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EFT: The Future of Thinking About the Future (Seneca - Letter #91; Aurelius 9:30; 12:24)

EFT: The Future of Thinking About the Future (Seneca - Letter #91; Aurelius 9:30; 12:24)

FromThe Stoic Jew


EFT: The Future of Thinking About the Future (Seneca - Letter #91; Aurelius 9:30; 12:24)

FromThe Stoic Jew

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Length:
19 minutes
Released:
Jul 18, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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Synopsis: In today's episode I discuss what I believe will be my next level-up in Premeditatio Malorum. It's a technique called EFT (Episodic Future Thinking), and I learned about it from a book I'm reading by Jane McGonigal. After recapping my overview (which I wrote about in a blog post, linked below) we examine some of the many Stoic/Mishleic benefits of this practice. I'm certainly excited about what this practice will yield in my own future, and I hope I can get you excited about it as well!Related Rabbi Schneeweiss Content:- EFT Training: A Summer 2022 Experiment - Judaism and the Benefits of EFT- XTREME Premeditatio Malorum, Vaynerchuk Style- Why Do You Value Stoicism as a Jew?Sources:- Seneca, Letter #91- Jane McGonigal – Imaginable: How to see the future coming and feel ready for anything – even things that seem impossible today, pp.27; 82-83- Saadia Gaon, Introduction to Mishlei- Mishlei 24:31-34- Aurelius, Medidtations 9:30; 12:24----------The Torah content for these two weeks has been sponsored by Judah and Naomi Dardik in loving memory of Rabbi Moskowitz zt''l, who taught his students to pursue truth by asking questions, who modeled love of Torah and learning, and who exemplified living a life of the mind.----------If you have questions, comments, or feedback, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.----------If you've gained from what you've learned here, please consider contributing to my Patreon at www.patreon.com/rabbischneeweiss. Alternatively, if you would like to make a direct contribution to the "Rabbi Schneeweiss Torah Content Fund," my Venmo is @Matt-Schneeweiss, and my Zelle/Chase QuickPay and PayPal are mattschneeweiss at gmail.com. Even a small contribution goes a long way to covering the costs of my podcasts, and will provide me with the financial freedom to produce even more Torah content for you.If you would like to sponsor an article, shiur, or podcast episode, or if you are interested in enlisting my services as a teacher or tutor, you can reach me at rabbischneeweiss at gmail.com. Thank you to my listeners for listening, thank you to my readers for reading, and thank you to my supporters for supporting my efforts to make Torah ideas available and accessible to everyone.----------patreon.com/rabbischneeweissyoutube.com/rabbischneeweisskolhaseridim.blogspot.com/mishlei.buzzsprout.comthestoicjew.buzzsprout.comrambambekius.buzzsprout.commachshavahlab.buzzsprout.comtefilah.buzzsprout.comhttps://chat.whatsapp.com/GEB1EPIAarsELfHWuI2k0Hamazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/Y72CSP86S24W?ref_=wl_sharelSupport the show
Released:
Jul 18, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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My name is Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss. I am, first and foremost, an Orthodox Jew. My primary area of focus is the teachings of Shlomo ha'Melech (King Solomon) in Mishlei (Proverbs) and Koheles (Ecclesiastes). I also consider myself to be a student of the Stoic masters: Epictetus, Seneca, and Marcus Aurelius. Over the past two decades I have been exploring the relationship between Judaism and Stoicism - where they overlap, where they differ, and how they complement each other. This year I started a daily reading of Marcus Aurelius with an aim to explore these questions. I'll read a passage from Aurelius's Meditations and then muse (or meditate aloud) on my thoughts about what he said and what the Torah would have to say. As Seneca taught: "Each day acquire something that will fortify you against poverty, against death, indeed against other misfortunes as well; and after you have run over many thoughts, select one to be thoroughly digested that day" (Letter #2). If this podcast serves that purpose, then it will have been of value.