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Hosted by Colin Burke · education · EN · 13 episodes
The Practical Philosopher explores timeless wisdom for modern life. From Stoicism and Buddhism to cutting-edge psychology, we unpack powerful ideas and practical tools to help you live with clarity, courage, and meaning. Whether you’re navigating relationships, chasing goals, or seeking peace in chaos, this podcast offers grounded insights you can apply today. Tune in to think deeper, live better, and walk your own golden path.
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Episode #12
Every time you fail, a voice in your head starts yelling. You think that voice is keeping you disciplined. The research says it's the reason you keep quitting. After six years of watching it happen as a trainer, here's why the harshest people on themselves burn out first, and how to fix it.
Episode #11
If you got everything you're chasing right now, how long would the feeling actually last? In this episode, Colin breaks down why the fight between living in the moment and chasing your goals is a false one. Drawing on Stoicism, Buddhism, and modern psychology, including the Harvard study showing we spend nearly half our waking hours thinking about something other than what we're doing, and that this mind-wandering typically makes us unhappy, this episode makes one thing clear: your career is a story that lives in the past and future, but your life only exists right now. In this episode you'll learn: Why "I'll be happy when" is a promise your brain can't keep How to turn goals into compasses instead of destinations How to stop shooting the second arrow How to tell a worthy grind from a bad trade dressed up as discipline Chase hard. Be here. You can do both. Study referenced: Killingsworth & Gilbert (2010), "A Wandering Mind Is an Unhappy Mind," Science
Episode #10
Welcome to July the exact halfway point of the year. I want you to be honest. How many of your January goals are still alive? If the answer is not something your proud of this episode is for you. Because the problem was never that you stopped. Is the story you told yourself about what stopping meant. In this episode, I break down the philosophy of starting over. From re-sparking a dead resolution to walking away from something you spent years building. I share my own experience leaving six-plus years as a personal trainer to start over in an entirely new field, and the ancient frameworks that made that choice feel like wisdom instead of waste.
Episode #9
Overthinking might be the quietest thing standing between you and the life you want. As someone who loves data and analysis, learning when not to think has been one of my hardest lessons. In this episode, I unpack why your brain is wired to imagine the worst there are no tigers in modern life, but your nervous system hasn't gotten the memo and share the three tools that help me most to beat overthinking. Hope you Enjoy and please share if you found it useful.
Episode #5
<p>What would you do if you really accepted that your time is limited? In this episode, Colin explores why impermanence isn't the enemy of purpose it's the engine. Drawing from Buddhist teachings, the Stoic practice of memento mori, existentialist philosophy, and the concept of being 1% better every day, this episode walks through the two traps people fall into when facing mortality (nihilism and hustle-culture panic) and offers a third path: using your finite time as a catalyst for intentional living. Colin gets personal about his own struggles with attachment to outcomes, shares the Five Whys exercise for uncovering your...
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