The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
Featuring new translations of Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius
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The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
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Narrated by:
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Brian Holsopple
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Daily doses of practical, uplifting philosophy from the bestselling author of The Obstacle is the Way
Where can you find joy? What's the true measure of success? How should we manage anger? Find meaning? Conquer grief? The answers to these questions and more lie at the heart of Stoic philosophy.
The Daily Stoic is a wise, calming guide to living a good life, offering inspirational daily doses of classic wisdom. Every day of the year you'll find a powerful quotation from the likes of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, the playwright Seneca, or philosopher Epictetus, as well as historical anecdotes and thought-provoking commentary to help you tackle any problem, approach any goal and find the serenity, self-knowledge and resilience you need to live well.
'A generous gift of guidance' - Maria Popova, editor of Brain Pickings
'A richly rewarding spring of practical wisdom to help you focus on what's in your control, eliminate false and limiting beliefs, and take more effective action.' - Jack Canfield, co-author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul® series
Gave me a different better perspective to life
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control only what you can
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Being “Stoic” is an expression that I really misunderstood. In my mind it had been convoluted to mean “unemotional or tough minded”.
Stocism is as far from that as possible. It is a school of thought that went from Greece to Athens in the olden days. Think of Socrates and Marcus Aurelius.
What Ryan Holiday does is really well is break down what Stocism means in reality and there are some great insights for modern life in that book.
i) Situations are not generally in our control The only thing fully in our control is what think about the situation.
ii) It is okay to get angry but remember your first emotional angry response shouldn’t be how you deal with the situation. Instead it’s your follow on actions that matter.
iii) SAINT IN A CAVE – it’s a mistake to assume a Stoic is a Saint in a Cave and should be a deeply contemplative superhuman. In-fact the Stoic is not the saint in the temple but often the merchant in the market
iv) This of life as an elegant banquet.
o Wait for your turn
o Don’t put everything on your plate at once
o Savor what’s in front of you knowing there is an unlimited amount left once you are done with that.
v) Memento Mori - which translated from Latin means “Remember that you will die.” We can use this reminder as Aurelius did, to inspire us to live our best life, to let go of trivial worries, to live a life of virtue, to understand and empathize, and to love our fate.
Great intro to the Stoic philosphy
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It’s a book that you might need to listen through a few times and might use as regular reference in day to day life
Best book I have listened to on this platform
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Loved the daily reminders
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Great introduction & guide to practicing stoicism
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great resource of stoic wisdom
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great book. mismatched narration.
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A brilliant overview of the Stoics
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Great work Ryan and Steven!
So grateful for this book
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