{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Is it possible to be a Stoic in the modern world? William B. Irvine on stoicism and on stoicism and achieving great goals","description":" What is modern stoicism? Being a stoic means that you are happy with everything you have in your life. Is it possible to be a stoic and an achiever in terms of mindset? What if I want to be a stoic but at the same time I set really ambitious goals? Calm and tranquility is a main goal for many people. I can personally tell that stoic techniques can really help to achieve that. But at the same time I know that there is a wild, adventurous, excited part of me that is not that stoic. Can I mix those different worlds? How can I tell that I am living a stoic life? What would be a good evidence for that?  A conversation with William B. Irvine about his new book&amp;nbsp;The stoic challenge: a philosopher's guide to becoming tougher, calmer and more resilient.&amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Edyta Zaj\u0105c | Podcast o psychologii | Procesy &amp; Zmiany","author_url":"http:\/\/edytazajac.pl\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/15338510\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/201982915"}