The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living

Description: The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday, Stephen Hanselman "Translations by Stephen Hanselman"--Copyright page. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The beloved classic daily devotional of Stoic meditations—the only authorized print edition in the US and complete with a ribbon marker—with more than two million copies sold!Why have historys greatest minds—from George Washington to Frederick the Great to Ralph Waldo Emerson, along with todays 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 366 days of Stoic insights and exercises, featuring all-new translations from the Emperor Marcus Aurelius, the playwright Seneca, or slave-turned-philosopher Epictetus, as well as lesser-known luminaries like Zeno, Cleanthes, and Musonius Rufus. Every day of the year youll 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) youll find the serenity, self-knowledge, and resilience you need to live well. Author Biography Ryan Holiday is one of the worlds bestselling living philosophers. His books, including The Obstacle Is the Way, Ego Is the Enemy, The Daily Stoic, and the #1 New York Times bestseller Stillness Is the Key, appear in more than forty languages and have sold over 10 million copies. He lives outside Austin with his wife and two boys ... and a small herd of cows and donkeys and goats. His bookstore, The Painted Porch, sits on historic Main Street in Bastrop, Texas. Stephen Hanselman has worked for more than three decades in publishing as a bookseller, publisher and literary agent. He is a graduate of Harvard Divinity School, where he received a masters degree while also studying extensively in Harvards philosophy department. He lives with his family in South Orange, New Jersey. Review "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."—The Wall Street Journal"Whether youre a lowly cubicle slave or a US Senator, this book will help you find your still center." —Gregory Hays, translator of The Modern Librarys edition of Marcus Aurelius Meditations"A generous gift of guidance on modern living culled from a canon of wisdom hatched long ago."—Maria Popova, editor of Brain Pickings "A richly rewarding spring of practical wisdom to help you focus on whats 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!" —Jack Canfield, co-author of The Success Principles™ and the Chicken Soup for the Soul® series "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." —Joseph A. Maciariello, Professor Emeritus at The Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management; author of The Daily Drucker, The Effective Executive in Action, and A Year with Peter Drucker "The Daily Stoic offers all who seek a calm, wise life a daily spiritual anchor. This book will keep you strong across dark times and steady and clear no matter what your circumstances happen to be. Keep this treasure close and it will care for you." —Sharon Lebell, interpreter of The Art of Living by Epictetus Review Quote "Whether youre a lowly cubicle slave or a US Senator, this book will help you find your still center." -- Gregory Hays , translator Excerpt from Book January 1st Control and Choice "The chief task in life is simply this: to identify and separate matters so that I can say clearly to myself which are externals not under my control, and which have to do with the choices I actually control. Where then do I look for good and evil? Not to uncontrollable externals, but within myself to the choices that are my own . . ." -Epictetus, Discourses, 2.5.4-5 The single most important practice in Stoic philosophy is differentiating between what we can change and what we cant. What we have influence over and what we do not. A flight is delayed because of weather-no amount of yelling at an airline representative will end a storm. No amount of wishing will make you taller or shorter or born in a different country. No matter how hard you try, you cant make someone like you. And on top of that, time spent hurling yourself at these immovable objects is time not spent on the things we can change. The recovery community practices something called the Serenity Prayer: "God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference." Addicts cannot change the abuse suffered in childhood. They cannot undo the choices they have made or the hurt they have caused. But they can change the future-through the power they have in the present moment. As Epictetus said, they can control the choices they make right now. The same is true for us today. If we can focus on making clear what parts of our day are within our control and what parts are not, we will not only be happier, we will have a distinct advantage over other people who fail to realize they are fighting an unwinnable battle. January 2nd Education Is Freedom "What is the fruit of these teachings? Only the most beautiful and proper harvest of the truly educated-tranquility, fearlessness, and freedom. We should not trust the masses who say only the free can be educated, but rather the lovers of wisdom who say that only the educated are free." -Epictetus, Discourses, 2.1.21-23a Why did you pick up this book? Why pick up any book? Not to seem smarter, not to pass time on the plane, not to hear what you want to hear-there are plenty of easier choices than reading. No, you picked up this book because you are learning how to live. Because you want to be freer, fear less, and achieve a state of peace. Education-reading and meditating on the wisdom of great minds-is not to be done for its own sake. It has a purpose. Remember that imperative on the days you start to feel distracted, when watching television or having a snack seems like a better use of your time than reading or studying philosophy. Knowledge-self-knowledge in particular-is freedom. January 3rd Be Ruthless to the Things That Dont Matter "How many have laid waste to your life when you werent aware of what you were losing, how much was wasted in pointless grief, foolish joy, greedy desire, and social amusements-how little of your own was left to you. You will realize you are dying before your time!" -Seneca, On the Brevity of Life, 3.3b One of the hardest things to do in life is to say "No." To invitations, to requests, to obligations, to the stuff that everyone else is doing. Even harder is saying no to certain time-consuming emotions: anger, excitement, distraction, obsession, lust. None of these impulses feels like a big deal by itself, but run amok, they become a commitment like anything else. If youre not careful, these are precisely the impositions that will overwhelm and consume your life. Do you ever wonder how you can get some of your time back, how you can feel less busy? Start by learning the power of "No!"