Kevin Ruess and his good friend Florian host the Cafe Truth podcast where they have meaningful conversations about Stoic philosophy, personal transformation, business, digital nomadism, and more.
https://cafetruth.com
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 1 day 18 hours 32 minutes
episode 32: Have to Vs. Get to: Two Modalities of Thinking
In this week, Kevin discusses shifting a common attitude of feeling like one Has to do something to a more grateful feeling that one Gets to do those things. ==References and Links== Ancient Rome Will Never Get Old. Take It From Mary Beard.
episode 31: [Chat's w/ Steve] No One's Important Enough for Me to Be Mad at Them
Kevin and Steve have a discussion about past mistakes and poor choices and how to move on with forgiveness of oneself. (Amongst other topics . . .) --Show Notes-- Original quote from don Juan mentioned in this episode: “Are you angry at me, don Juan?" I asked when he returned. He seemed surprised at my question. "No! I'm never angry at anybody! No human being can do anything important enough for that. You get angry at people when you feel that their acts are important...
episode 30: Gregory David Roberts: Living the Spiritual Path, a Conversation
Kevin dives into a deep conversation with Gregory David Roberts in this episode about the Spiritual Path
episode 29: How I Claimed my Divinely Bestowed Energy to Break Years of Depression
In this solo episode, Kevin chats about a growing up with a default layer of depression and he used the concept of breaking agreements in order to recover his divinely bestowed energy and break free from the path of stuckness he found himself on.
episode 28: Gratitude: The Great Antidote to Feeling Crappy
Kevin discusses the power of gratitude to fight the tendency of most humans to be petty in our complaints about our daily reality and our dissatisfaction with it.
episode 27: What Stoic Fasting Can Teach us About Pleasure, Empathy, and Gratitude: Audio
Audio narration of the blog piece: What Stoic Fasting Can Teach us About Pleasure, Empathy, and Gratitude
episode 26: From Prison to Stoicism with Craig Stanland
In this episode, Craig Stanland shares his story of how he landed in jail from living a luxurious life. I, Kevin investigate how Craig made himself grow back again and become a ray of hope for many others. Some of the major points discussed in this episode are laid out as follows: Learning to love: That's been an evolutionary practice for Craig. Once we realize that fear is an illusion, we can navigate much better. A gratitude practice can be unbelievably transformative when done consistently...
episode 25: How to Live and Give like a Stoic: Interview with Paul Higgins
Paul Higgins decided to write his first book, Build, Live, Give, while receiving dialysis treatments for chronic kidney disease. During this daunting time, he also started a new company of the same name as his book, with the intent to help solopreneurs free themselves from 60+ hour work-weeks, so they could spend more time doing the things that matter most: spending time with family, traveling, and helping others...
episode 24: Fasting Like a Stoic - Day 3 of My 5 Day Water Fast
Kevin reflects upon the spiritual and psychological benefits of his 5 days water fast and how the Stoics embraced fasting as well as other practices of restraint. Read Kevin's complimentary article, What Stoic Fasting Can Teach Us About Pleasure, Empathy, and Gratitude
episode 23: Word of the Day: Confront
Kevin discusses the word "confront" and how Jerry Seinfeld and others, like the Stoics, have used that word. It's a word that helps us both face challenges and confront resistance from accomplishing what we wish to accomplish. Quotes: "I feel like if you break the human struggle down to one word, it’s confront. And so, I kind of approach everything that way. Just the act of the confront is like — what do people always say? Admitting you have a problem, all that nonsense...