The Little Book of Stoicism
Timeless Wisdom to Gain Resilience, Confidence, and Calmness

Mixed feelings on this book. The philosophy itself is interesting and I largely agree with the principles of Stoicism. The layout of the book did a very fine job of breaking Stoicism down into actionable bites; in fact, I took extensive notes in a journal so I can practice some of the points better.......more

Încă o confecție lamentabilă, care transformă filosofia stoică într-o sumă de rețete și îndemnuri băbești: „Alegeți curajul și calmul în locul mîniei”, „Amintiți-vă că totul este trecător”, „Faceți ce aveți de făcut”. Autorul propune 55 de exerciții „spirituale”. De pildă, exercițiul 50 cere să ne a......more

Every year while making resolution of reading activity, we specifically give % of books/pages to be read for different language/genre than our comfort zone. We also give certain % books/slot assigned to foreign authors as variation/diversity brings new ideas/information for us. Till now we have trie......more

This is the third book I have read about Stoicism and it was completely unnecessary. I had a feeling that the Author read couple of books like the idea and wrote a book about it like it was some sort of mix between self-help and high-school essay. The book puts emphasis on the practices that you sho......more

The practices laid out in this book is very close to what I have read in 37 verses of the practice of bodhisattvas. We need more Stoics in this world than ever before, it shows you how and why it is important to live a life that's not only honorable but healthy and fulfilling one. I did not get tire......more