Stoicism is a form of virtue ethics that teaches humans to focus exclusively on what is within their control, primarily their judgments and actions, to develop good character.

“stoicism is an ancient Greek and Roman philosophy that falls into a broad category or called virtual ethics virtual ethics is the idea that the most important thing in life is to actually develop a good character that the best way to spend your time is to and to become a better person is to improve ”

Stoicism is an effective framework for life because it emphasizes focusing exclusively on what is within one's control.

“there's things that you can control. There's things that you can't control. your job is to only focus on what you can control and that's virtue and everything else you just cheerfully throw over to fate.”

Stoicism provides a useful framework for maintaining freedom by distinguishing between what one can and cannot control.

“on the very first page he describes so is is imperfectly it's almost like they came up with it there are things in life that you can control and there are things in life that you can't control don't worry about things you can't control”

The 'let them' theory is a practical application of stoicism that involves detaching from outcomes one cannot control.

“if you're looking to be more stoic the let them theory is a tool when you say let them and you say let me you're applying stoicism in modern life in real time”

The traditional interpretation of stoicism as suppression or emotional numbness is an ineffective strategy for long-term well-being.

“it feels to me like that's swimming Upstream rather than swimming Downstream like the world is out there it is going to have an impact on you just allow yourself to absorb that work out how to work with emotions how to regulate your nervous system and how to actually start using emotions to inform d”

Matthew Hussey claims that while stoicism can be a useful practice, it often hinders men's ability to be vulnerable and express their emotions.

“And a lot of men need to be more emotional or they need to share their emotions more. That would be a healthy thing. And stoicism I think is usually more associated with I'm not saying that it should be but it's more associated with like suppressing feelings and emotions than it is with sharing them”

Stephen Hussey suggests that while stoicism can help heal the nervous system by distancing one from external events, it can also lead to emotional disconnection and hinder intimacy.

“I think it does hinder intimacy for exactly what you just said which was you now become more disconnected with your emotional feelings. You become less likely to display your natural instincts and therefore you can kind of become closed off to people.”