Cancel Culture is Robbing You of This...(and How Stoicism Can Help)

06/25/21 • 31 min

Citizens of the World: A Stoic Podcast for Curious Travelers

As a listener of this podcast, you’ve already heard me talk about how the ancient philosophy of Stoicism offers guidance on how we can live the good life in the modern world. How to be less stressed. How to be a better listener. How to be more productive.

But Stoicism is about more than improving ourselves on an individual level, it’s about improving our communities and being an active member of society.

“No one is an island,” says today’s guest. That’s actually the title of chapter five of the book he co-authored: Being Better: Stoicism for a World Worth Living In.

I am speaking to Kai Whiting, an English researcher and lecturer in sustainability and Stoicism currently living in Lisbon, Portugal.

Kai and I spoke for several hours — he’s a new bff whom I definitely plan on visiting in real life.

I loved our conversation and am splitting it up in a few parts. This week we’re focussed on why Kai decided to focus his book on Stoicism for the common good, and we get into a fascinating discussion on how contemporary cancel culture is a version of exile from ancient times, and how Stoicism offers an antidote to this.

Enjoy.

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It’s not super easy for U.S. citizens to get visas to live and work abroad (and the U.S. gov doesn’t make it easy for people to come in either). But millions of Americans have figured out how to create a life overseas, and so can you.

Here’s my cheat sheet of the nine easiest countries to move to from the U.S.

https://www.sarahmikutel.com/countryguide

But Stoicism is about more than improving ourselves on an individual level, it’s about improving our communities and being an active member of society.

“No one is an island,” says today’s guest. That’s actually the title of chapter five of the book he co-authored: Being Better: Stoicism for a World Worth Living In.

I am speaking to Kai Whiting, an English researcher and lecturer in sustainability and Stoicism currently living in Lisbon, Portugal.

Kai and I spoke for several hours — he’s a new bff whom I definitely plan on visiting in real life.

Here’s my cheat sheet of the nine easiest countries to move to from the U.S.

https://www.sarahmikutel.com/countryguide

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Next Episode

Are You a Citizen of the World? (Plus Pompeii History!)

In this episode, I am back with my friend Kai Whiting, co-author of the book Being Better: Stoicism for a World Worth Living In.

Kai is a researcher and lecturer in sustainability and Stoicism currently living in Lisbon, Portugal.

If you’re into ancient ruins, you will love the beginning of our interview, where Kai talks about the research he conducted in Pompeii.

And then we spend a lot of the conversation talking about what it means to be a citizen of the world, a concept that was very important to the ancient Stoics.

Should we be traveling more or less? Should we adapt to local customs or stick to our guns?

There aren’t any rigid rules in Stoicism. It’s more about living according to principles.
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