-as in "No, thank you," and "No, Im not going to get caught up in that," and "No, I just cant right now." It may hurt some feelings. It may turn people off. It may take some hard work.But the more you say no to the things that dont matter, the more you can say yes to the things that do. This will let you live and enjoy your life-the life that you want. January 4th The Big Three "All you need are these: certainty of judgment in the present moment; action for the common good in the present moment; and an attitude of gratitude in the present moment for anything that comes your way." -Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 9.6 Perception, Action, Will. Those are the three overlapping but critical disciplines of Stoicism (as well as the organization of this book and yearlong journey youve just begun). Theres more to the philosophy certainly-and we could spend all day talking about the unique beliefs of the various Stoics: "This is what Heraclitus thought . . ." "Zeno is from Citium, a city in Cyprus, and he believed . . ." But would such facts really help you day to day? What clarity does trivia provide? Instead, the following little reminder sums up the three most essential parts of Stoic philosophy worth carrying with you every day, into every decision: Control your perceptions. Direct your actions properly. Willingly accept whats outside your control. Thats all we need to do. January 5th Clarify Your Intentions "Let all your efforts be directed to something, let it keep that end in view. Its not activity that disturbs people, but false conceptions of things that drive them mad." -Seneca, On Tranquility of Mind, 12.5 Law 29 of The 48 Laws of Power is: Plan All The Way To The End. Robert Greene writes, "By planning to the end you will not be overwhelmed by circumstances and you will know when to stop. Gently guide fortune and help determine the future by thinking far ahead." The second habit in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is: begin with an end in mind. Having an end in mind is no guarantee that youll reach it-no Stoic would tolerate that assumption-but not having an end in mind is a guarantee you wont. To the Stoics, oisis (false conceptions) are responsible not just for disturbances in the soul but for chaotic and dysfunctional lives and operations. When your efforts are not directed at a cause or a purpose, how will you know what to do day in and day out? How will you know what to say no to and what to say yes to? How will you know when youve had enough, when youve reached your goal, when youve gotten off track, if youve never defined what those things are? The answer is that you cannot. And so you are driven into failure-or worse, into madness by the oblivion of directionlessness. January 6th Where, Who, What, and Why "A person who doesnt know what the universe is, doesnt know where they are. A person who doesnt know their purpose in life doesnt know who they are or what the universe is. A person who doesnt know any one of these things doesnt know why they are here. So what to make of people who seek or avoid the praise of those who have no knowledge of where or who they are?" -Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 8.52 The late comedian Mitch Hedberg had a funny story he told in his act. Sitting down for an on-air interview, a radio DJ asked him, "So, who are you?" In that moment, he had to think, Is this guy really deep or did I drive to the wrong station? How often are we asked a simple question like "Who are you?" or "What do you do?" or "Where are you from?" Considering it a superficial question-if we even consider it at all-we dont bother with more than a superficial answer. But, gun to their head, most people couldnt give much in the way of a substantive answer. Could you? Have you taken the time to get clarity about who you are and what you stand for? Or are you too busy chasing unimportant things, mimicking the wrong influences, and following disappointing or unfulfilling or nonexistent paths? January 7th Seven Clear Functions of the Mind "The proper work of the mind is the exercise of choice, refusal, yearning, repulsion, preparation, purpose, and assent. What then can pollute and clog the minds proper functioning? Nothing but its own corrupt decisions." -Epictetus, Discourses, 4.11.6-7 Lets break down each one of those tasks: Choice-to do and think right Refusal-of temptation Yearning-to be better Repulsion-of negativity, of bad influences, of what isnt true Preparation-for what lies ahead or whatever may happen Purpose-our guiding principle and highest priority Assent-to be free of deception about whats inside and outside our control (and be ready to accept the latter) This is what the mind is here to do. We must make sure that it does-and see everything else as pollution or a corruption. January 8th Seeing Our Addictions "We must give up many things to which we are addicted, considering them to be good. Otherwise, courage will vanish, which should continually test itself. Greatness of soul will be lost, which cant stand out unless it disdains as petty what the mob regards as most desirable. -Seneca, Moral Letters, 74.12b-13 What we consider to be harmless indulgences can easily become full-blown addictions. We start with coffee in the morning, and soon enough we cant start the day without it. We check our email because its part of our job, and soon enough we feel the phantom buzz of the phone in our pocket every few seconds. Soon enough, these harmless habits are running our lives. The little comp Details ISBN0735211736 Author Stephen Hanselman Short Title DAILY STOIC Pages 416 Language English ISBN-10 0735211736 ISBN-13 9780735211735 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2016 Imprint Portfolio Subtitle 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2016-10-18 NZ Release Date 2016-10-18 US Release Date 2016-10-18 Place of Publication New York Publication Date 2016-10-18 UK Release Date 2016-10-18 Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc DEWEY 188 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:100549836;

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