The Daily Stoic (the Phenomenal Worldwide Bestseller: 3 Million Copies Sold)

By (author) Holiday Ryan; By (author) Hanselman Stephen
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Beautifully packaged daily doses of Stoic wisdom, from the author of The Obstacle is the Way.
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366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance and the Art of Living - daily doses of practical, uplifting philosophy from the #1 bestselling author ''I read this book every day'' - Jake Humphrey, author of High Performance How can we find joy and meaning? Conquer grief? Manage anger? Measure true success? The answers to all these questions and more can be found in Stoic philosophy. Drawing on the wisdom of the Classic sages, The Daily Stoic is a page-a-day guide to help you tackle any problem, approach any goal and find the serenity, self-knowledge and resilience you need to live well. Powerful quotations, historical anecdotes and thought-provoking commentary meditating on the insightsof philosophers such as Marcus Aurelius, Seneca and Epictetus illuminate how we can do better - every day. ''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'' Jack Canfield, co-author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul® series
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If Stoicism is becoming trendy, you can credit, or blame, Mr. Holiday.
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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.
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A generous gift of guidance on modern living culled from a canon of wisdom hatched long ago.
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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!
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A treasure for managing our choices, overcoming self-deception, and learning to act according to the true worth of things
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Whether you''re a lowly cubicle slave or a US Senator, this book will help you find your still center.
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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.
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Really digging this.
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Praise for The Obstacle is the Way: ''A book for the bedside of every future - and current - leader in the world.
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[The book that''s] turning the entrepreneurs and the moguls into hard-wired stoics
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Ryan Holiday is part Machiavelli, part Ogilvy ... this whiz kid is the secret weapon you''ve never heard of.
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The modern godfather of Stoicism ... Ryan Holiday writes about ways that Stoicism can help us deal with life''s trials [by] distilling the philosophies of figures such as Marcus Aurelius and Epictetus for people in need of guidance in the 2020s
Biographical note:
Ryan Holiday is one of the world''s foremost thinkers and writers on ancient philosophy and its place in everyday life. His books have sold over 9 million copies worldwide, and include The Obstacle is the Way; Ego is the Enemy; Stillness is the Key and the NYT-bestselling Stoic Virtues series. Stephen Hanselman has worked in publishing for over three decades. He received a master''s degree at Harvard Divinity School, and also studied at Harvard''s philosophy department.
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Daily doses of practical, uplifting philosophy from the bestselling author of The Obstacle is the Way.