Your "Busy" Life Would Disgust an Ancient Roman

What if the Ancient Romans saw your "hustle culture" lifestyle not as success, but as slavery? In this video, we explore the Roman philosophy of work and leisure, and why thinkers like Seneca and Cicero believed that busyness was the enemy of freedom. We'll uncover the meaning of Otium—the Roman concept of productive leisure—and why they defined "business" (Negotium) as the absence of real living. From Stoic philosophy to the Protestant Work Ethic, we trace how Western civilization flipped the definition of "the good life" and why modern burnout is the result. If you've ever felt guilty for relaxing, or wondered why you're exhausted despite "having it all," this video offers ancient wisdom that might just change how you see your time, your work, and your life.
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🎶 Music used in the video:

'Orchestral Strings' by CO.AG ‪@co.agmusic‬
'Angevin - Thatched Villagers' by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com)
'Thunderbird' by Kevin MacLeod
'Background Music' - Game of Thrones' by CO.AG
'Dragon's Lullaby' by Scott Buckley (www.scottbuckley.com.au)

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🎓 Recommended Reading:

▶'On the Shortness of Life' by Seneca
▶'De Officiis' by Cicero
▶'Letters of the Younger Pliny' by Pliny the Younger
▶'The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism' by Max Weber
▶'Leisure: The Basis of Culture' by Josef Pieper
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⌛ Chapters:

0:00 Introduction
1:33 Otium vs Negotium
4:09 The "Roman Day"
7:07 The "Vulgarity" of the Paycheck
9:12 When Did We Lose the Plot?
10:22 The Shortness of Life
13:04 Outro - Thank you!
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