How Stoicism Can Cure Anger | Donald Robertson | TEDxLancasterU
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- čas přidán 22. 07. 2024
- In this talk, cognitive-behavioural psychotherapist and author Donald Robertson looks at how the ancient philosophy of Stoicism can be used to address anger in our modern lives.
More about Donald:
Donald is one of the founders of the Modern Stoicism organisation. He specialises in teaching evidence-based psychological skills and is known as an expert on the relationship between modern cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) and classical Greek and Roman philosophy. He's the author of six books on philosophy and psychotherapy, including How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius. Donald is one of the founders of the Modern Stoicism organization. He specializes in teaching evidence-based psychological skills, and he is also known as an expert on the relationship between modern psychotherapy (CBT) and classical Greek and Roman philosophy. He's the author of six books on philosophy and psychotherapy, including How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
Fantastic talk!
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Ayo!
Stoic thought helped me develop into the decent person I am now. I started flipping pages about the philosophy about three years ago.
I bought “Meditations a new translation with an introduction by Gregory Hays” I’m still in the introduction of the book (it’s a bit long) but Ryan Holiday exposed me to this ancient philosophy and it felt like a total shift in my relationship to the world. I have become obsessed and I’ve seen improvements in my mental clarity, relationships, and work. But most importantly I have a better relationship with myself. Thank you for this video, I was irritated today and this helped remind me of what’s important. Thank you 🙏
Have listened to a lot of things on anger and stoicism, and I like how this one addresses the argument that some anger is good via righteousness. That is a defense I have heard used in the past, so it's nice to hear it discussed and the counterpoints delivered
Beautifully presented, in my experience the anger or rage comes from a previous experience that is triggered by a current incident or situation. Pause, focus on breathing and listen. Incidents from my childhood resulted in me experiencing episodes of rage which I did not act on. One day I was curious as to where the rage was directed eventually I came to the realization that it was directed at me for allowing myself to be a victim. It is still there within me but I now recognize it for what it is and dismiss it.
An angry man opens his mouth and closes his eyes.
‐Buddha
To the point and concise. Lovely talk
Hi Donald so great message. It is always great to learn from you. Keep it up.
Suggest reading his book, How to think like a Roman emperor. Excellent book expands on this and more.
Thank you for this.
Love this. Informative and useful!
Brilliant!
Great work!
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Amazing video!
Very interesting and well presented.
Great talk!
I am fortunate to have come across this video due to references elsewhere to a book of Seneca's and some very sensible Stoic principle. Heretofore unknown Donald Robertson gives me a clear understanding of what anger is and what it does in my own experience. This video is very valuable to me as a doable and plausible bunch of ideas for dealing with anger. This is the second time I have watched it: a rarity for me. Very helpful. His Scottish (?) accent is a bit hard to get at times. Small price to pay for the helpful content. Peace.
Ah! It's good to see you here Don! :D
Robertson's book on Resilience is bloody brilliant. You can get free courses from Robertson on Stoicism at his website when you do an internet search of his name.
This is going to be awesome when it's on the grounds of Plato's Academy.
As fascinating as I find Stoicism and how it specifically relates to this topic, the more I read and watch about it, the more clearly I see the absence of diversity. We need much, much more nuanced discussion of what what it means to live with and react to anger and power.
donald what happened to you? you look so young and healthy. it is so beautifull and easy to undersatnd once we see the animal and the human. Donald, congrats and thanks. I love seeing you with that young face.
Anger can also be performative and used instrumentally for some gain. Self-righteous - or ego-defensive anger, especially between males is a serious problem....especially when males are in tribal connections. Group and gang violence....
Yes, it was good but there was one thing that has (always) made me angry.. He said:"When we descend into anger and .., we become like Animals". I think, globally it's time to have a conversation about stopping using the term 'Animals' to describe humanity's worst traits'. Non-human animals are innocent and undeserving of this characterisation. It encourages people to hate them, hence cruelty and exploitation on a monumental scale.
Am I the only one that read "How racism can cure anger" ?
You read to much of racism. Time to focus to other -ism, like Stoicism.