The Stoic Compass

What does it really mean to be a virtuous person — and why is it more demanding than we think?

Epictetus, Carl Jung, and Laozi debate what virtue actually demands of us—and discover that the hardest part is not the discipline or even the self-knowledge, but the willingness to be wrong about who you believe yourself to be. Through their disagreement, they reveal that true virtue requires you to question the self-image you have built your life around, which is far more costly than simply doing the right thing. You'll leave this episode with a concrete practice: identifying one person you feel certain about, and asking yourself what you would have to give up if you were wrong about them. 📖 Pay Attention by C. Trebue — available on Amazon:  eBook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GR8WLMPC [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GR8WLMPC]  Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GVV46SWF  [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GVV46SWF ] 📬 Subscribe to The Daily Practice newsletter: https://thedailypractice33.substack.com [https://thedailypractice33.substack.com]

What are the marks of genuine goodness — and how do you know if you have them?

Epictetus, Carl Jung, and Laozi debate where genuine goodness actually lives—in your actions, your psychology, or something beyond both—and why the person who announces their virtue is almost always fooling themselves. You'll learn the one test that cuts through self-deception: what do you do when goodness costs you something and no one will know? By the end, you'll have a clearer picture of what to actually watch for in yourself, and a small practice that exposes the difference between performing goodness and becoming it. 📖 Pay Attention by C. Trebue — available on Amazon:  eBook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GR8WLMPC [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GR8WLMPC]  Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GVV46SWF  [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GVV46SWF ] 📬 Subscribe to The Daily Practice newsletter: https://thedailypractice33.substack.com [https://thedailypractice33.substack.com]

What does always being late say about a person — and what can be done about it?

Epictetus, Carl Jung, and Laozi examine chronic lateness not as a scheduling problem, but as a statement about how we value other people's time — and what we are defending against when we cannot seem to arrive on time. Together they untangle the difference between the shame that keeps the pattern stuck and the honest self-observation that might actually change it. You will leave with one practical task: to simply watch what happens in your body during those final minutes before you should leave, without judgment or excuse. 📖 Pay Attention by C. Trebue — available on Amazon:  eBook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GR8WLMPC [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GR8WLMPC]  Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GVV46SWF  [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GVV46SWF ] 📬 Subscribe to The Daily Practice newsletter: https://thedailypractice33.substack.com [https://thedailypractice33.substack.com]

What is the discipline of restraint — and why is it so hard to practice?

Epictetus, Carl Jung, and Laozi debate what restraint actually is and why it remains so difficult to practice, even when we know the cost of failing. You'll learn that restraint isn't about willpower or self-denial, but about the pause between impulse and action—and why training that pause, even for sixty seconds at a time, is where real change begins. 📖 Pay Attention by C. Trebue — available on Amazon:  eBook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GR8WLMPC [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GR8WLMPC]  Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GVV46SWF  [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GVV46SWF ] 📬 Subscribe to The Daily Practice newsletter: https://thedailypractice33.substack.com [https://thedailypractice33.substack.com]

What are the things you must learn to control — or they will control you?

Epictetus, Carl Jung, and Laozi debate what actually controls your life—whether it's unexamined impulses that need discipline, unconscious patterns that need understanding, or the exhausting struggle itself that needs to stop. You'll learn to recognize the gap between what happens to you and how you respond, and discover that one simple practice—naming your reaction before you act on it—is where all real freedom begins. 📖 Pay Attention by C. Trebue — available on Amazon:  eBook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GR8WLMPC [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GR8WLMPC]  Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GVV46SWF  [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GVV46SWF ] 📬 Subscribe to The Daily Practice newsletter: https://thedailypractice33.substack.com [https://thedailypractice33.substack.com]