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Stoic at Work

Ancient Wisdom to Make Your Job a Bit Less Annoying

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Stoic at Work

Written by: Annie Lawson
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Marcus Aurelius's timeless insights into human behaviour show that 2000 years on, not much has changed in the workplace and we could all do well if we focus on what we can control and worry less about things we can't.

As head of the Roman empire, he encountered his fair share of difficult people, frustrating situations and political infighting. In his Stoic philosophy bible, Meditations, Marcus Aurelius encouraged us to accept other people's inevitable shortcomings, make the most of our short life, resist the temptations of fame and flattery and, when things get too much, take a cosmic perspective of our existence.

Stoic at Work is for anyone with a job, applying ancient wisdom to the modern workplace set out in 49 rules, such as: think less; suck up but don't suck up; avoid irrelevant meetings and remind yourself that work happiness sits somewhere on the spectrum between fear and boredom. These will help you manage the mind games, the meltdowns and the numbing reality that most of us must work until we die, transforming your experience of work from a place of irritation to a place of joy.

©2023 Annie Lawson (P)2024 Bolinda Publishing Comedy & Humor Personal Success Philosophy Workplace & Organizational Behaviour Stoicism Career
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What the critics say

'I need to schedule a Zoom meeting with the whole world to tell them how good this book is.' (Chris Taylor, The Chaser)
'Life and work were never meant to be easy, but they should be fun. And the best way to make them fun, perhaps paradoxically, is to become a Stoic. Annie's superb guide takes you there.' (Sir Andrew Mackenzie, Chair Shell, former CEO BHP)

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Waste of time

As the author points out, Marcus Aurelius was one of the Stoics that commented on the shortness of life and the importance of spending it wisely. As such, this this book is an absolute affront to this core principle of Stoicism, because it will waste 4 hours of your life on the author's anecdotal jabber and petty porshots at her coworkers. This reads more like Dilbert prose, than anything even vaguely resembling the teachings of Marcus Aurelius. At some point she stoops to comparing a former boss with Homer Simpson, and commentong on an offensive nickname for another for constantly scratching themselves. The author actually quotes Marcus Aurelius saying "Whenever you are about to find fault with someone, ask yourself the following question: What fault of mine most nearly resembles the one I am about to criticize?" then carries on criticising and belittling coworkers for being inconsiderate all in the same paragraph? Do yourself a favor and read "Breakfast with Seneca" and "The No A**hole Rule" instead. You'll learn about both the actual Stoic principles and ways of dealing with difficult coworkers, without wasting time on this juvenile drivel.

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