Stoicism: Introduction to The Stoic Way of Life

by Ryan James

Stoicism Series Book #1Stoicism may be an ancient philosophy, but it is one that has even more relevance to our daily lives now that we are in the modern world. Too often we find that we aren’t able to control our lives, control the events that go on, or even control the people and how they act. But with Stoicism, we learn that we can control some things, such as our emotions and our reactions, and this can help to lead us to happiness.

In this guidebook we are going to learn the basics of using Stoicism in your daily life and how this ancient philosophy is going to work to make you feel happier. Some of the things that we will talk about

What is StoicismRecognizing the things that are under your controlHow to conform to your own realityUnderstanding how your emotions workThe importance of freedom of will.Learning how to be calm when there is adversity aroundLearning how to make the best of all situationsHow to use stoicism in order to make your life betterHow to use the process of neuroplasticity to change around your mind and how you react to things.How to use affirmations to help with stoicismSimple ideas to implement some of the stoic philosophy into your daily life.When you are ready to find the true happiness that belongs to you and bring some of the Stoic ideas into your life, make sure to read through this guidebook and learn just how great it can be to live the Stoic way of life.

Grab your copy and start living the stoic life today.

Genres: Philosophy, Nonfiction

83 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 5, 2017

Reviews

[Shaunell Cummings · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you are looking to have control of your emotions and to take control of your life then this is definitely the book for you. It is a life changing book and a must read.

I totally enjoyed this book and have already started recommending it to others. I have already been able to apply what I read to my daily life and I feel so optimistic because of the new knowledge this book has given me.

[Tonya Rothe · Rating 3 out of 5]

Goods ideas- mediocre writing at best

Stoicism is an excellent practice to adopt but I would not recommend this book to learn more about it unfortunately. The writing was clunky and difficult to get through.

[R Nair · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good short review of the basic ideas of stoicism if you are already familiar with the major works.

[Brady · Rating 1 out of 5]

It's a 20 minute read that does little more than try to explain what stoic people are like, or what the author thinks they should be like, but has little to no insight into how to do that. It describes stoic people, but is a far shot from actually guiding you to stoic thought. It resorts to oversimplifying stoic thought to "Be this way", "act like this and this and this"...no thanks. Don't waste your time with this and go actually read some Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, or Epictetus.

[David · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is awful! I frequently found myself wondering if it had been written by a machine. It is sprinkled with very odd, almost nonsensical sentences. I think an actual human linked them together with a little cogent prose, but it wasn't someone who seems to know anything about stoic philosophy. It's also a bit life a shady sales pitch in that it never quite tells you what it says its going to tell you.

Do not waste your time. Read the Wikipedia entry for stoicism.

[Scott A · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book gave me a basic understanding of Stoicism and how I can apply it's principles of knowing what is outside of my control and practicing virtue.

I was surprised to learn that affirmation culture has its roots in Stoicism. Instead of the parody I've seen in SNL, I now understand affirmations as more of a way to prepare future responses to trying situations.

[alicia mannucci · Rating 5 out of 5]

Review of Stoicism

I liked reading the philosophy of Stoicism because it exploded using rational ways to understand uncomfortable events. If you understand that it’s out of your control, you can go on to being better productive.

[Crissy Mae · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read!

I got a lot of great content out of this book. Short & to the point great book to add some value to your life. Thank you for another great book!!

[Ziyad Qudsi · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book is a nice small read on Stoicism. It can be easily finished in 1 day.

The author does not use complex language and in general he introduces the concept of stoicism to readers.

I liked it because it is the second book that I read on stoicism, I do not recommend anyone who has some knowledge on stoicism to read it.

[Shawn Nowlan N. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very basic - but nice

I picked up Epictetus in my mid-20s. The idea of sorting out (consciously) what is under my control and what is beyond my control has been very useful. This book introduces that idea (as well as some 21st century bits also. Easy to read.

[Joseph Manfredonia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great outline.

The concept is about controlling your emotions. Realizing when things are out of your control vs acting in accordance with things in your control. Not conforming your emotional fiction into an attempt to alter actual reality, etc... Things like this...

[Simarjeet Singh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Idea of stoicism explained very well

The idea is explained very well but author repeats stuff which is could've been omitted. You can treat this book as the starting point of learning stoicism. Will be reading more about the idea from other books

[Tuğçe Gürkan · Rating 2 out of 5]

It’s too simple and short, if you already know what is stoicism this is not an informative book. It may be good for starting to learn about it though.

[Příŋ Cěśś · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very short guid to "how" and "what" is stocisim and what is be stoic or to follow the path of stoicism philosophy.
Good book for beginners.

[Sarah Shorter · Rating 1 out of 5]

Pretty basic primmer

[Dj · Rating 5 out of 5]

Who is the sculpture on the front cover, I've been trying to find a photos of that exact sculpture but I can't find it thanks in advance

[Tiff · Rating 4 out of 5]

Useful introduction with helpful exercises.

[Jonas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting. A good starting point for learning about Stoicism

[Ronja · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good intro but missing actual examples