Episode 155: The View From Above

The Daily Discipline from Project MNDST · Oct 5, 2026 · 2m

Today's episode explores the View From Above — a mental practice Marcus Aurelius returned to throughout the Meditations to keep today's crisis in proportion. Drawing on philosopher Pierre Hadot's reading of Aurelius and a real moment from the Apollo thirteen mission, the episode shows how zooming out isn't about detachment — it's about meeting what's actual, not what's imagined. The one action for today: write a single sentence describing your situation as it would look fifty years from now. Key Topics: View From Above, Marcus Aurelius, Stoicism, resilience, adversity, perspective, mental…