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The Daily Stoic

366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living

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The Daily Stoic

By: Ryan Holiday, Stephen Hanselman
Narrated by: Brian Holsopple
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 The beloved classic daily devotional of Stoic meditations—the only authorized print edition in the US and complete with a ribbon marker—with more than two million copies sold!

Why have history's greatest minds—from George Washington to Frederick the Great to Ralph Waldo Emerson, along with today's top performers from Super Bowl-winning football coaches to CEOs and celebrities—embraced the wisdom of the ancient Stoics? Because they realize that the most valuable wisdom is timeless and that philosophy is for living a better life, not a classroom exercise.

The Daily Stoic offers 366 days of Stoic insights and exercises, featuring all-new translations from the Emperor Marcus Aurelius, the playwright Seneca, or slave-turned-philosopher Epictetus, as well as lesser-known luminaries like Zeno, Cleanthes, and Musonius Rufus. Every day of the year you'll find one of their pithy, powerful quotations, as well as historical anecdotes, provocative commentary, and a helpful glossary of Greek terms.

By following these teachings over the course of a year (and, indeed, for years to come) you'll find the serenity, self-knowledge, and resilience you need to live well. Career Success Greek & Roman History Motivation & Self-Improvement Movements Personal Development Personal Success Philosophy

Critic Reviews

"The Daily Stoic follows up on the success of [The Obstacle Is The Way] by providing a year of quotations and life lessons drawn from the three great Stoic sages.”
—The Wall Street Journal

"Whether you're a lowly cubicle slave or a US Senator, this book will help you find your still center."
—Gregory Hays, translator of The Modern Library's edition of Marcus Aurelius' Meditations

"A generous gift of guidance on modern living culled from a canon of wisdom hatched long ago."
—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. Make The Daily Stoic your guide and you will grow in clarity, effectiveness, and serenity each day!"
—Jack Canfield, co-author of The Success Principles™ and the Chicken Soup for the Soul® series

"The Daily Stoic is a treasure for managing our choices, overcoming self-deception, and learning to act according to the true worth of things while keeping the common good always in view. Caring for the soul in this way makes not only better people, but a stronger society too."
—Joseph A. Maciariello, Professor Emeritus at The Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management; author of The Daily Drucker, The Effective Executive in Action, and A Year with Peter Drucker

"The Daily Stoic offers all who seek a calm, wise life a daily spiritual anchor. This book will keep you strong across dark times and steady and clear no matter what your circumstances happen to be. Keep this treasure close and it will care for you.”
—Sharon Lebell, interpreter of The Art of Living by Epictetus
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I found the information easy to understand and apply, the real world examples gave it instant practicality.

Great intro to Stoic philosophy

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This is one of the books you need to have on your bed table. Fantastic compendium of all the great stoics.
Great work Ryan and Steven!

So grateful for this book

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Valuable info how to stay sane in the crazy world we live in

Inspirational!

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The same problems we're dealing with now, people have been dealing with these for thousands of years.
The problems we face in our time have never been greater, but our capability to solve problems and technology at our disposal have never been more powerful.
As for the ancients, our most powerful asset is our own mind. To conquer our problems, we must first conquer ourselves; our thoughts and emotions.
Stoic philosophy is the tool to fix our minds.

The one book everyone should read ...

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As he did with As A Man Thinketh, Brian Holsopple narrates this one so well, it’s meditative.

I would recommend this to anyone who might be looking for a guide to living life to the best of their ability while avoiding doctrines.

The ancient Stoics were masters at this and Ryan has brought the most important meditations and thoughts of those Stoics to us.

Thanks Ryan!

A guide to live your life by

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