The Shakespeare Mindset: Improve your life the Bard way not the hard way
Dave CohenStuck in a rut? Scared of change? Stressed about the world? Anxious for yourself and your loved ones? Know what, more than 400 years ago everyone felt the same way only without the comfort of light bulbs, central heating and sticky toffee pudding. William Shakespeare wrote about it all - and offered many answers to all kinds of modern questions such as what can we do to conquer our fears, how do w... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 19 | Founded | 4 months ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Self-ImprovementEducationPhilosophySociety & Culture | |||
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"Sleep that knits up the ravelled sleave of care, The death of each day's life, sore labour's bath, Balm of hurt minds, great nature's second course, Chief nourisher in life's feast."
Today’s episode is all about sleep.
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"Men must endure their going hence, even as their coming hither."
In this episode I suggest if you could define Shakespeare in one word that word might possibly be – stoic.
I think the philosophy comes closest to what guides the plays is because o... more
"My love is thine to teach; teach it but how"
Top podcaster Tim McIntosh, host of The Play's The Thing, talks about how we can all learn to love Shakespeare, especially after bad experiences at school. We both admit we initially found Shakespeare du... more
"Hear my soul speak: The very instant that I saw you, did my heart fly to your service..."
Shakespeare understood the irrational nature of love centuries before modern neuroscience explained it. Using examples from Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Nigh... more
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