What advice do the Stoics have for managing social anxiety?
In this conversation, Caleb Ontiveros and Michael Tremblay talk about Epictetus on anxiety – and how his advice for dissolving anxiety can be applied to social situations.
(03:29) Epictetus On Anxiety
(13:13) You Will Not Have Anxiety If You Do This
(23:42) Learning From Experience
(26:36) Epictetus On How To Make It Happen
(34:40) Why Is It Weird To Treat Social Skills Like A Craft?
(38:34) Focus On What Is Up To You
(47:14) Summarizing Epictetus On Anxiety
(48:22) Epictetus's Two Handles
(51:35) Learning From Negative Feelings
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