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Intro to Stoicism

An ancient philosophy for a calmer, more resilient life. Where to start with Stoicism — books and core ideas.

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Contents

  • book Meditations
  • book Letters from a Stoic
  • book Enchiridion
  • book The Obstacle Is the Way
  • book The Daily Stoic
  • note The dichotomy of control: focus only on what you can chan...
  • note Negative visualization (premeditatio malorum): imagine lo...
  • note Amor fati — love your fate. Don't just accept what happen...
  • podcast The Daily Stoic Podcast
  • note Start with Meditations or The Daily Stoic, then read Sene...

Connections

  • Roman Stoics
  • core teaching
  • modern application
  • complementary practices
  • best starting point