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Tanner Campbell
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🧑‍🧑‍🧒 Family man
🏛️ Philosopher of Stoicism
🇺🇸 American born
🇬🇧 UK resident
📚 Co-Author of "What Is Stoicism?"
🎙️ Host of Practical Stoicism
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Update?

I've been working on a lot of different things.

Stoicism, of course. As ever.

However, also: moving, dadding, RPA Engineering, and building four SaaS platforms:

supportmywork.app
podcastreviews.app
transcribemypodcast.app
cohortist.com

Much more to do.

I'll be back to social in 2026.
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November 8, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Been a while. I see about 96% of everyone still thinks Stoicism is about ice baths and swearing off masturbation, women, and porn. Maybe I’ll prolong this vacation until the new year.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Big problem with your categorisation, @waterstones.bsky.social — these are philosophy books.
October 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
For in Stoicism, there is no such thing as doing nothing. Everything must be considered that we become aware of, and thus an appropriate course of action then chosen. Not pulling the lever is as much a choice as pulling the lever, and each is the result of reason. Did we reason toward virtue or not?
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, Book 9:
October 4, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Stoic thoughts as I reread Phaedo.

“Reframing Socrates (from Phaedo) on Rebirth”

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Tanner Campbell - Public Philosopher and Writer
Tanner is a public philosopher and writer dedicated to making Stoic philosophy accessible and practical for modern life. He creates essays, talks, and educational resources that simplify complex ideas...
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October 4, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Taking the family to Harry Potter at Warner Bros Studios in, what I feel is, peak #DadWear.
September 14, 2025 at 1:48 PM
😂 He didn’t, but he might have eventually.
"Get in the zone of positivity
Not negativity
'Cause we gotta strive for longevity"

- Marcus Aurelius
September 13, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Was it Stoically just to assassinate Charlie Kirk? youtu.be/xWTtjaQr2y0?...
Was it Stoic to Assassinate Charlie Kirk?
YouTube video by Practical Stoicism
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September 11, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Literally never happened. Goodness, the internet is something strange!
It’s always fun to ask stoics about this:

“Aurelius summoned Faustina and the gladiator in his room and asked them to have sex. While they were having sex, Aurelius’s soldiers executed the poor guy. Faustina had to bathe in the gladiator’s blood.”

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Marcus Aurelius’s Wife Cheated on Him With A Gladiator
Aurelius tried to heal his wife’s lust in the most unusual way
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September 10, 2025 at 9:21 AM
I've been really quiet lately because I'm building something for online educators (something that I am, as an individual professional, and something that I'm passionate about).

It's shaping up really nicely.

When I'm ready to share it, and invite educators to it, I'll post the link.
September 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Are we really, honestly, going to act like Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth have a Just definition in mind when they use the term "warrior ethos"?

We're not, right?

Well, I'm sure as schnitzel not.

This week's episode will be about the recent "rebranding" of the Department of Defence.
September 7, 2025 at 10:23 AM
This is who it's for. I don't do #Stoicism for fuckwits, I do it for people who are interested in being Stoics and abandoning anything else that gets in the way... not for those looking to abandon Stoicism as soon as it conflicts with their self-indulgent ignorant bullshit.
August 13, 2025 at 11:45 AM
What really gets me about reviews like this, is the idea that the individual has any authority over me. Look at how this is written. It’s not a complaint, it’s not feedback; it’s a directive, an order. Season 3 will see a lot of this, but that’s part of the plan. Be an honest Stoic or stop listening
August 12, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Christian Stoicism doesn’t exist, in that the two systems are inherently incompatible.
Rejoice in your sorrows, and grateful to God for your misery, for the Kingdom of Heaven is neigh! Christian Stoicism.
August 10, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I’m here to tell all Americans that summer in England is indistinguishable from summer in Florida. The humidity makes 30c feel like 100f. It is ungodly. And I lived in South Florida for 20 years.
July 20, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I've been, VERY busy lately.

1. I'm developing a cloud based writing platform. A place to for #writers to write, and distribute from. Minimal, beautiful, intuitive.

2. I'm developing an #ADHD and #AUDHD -inspired sms-driven, voice forward reminder tool.

Ping me if you'd like access to betas.
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July 14, 2025 at 6:26 PM
It should be said that war, from the Stoic perspective, sometimes is the Just answer. We can read Leonidas Konstantakos on this: digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/4999/
June 22, 2025 at 10:33 AM
In a way that Sagan (and all those who lamented, and still do, that the adventurous space-exploring spirit we once had has all but died) would understand: Elio is the best film Pixar has ever made. An absolute masterpiece deserving of nothing but praise.
I’ve been watching Elio for less than 5 minutes and I already know: it’s a masterpiece. #Elio #Pixar #Disney
June 20, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I’ve been watching Elio for less than 5 minutes and I already know: it’s a masterpiece. #Elio #Pixar #Disney
June 20, 2025 at 2:54 PM
This might be the best YouTube video cover I've ever made. #Stoicism
June 18, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Well, that about says it all.
June 16, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Rasmus, this is absolutely beautiful. What a terrific job you've done. I love the intricacy of the dust jacket contrasted with the muted simplicity of the embossing on the (what I assume to be) cloth cover. Again, beautiful!
‘The soul becomes dyed
with the colour of its thoughts.’

My cover for the Swedish edition of Marcus Aurelius Meditations, published by Modernista. #graphicdesign #bookdesign #coverdesign #stoicism
June 11, 2025 at 12:08 PM
But also, just to keep us all honest here, don’t assume the neighbor’s you disagree with can’t be right or that you can’t be wrong. We don’t want to show off our pursuit of virtue, but we also don’t want to think we can’t unintentionally pursue it wrongly or poorly.
Do your Republican neighbors disapprove of you and think you naive?

"If you want to make #progress, put up with being perceived as ignorant or naive; don’t aspire to a reputation for sagacity." -Epictetus

Don't #protest and #resist to impress or for reputation. Do it because you adhere to virtue.
June 3, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Slight correction from those who care about the original text:

“He often acts unjustly who does not do a certain thing; not only he who does a certain thing.” — Meditations 9.5
June 2, 2025 at 4:04 AM