In his Meditations, the stoic Emperor Marcus Aurelius describes how we should deal with materialism, what perspective we should have on it and that memento mori is a core aspect of his stoic philosophy. These lessons from Marcus Aurelius are especially relevant in modern times...

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00:00 Intro
00:27 Materialism & Money
01:26 Gratitude
02:20 Overindulgence
03:10 4 Stages of Behaviour Change
03:50 Control Your Complaining
04:23 Your Struggle is not Unique
05:01 Memento Mori
05:34 Is Life Absurd?

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