Becoming Antifragile

IJ Makan
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Timeless wisdom from history's greatest minds on love, happiness, meaning, peace and enlightenment. Support my mission in recovering wisdom: https://becomingantifragile.com

  1. 12/01/2025

    083: How To Cultivate Silence To Gain Wisdom And Heal Your Soul - Josef Pieper

    Lessons from "Leisure: The Basis of Culture" by Josef Pieper. This book challenges our contemporary work-centric culture and the idea of “total work,” where the ethos of work and productivity dominates every aspect of life. Pieper argues that this shift has led to a loss of meaning and a neglect of the liberal arts, which traditionally have been a space for leisure and the cultivation of individual freedom. Josef Pieper was a professor of philosophy at the University of Munster. He was schooled specifically in Greek philosophy and Thomas Aquinas, law and sociology. Becomingantifragile.com To commission sacred art and icons: Ikranrinmakan.com

    41 min

  2. 09/17/2025

    082: How To Live Life To The Fullest

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    32 min

  3. 05/22/2025

    081: How To Shed Your Ego To Find Your True Self - Chandogya Upanishad

    Lessons from 'Chandogya Upanisad' I recommend listening to '071: How To Build An Inner House of Peace Amid A Chaotic World - Juan Mascaró' first if you haven't already. Chandogya Upanishad is one of the most cited texts in later Bhasyas (reviews and commentaries) by scholars from the diverse schools of Hinduism, with chapter six, verse 8-16 containing the famous dictum Tat Tvam Asi, Thou Art That. And the Chandogya is one of the oldest Upanishads, often listed as the 9th. - Ways to Support: Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ijmakan.substack.com/subscribe?=⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://becomingantifragile.com/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Art: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ikranrinmakan.com/

    44 min

  4. 05/14/2025

    080: How To Deal With Loneliness Through Solitude - Henri Nowen

    Lessons from 'Out of Solitude' by Henri J.M. Nouwen. Henri Nouwen was a Professor of Religion and Theology at Yale University, the University of Notre Dame and Harvard Divinity. He left his academic post to join L’ Arche, a community that helps people with disability. Ways to Support: Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ijmakan.substack.com/subscribe?=⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://becomingantifragile.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Art: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ikranrinmakan.com/⁠⁠ Get the book: https://amzn.to/4jVNoH7

    52 min

  5. 05/06/2025

    079: How To Have Skin In The Game - Nassim Taleb

    Lessons from reading ⁠Skin in the Game⁠ by Nassim Nicholas Taleb (1960 - present). Skin in the Game argues that many of the world's problems spring from decision-makers unwilling to bear the risks of their ideas. Taleb argues that having skin in the game is necessary in life, commerce, and politics. Nassim Taleb is a scholar, former options trader, statistician, and risk analyst. Taleb is known for his work on probabilities, randomness, and risk. Ways to Support: Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ijmakan.substack.com/subscribe?=⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://becomingantifragile.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Art: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ikranrinmakan.com/⁠⁠ Purchase: USA: https://amzn.to/4jAem6O

    44 min

  6. 04/30/2025

    078: How To Calm The Voice Inside With Silence - Sister Wendy Beckett

    Lessons from 'Meditations on Silence' by Sister Wendy Beckett. Sister Wendy Beckett was a contemplative nun from the 1970s. She passed away in 2018. She earned a first-class degree from Oxford. Health issues led her to adopt a hermit's life in a caravan on the grounds of a Carmelite monastery in Norfolk, England, where she devoted herself to prayer and the study of art. Her insightful and accessible commentary brought art to a broad audience, making her a beloved figure in both religious and art circles. Ways to Support: Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ijmakan.substack.com/subscribe?=⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://becomingantifragile.com/⁠⁠⁠ Art: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ikranrinmakan.com/⁠⁠ - Buy the book: https://amzn.to/44PRlIp

    35 min

  7. 04/23/2025

    077: How To Improve Your Self-Control - Inazo Nitobe

    Lessons from 'Bushido: The Soul of Japan' by Inazo Nitobe In this book, Nitobe breaks down the Bushido ethical system into 11 parts: justice, courage, benevolence, politeness, truthfulness, honor, duty of loyalty, samurai training, self-control, and seppuku. Ways to Support: Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ijmakan.substack.com/subscribe?=⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://becomingantifragile.com/⁠⁠⁠ Art: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ikranrinmakan.com/⁠⁠ - USA: ⁠https://amzn.to/445jcUQ

    48 min

  8. 04/16/2025

    076: How To Achieve Spiritual Enlightenment - Gregory of Nyssa

    Lessons from 'Life of Moses'. Gregory of Nyssa (335-394 AD) was a bishop of the town of Nyssa and one of the founders of mystical theology within Christianity. 'The Life of Moses' is a monumental book for mysticism in Christian tradition. Gregory sees Moses's life as a template for our spiritual life. Ways to Support: Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ijmakan.substack.com/subscribe?=⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://becomingantifragile.com/⁠⁠ Art: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ikranrinmakan.com/⁠ - Buy the book:https://amzn.to/4ly2545

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  • Creator
    IJ Makan
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    83
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