Jamie Ryder ~ Why Philosophy Is the Ultimate Life Hack

Exploring how philosophy can help us in modern times.

#philosophy #stoicism #montypython

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About my guest Jamie Ryder:

Mental health advocate Jamie Ryder grew up in Manchester, UK, with a comic in one hand and a Stoic quote in the other. Now he writes stealth help books where ancient wisdom and battles meet pop culture and personal growth lessons. Because self-improvement is more fun with a few fight scenes.

His latest book is History's Greatest Philosophers: Classical Wisdom for Modern Times. The book will help you apply practical philosophy to build better mindset and mental health habits.

What we discussed:

00:14 Who is Jamie Ryder

02:28 Humanity in philosophy

03:45 Stoicism

05:22 Simplifying philosophy

07:44 'I don't know'

09:36 Wisdom scavenging

11:01 Writing the book

12:31 Philosophers follow what interests them

14:40 Absurdism and Camus

19:02 Absurd-Revolt-Love

19:56 It helped him during lockdown

22:24 Male mental health advocacy

25:00 Hard times

27:24 Macchiavelli

28:18 It was an experience!

29:36 His life has changed

31:10 Does his partner think he's a nutter?

32:28 Using philosophical ideas

34:14 Friends with different opinions

35:53 More books

36:53 Talk to Jamie

37:32 Stealth help

38:30 What men need

40:15 Get the book

42:10 His favourite part of the conversation

#mensmentalhealth #easternphilosophy #westernphilosophy

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Jamie Ryder and his books:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Historys-Greatest-Philosophers-Classical-Wisdom/dp/1036107043

https://jamieryderbooks.com/

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