Stoicism is a timeless philosophical school that has been alive since the era of Roman emperors up to today. Well-known scholars have been contributing to its development; however, what were written by Emperor Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus and Seneca, among others, are often considered so formal and full of twists and turns that the essence of this school of philosophy is often hard for commoners to comprehend.
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Through The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living, Ryan Holliday and Stephen Hanselman attempt to make this philosophical thought easier and more practical for ordinary people to understand and to practice.
Why Stoicism? Besides being a millennia-old school of philosophy, Stoicism is also known for its wisdom and practicality. Stoicism has been proven to be effective in helping its adherents to maintain patience and endurance during adversity. Stoicism guides its adherents to see events based on their interpretation rather than the nature of those events. In other words, Stoicism guides them to determine whether an event causes suffering or contentment based on their perception of that event. No matter how enervating an event is, as long as they can control it, it will not cause them to suffer a lot. Stoicism is often considered the most powerful weapon against timidity, pessimism and hopelessness.
The structure of this book allows even illiterates to understand the most complex elements of Stoicism easily and to practice them with no trouble. The book uses page-per-day format. Every page that you read represents every day in a year. This way, you can get new wisdom every day and have a chance to practice it at the same day. The book contains excerpts of all scholars who are known as the fathers of Stoicism, including the slave-turned-philosopher Epictetus, the Wise Emperor Marcus Aurelius, the famous Roman playwright Seneca, and other famous personalities in the school of Stoicism, such as Zeno and Musonius Rufus.
There are many great things that you can get from reading this book. You will learn about the art of perseverance and endurance that help you remain powerful even during the most unfortunate situations and you will read about how to make sure that everything is under your control so that you can prevent any mishaps from causing you to lose your footing. This intuitive book will help you—in easy way—overcome most difficulties that you ever face in your life and make you a stronger person.
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