Stoic "Object Deconstruction" to Reduce Cravings and Attachments

The Stoic Handbook by Jon Brooks - A podcast by Jon Brooks

Send us a textIn this guided reflection, we look at the Stoic technique of "object deconstruction," which can help us to see our cravings and attachments in a more objective, rational way, and therefore reduce the delusory framing we put around them. This guided lesson is based on Chapter 3 of the Enchiridion, in which Epictetus states: "In the case of particular things that delight you, or benefit you, or to which you have grown attached, remind yourself of what they are. Start with things o...