The Daily Stoic
366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
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Brian Holsopple
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Ryan Holiday
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Stephen Hanselman
About this listen
From the team that brought you The Obstacle Is the Way and Ego Is the Enemy, a beautiful daily devotional of Stoic meditations.
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 a daily devotional of Stoic insights and exercises, featuring all-new translations from Emperor Marcus Aurelius, playwright Seneca, and 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.
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- Magnus-rah
- 2022-03-12
Fantastic!
Loved it! A book that imparts wisdom and peace to my life. I'll be returning to read this book time and time again.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2023-07-11
Loved it
Such a great book.
Highly recommended.
I am just about to relisten to it all
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- Hmackdad
- 2020-04-18
Rational Logical Realistic
Great call to see things as they were how they are and how they could be. Be prepared. There may be some Prphetic insght gained.
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- Charlie Harris
- 2021-07-14
Great bits of stoicism
You can listen to these whenever you have a few minutes each day. I also like to listen while going to sleep.
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- Shelby Ch'ng
- 2023-11-05
Should choose modern narrators
I really want to like this book and purchase extra credits to get it as I’m a big fan of how Holiday modernizes the stoics, however, the narrator makes the content sound stale. It feels like a reading of the King James Bible.
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- IK
- 2021-01-13
Life Changing
Many aspects of our lives that we deal with on a daily basis were discussed. Good Read.
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- Anonymous User
- 2020-12-20
Great Book!
Great book. Very wise and useful life lessons. Take your time to experience the lessons in your life. Awesome growth in life during the duration of listening to this book.
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- Deborah Janz
- 2022-12-31
Daily thoughtful journal prompts
Year two for me and as I’ve debated switching to a new daily read, I’ve decided I’m in for another year. It’s a great companion to morning journaling and contemplation.
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- Nick P
- 2022-05-31
Why do authors hire actors to narrate their audiobooks
As usual the paid actor almost ruins the book. They perform instead of communicate. Luckily the book is still exceptional and worth it however, as usual, actors perform with sill voices and tones instead of knowing the material. It’s like hiring a butcher as a psychologist.
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- Owen
- 2023-03-20
great modernized stoicism
the philosophy’s in the book are updated and compared to the modern day times which i really liked
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