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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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About this listen

 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

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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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An enlighting book that brings stoic philosophy into the present day. This is an excellent listen and I highly recommend. Also check out Ryan's other books 'Obstacle is the Way' and 'Ego is the Enemy'.

I am now a fan of stoicism

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The content is fantastic. Ryan has the ability to take what he's researched and make it relevant for everyone, everywhere at every time. This really is a fantastic collection of reflections and inspirations, which do justice to his other, excellent works.

The audiobook really could do with being re-recorded, however. The reader tries to add some theatrical flair to the quoted parts of the work, yet he succeeds in making the words of the stoics themselves sound corny and hammy in equal measure. It actually actually caused me to cringe in parts. Just read the words, for goodness sake and don't turn this into the literary equivalent of William Shatner performing "Rocket Man".

Even despite this, it's an exceptional work.

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Highly recommend if you’d like to simply your life and get clear about what you’re doing here.

I like this book. This is a good book!

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This book is a superb entrance to the world of Stoicism. Meant to be read one chapter per day during an entire year, it's also a pleasurable read in one go. Really interesting summary of the key teachings of the Stoic philosophers for our daily lives

An excellent introduction to Stoicism

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Truly life changing. I'll be listening atleast one more time. The meditations are invaluable, I feel far more accustomed to handle what life throws at me now. Honestly worth it! :)

Life changing

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