Book Summary: The Daily Stoic
The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday is a collection of daily wisdom from stoic philosophers. Some of these philosophers include Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus and Seneca.
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Quotes:
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.
Most of us are afraid of dying. But sometimes this fear begs the question: To protect what exactly? For a lot of people the answer is: hours of television, gossiping, gorging, wasting potential, reporting to a boring job, and on and on and on.
The Daily Stoic Book Summary Notes:
- Stoicism deals with the struggles of everyday life.
- Manage your attention by using the advice of the Roman emperor, Marcus Aurelius. He wrote that we should approach each task as though it were our last.
- Even though emotions can be capable of pushing us to act there are many reasons not to let them.
- Being aware of our own cognitive biases can help us to retain clarity of our thoughts.
- Cognitive behavioural therapy, which was developed from stoicism, can help teach people to identify negative thought patterns and begin to alter them into more positive patterns.
- The best day for action is today.
- Life is not about big leaps and bounds but small consistent efforts.
- Use planning to manage your expectations.
