The Daily Stoic
@TheDailyStoic (2016) is a collection of daily meditations drawn from the wisdom of the Stoic philosophers who lived in the Roman Empire. The writings of Emperor @14810, the playwright Seneca and slave-turned-philosopher Epictetus all provide thoughtful material for the authors to refashion and refresh. These blinks promote self-reflection, while encouraging the reader to value serenity and life itself.
Among most people, Stoicism is either unknown or misunderstood. This book seeks to restore Stoicism to its rightful place as a tool in the pursuit of self-mastery, perseverance, and wisdom: something one uses to live a great life, rather than some esoteric field of academic inquiry. The philosophy asserts that virtue (meaning the virtues of self-control, courage, justice and wisdom) is happiness, and it is our perceptions of things – rather than the things themselves – that cause most of our trouble.
Stoicism teaches that we can't control or rely on anything outside our “reasoned choice” – our ability to use our reason to choose how we categorize, respond, and reorient ourselves to external events. There are three critical disciplines: Perception (how we see and perceive the world around us), Action (the decisions and actions we take – and to what end), and Will (how we deal with the things we cannot change, attain clear and convincing judgment, and come to a true understanding of our place in the world).
Whatever you're going through, Stoicism can help.
The Daily Stoic
@TheDailyStoic (2016) is a collection of daily meditations drawn from the wisdom of the Stoic philosophers who lived in the Roman Empire. The writings of Emperor @14810, the playwright Seneca and slave-turned-philosopher Epictetus all provide thoughtful material for the authors to refashion and refresh. These blinks promote self-reflection, while encouraging the reader to value serenity and life itself.
Among most people, Stoicism is either unknown or misunderstood. This book seeks to restore Stoicism to its rightful place as a tool in the pursuit of self-mastery, perseverance, and wisdom: something one uses to live a great life, rather than some esoteric field of academic inquiry. The philosophy asserts that virtue (meaning the virtues of self-control, courage, justice and wisdom) is happiness, and it is our perceptions of things – rather than the things themselves – that cause most of our trouble.
Stoicism teaches that we can't control or rely on anything outside our “reasoned choice” – our ability to use our reason to choose how we categorize, respond, and reorient ourselves to external events. There are three critical disciplines: Perception (how we see and perceive the world around us), Action (the decisions and actions we take – and to what end), and Will (how we deal with the things we cannot change, attain clear and convincing judgment, and come to a true understanding of our place in the world).
Whatever you're going through, Stoicism can help.
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