autopilot brain, and observe your thinking in a simple breathing routine.
Meditation Plan

Characteristics of a stoic - part 11:42
Explore the stoic cheerfulness that arises from within, not external sources, and the stoic notion of wealth as reduced desires, living according to nature with basic needs met.
Characteristics of a stoic - part 21:25
Characteristics of a stoic - part 33:25
Embrace stoicism to clear the noise and boost high performance through preparation, focus, and the joy of doing your craft, as a samurai demonstrates by solitary planning to counter opponents.
Deeper Look at Courage3:00
Discover how stoic courage differs from the dictionary, as a virtue that serves others, speaks up, leaves relationships, and faces personal demons to do what is right.
Deeper Look at Justice6:27
Deeper Look at Wisdom5:29
Deeper Look at Temperance5:39
Discover how temperance, grounded in Aristotle and Seneca, guides you to focus on essential needs, balance emotions, and strengthen relationships through reasoned, middle-ground living.
Virtue Worksheet

Introduction to living as Stoic1:23
Explore stoicism in the real world through a living, breathing course segment that invites questions, updates, and community discussion.
Live it don't preach it1:28
Live it, not preach it by embodying reason and virtue in daily conduct, letting your behavior reflect stoic principles rather than proclaiming them.
Life Goals2:08
Reflect on your grand life goal, beyond five- and ten-year aims, and let it guide your choices as you align storied life goals with that purpose.
Life Goals Worksheet
Hardships as Fuel3:22
Dealing with Family3:23
learn to empathize with family and friends who act out of ignorance, keeping your inner fairness steady and leading by example rather than blaming others.
Dealing with Heartbreak4:05
Stoicism helps heartbreak by focusing on what you can control, practicing gratitude, forgiving, and examining your own behavior. Meditation and journaling turn heartbreak into rocket fuel for wisdom and momentum.
Finding and Being in Love4:32
Explore how stoicism reframes romantic love by embracing vulnerability, unselfish love, and justice to nurture mindful actions and lasting relationships.
Stoicism and Marriage7:02

Requirements

Though not required, we strongly encourage students to purchase a copy of 'The Joyful Stoic' and a companion to the course.

Description

Have you been searching for what will make you happy for more years that you can count? Have you found that no matter how much you obtain, you continually want more? The house is not big enough, the car not good enough, and even your relationships don’t seem to be measuring up to your expectations? This may be because you are a believer in the idea of ‘the pursuit of happiness.”

The pursuit of happiness is a myth that is destroying lives and hope. I want to show you how to have the ever constant peace of internal joy using the tool of Stoic Philosophy. This is not the 'stoic' word most of you are familiar with which implies not showing or feeling emotion. This is a 2000 year old philosophy employed by many of the greats that helped them to learn the truth about control, the effectiveness of negative visualization and so much more. You will enjoy the course but most importantly you will learn about tools that will actually make a difference in your life.

Learning Outcomes:

•Understanding the difference between external happiness and internal joy.

•The reality of the disease of more

•Actionable tools to help you implement a change

Who this course is for:

Anyone feeling overwhelmed with life and would like to learn about some tools to help you maintain joy.

Stop Chasing Happiness (Stoicism)

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