#16 - Tim Haldorsson: Philosophy for Daily Life

In this episode, Geoff and Tim discuss philosophy for daily life. In particular, they talk about Stoicism: the wisdom that the Ancient Stoics can offer us, and which parts might be useful for life in the twenty-first century. They present these topics in an accessible way, discussing bitesize quotes, and reflecting on ways that philosophy can be relevant to the people and situations we encounter in daily life.

They discuss: applying philosophy to entrepreneurship and business; Stoic meditations; modern commentators on Stoicism, like William Irvine and Ryan Holiday; logos; pain and suffering; control; reason and emotion; nihilism and meaning; the historical lens versus the philosophical lens; psychology and stress management techniques; negative visualisation; prospective retrospective; the meaning of life; hedonism versus tranquility; pleasure; accepting versus resisting; philosophical tools and philosophical solutions; and other topics.

Geoff and Tim begin by reminiscing about how they met. It all came from a chance encounter in South East Asia in 2018…

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Tim Haldorsson is an entrepreneur. He works in tech and runs a marketing and web development team. Tim is an everyday philosopher, who uses ancient philosophy to guide him in making business decisions. For these practices, he draws on books like Meditations by Marcus Aurelius and Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl.

Tim is also a big fan of traveling and has spent the last five years living away from his home country, Sweden, visiting many different countries. These destinations have included: Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia, Australia, South Africa and – most recently – Portugal and Madeira Island. Tim likes to think of himself as a digital nomad.

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