20: Marcus Aurelius - How To Be Productive (Stoicism)
In this episode we will be talking about 6 important insights for being productive from the writings of Marcus Aurelius. He was also a devout student of the philosophy of Stoicism. During his rule, Aurelius found the time to construct a series of autobiographical writings, now known as the Meditations. In these writings, Marcus Aurelius offered a number of key insights on how to be productive. So here are 6 important insights for productivity from Marcus Aurelius: 01. Manage your emotions well 02. Do less 03. Strategize 04. Start your day with your most difficult task 05. Respect time 06. Enjoy your progress I hope you enjoyed listening to these 6 important insights for being productive from the writings of Marcus Aurelius and find them helpful in your life. Even though Marcus Aurelius wrote it 2,000 years ago — his insights on Stoicism still carry strong weight today. Stoicism is a school of Hellenistic philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium in Athens in the early 3rd century BC. Even though it is over 2000 years old, more and more people are discovering how Stoicism is not only relevant to modern times, but can be applied in very simple, yet strong ways.