{"podcast":{"title":"Stoic Coffee Break","slug":"stoic-coffee-break-6852210","podcast_index_feed_id":6852210,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/5gXgeF_C","website_url":"https://stoic.coffee","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/d47b19bf-8fff-4601-8015-a14738796943/7beac44c-ee99-403c-a249-b55aa7b3af13/3000x3000/scb_logo_1080.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Erick Cloward","episode_count":384,"summary":"\"Act on your principles, not your moods.\" A weekly meditation on how Stoic principles can help you be a better human. https://stoic.coffee Follow us on social media: https://instagram.com/stoic.coffee","last_synced_at":"2026-07-15T08:19:27.667918+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stoic-coffee-break-6852210"},"episode":{"title":"Why You'll Never Reach Your Ideal Self (And Why That's the Point) | 374","slug":"why-you-ll-never-reach-your-ideal-self-and-why-that-s-the-point-374","published_at":"2026-04-15T00:12:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stoic-coffee-break-6852210/why-you-ll-never-reach-your-ideal-self-and-why-that-s-the-point-374","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stoic-coffee-break-6852210","url":"https://bleav.com/shows/stoic-coffee-break/episodes/why-youll-never-reach-your-ideal-self-and-why-thats-the-point-374/","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/1385/injector.simplecastaudio.com/52ae4f3b-0734-4920-88d6-17c9d1d79253/episodes/efd2fb01-711c-4484-b337-9d6ee3ef137d/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=52ae4f3b-0734-4920-88d6-17c9d1d79253&awEpisodeId=efd2fb01-711c-4484-b337-9d6ee3ef137d&feed=5gXgeF_C","summary":"Do you have a clear picture of the person you want to become? And what happens when you fall short of that person — not once, but again and again? Today I want to talk about what you should do when you fall short of reaching your ideal self. “Give yourself fully to your endeavors. Decide to construct your character through excellent actions and determine to pay the price of a worthy goal. The trials you encounter will introduce you to your strengths.” — Epictetus","meta_description":"Do you have a clear picture of the person you want to become? And what happens when you fall short of that person — not once, but again and again? Today I…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":621,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/stoic-coffee-break-6852210/episodes/why-you-ll-never-reach-your-ideal-self-and-why-that-s-the-point-374/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stoic-coffee-break-6852210/why-you-ll-never-reach-your-ideal-self-and-why-that-s-the-point-374.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}