When Jan is acting as 'forum moderator' he ought to make this clear at the outset and, IMHO, a _gentler_ approach (than his usual 'moderator' approach) ought...
... Good to hear from you, Steve! As for my website, well I "retired" myself from it nearly two years ago. So there's probably no real additions since you...
... at the outset and, IMHO, a _gentler_ approach (than his usual 'moderator' approach) ought also to be possible. ... is ... his ... things ... over ... ...
Dear Amos, Steve, Will, & Jan, I don't know what to say . . . Sorry, Jan! I was a little too impetuous for my own good. I'll stay in the Forum if that's OK...
When I am formally reminding you all of my co-moderator status (Keith is a co-moderator, by the way), I adopt the convention of using "Mod:" in the subject...
After I sent the previous message, which I estimated to be 3/4 screen and thus less than 3K, I was able to check the entire message length, which was actually...
Jan, your moderation is very highly valued. As for asking us to limit message size, I believe that part of your parsimony recollects earlier Internet days...
Hello. I was wondering what answer Stoicism has to psychological addiction. Addiction to anything from television, to a virtual-reality system, to anything...
Adam writes: _________________ . . . my addiction wasn't cured --- it wasn't cured in that I didn't gain the ability to *voluntarily* pull myself away when...
... Steve. I'm new to stoicism myself... I thought it was the intent of the philosophy to remove the (in this case) temptation to play VR. Not by removal of...
My experience is similar to Steve's. To get rid of a bad habit or addiction, I either throw out (if possible) or avoid the stimulus. For example, I tend...
`Grindel' writes: _________________ Steve. I'm new to stoicism myself... I thought it was the intent of the philosophy to remove the (in this case) temptation...
Hello Ron, <<<if I put the printed pages in a three-ring binder, I can bind my responses to the exercises as I write them, right where the book asks the...
... The use of the VR system offers educational opportunities not available to me elsewhere. Therefore -- the most preferred is to (a) use the VR system in...
... wrote: Adam, Epictetus speaks of psychological addictions, but not to VR machines. Rather, he speaks of gluttony, sex, and wealth. Some of these might be...
I have recently been making improvements in behavior. My diet, daily exercise and household cleanliness have all changed quite drastically from the end of...
It looks like my forum message about taking down The Stoa did not reach participants. I decided (in consultation with some folks) that an online discussion was...
Dear Friends, Monday night(Alaska time)I went to Keith's link at lulu.com to buy a 'download' of his book: Stoic Serenity:A Practical Course on Finding Inner...
Hello David, The book is now available again. The Lulu site appears to have gone a bit mad... The book mysteriously switched from being available to the pubic...
... The VR system is a tool of recreation and sometimes of education. I have gotten enough detachment to withstand temporary outages and glitches -- but I now...
Hello Adam, I hate to be brutal about this but Epictetus says somewhere words to the effect that if your nose is running then don't go on about it but wipe it....
... This is what I've been toying with. What can we do to promote that crossover from where we just intellectually know to actually owning the knowledge? The...
Adam writes: _________________ Therefore -- the most preferred is to (a) use the VR system in moderation. The next best is to (b) cut off use of the VR system...
The question of ending addictions or negative habits is related to a distinction that I previously made in this forum and which I plan to patent: the...
Amos writes: _________________ The Stoics may be right that it is basically a cognitive process after all, but a cognitive process that takes a lot of...
Amos wrote: The question of ending addictions or negative habits is related to a distinction that I previously made in this forum and which I plan to patent:...
Well, in my personal view, two things are required for you to get rid of any vicious behavior. The first is dealing with external impressions , e.g., to define...
... I only have time for a very brief reply, N. The key issue is whether it is possible to be engaged in an appropriate action, and to be resolute in its...
Mark Travis <mtravis9@...> wrote: <<I have recently been making improvements in behavior. My diet, daily exercise and household cleanliness have all...
Mark, I have such a strange sense of humor that I'm not even sure when I'm joking, but I guess (but do not fully understand) that I was joking when I...
