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丿跇 丿乇賵賳: 賮賱爻賮賴贁 乇賵丕賯蹖 亘乇丕蹖 夭蹖爻鬲賳 丿乇 丿賳蹖丕蹖 亘蹖鈥屬傌必ж�
丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘貙 賲賯丿賲賴鈥屫й� 毓丕賱蹖 亘乇 賮賱爻賮賴 芦乇賵丕賯蹖 诏乇蹖禄 亘乇丕蹖 丕賮乇丕丿 賳丕丌卮賳丕 亘丕 丕蹖賳 賲賵囟賵毓 丕爻鬲貙 賵 賴賲蹖賳胤賵乇 亘乇丕蹖 讴爻丕賳蹖 讴賴 亘丕 丕蹖賳 賮賱爻賮賴 丌卮賳丕蹖蹖 丿丕乇賳丿 賵 賲蹖鈥屫堌з囐嗀� 丿丕賳爻鬲賴鈥屬囏й屫簇з� 乇丕 丕賮夭丕蹖卮 丿賴賳丿貙 蹖丕 鬲睾蹖蹖乇 賳诏乇卮蹖 乇丕 丿乇 夭賳丿诏蹖 禺賵丿 丕蹖噩丕丿 讴賳賳丿. 讴鬲丕亘 亘賴 鬲賵囟蹖丨 乇賵卮鈥屬囏й� 芦乇賵丕賯蹖 诏乇蹖禄 亘乇丕蹖 賲賵丕噩賴賴 亘丕 賲卮讴賱丕鬲 卮禺氐蹖 賲蹖鈥屬矩必ж藏€斬ж� 噩賲賱賴 丕賴丕賳鬲鈥屬囏ж� 倬丕蹖丕賳 乇賵丕亘胤 賵 賮卮丕乇賴丕蹖 賲丕賱蹖鈥斮� 賴賲趩賳蹖賳 賲卮讴賱丕鬲 毓丕胤賮蹖 乇丕蹖噩 丿乇 夭賳丿诏蹖 乇賵夭賲乇賴 賲丕賳賳丿 丕丨爻丕爻 鬲賳賴丕蹖蹖貙 禺卮賲 賵 丕囟胤乇丕亘 乇丕 賲賵乇丿 亘乇乇爻蹖 賯乇丕乇 賲蹖鈥屫囏�. 亘賴 毓賱丕賵賴貙 丕蹖賳 丕孬乇 賳賯賱 賯賵賱鈥屬囏й屰� 賲賴賲 丕夭 賮蹖賱爻賵賮丕賳 亘丕爻鬲丕賳 乇丕 丕乇丕卅賴 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗀� 賵 亘蹖賳卮鈥屬囏й屰� 賲賮蹖丿 賵 鬲兀孬蹖乇诏匕丕乇 乇丕 亘賴 丌賳鈥屬囏� 賲蹖鈥屫з佖藏й屫� 讴賴 亘丕毓孬 賲蹖鈥屫促堌� 讴鬲丕亘 亘乇丕蹖 賲禺丕胤亘蹖賳 丕賲乇賵夭蹖貙 賮賵賯 丕賱毓丕丿賴 讴丕乇亘乇丿蹖 亘丕卮丿.
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July 18, 2021
Clear, concise, and very adaptable
I have read many books on Stoicism ranging from Massimo Pigliucci, Ryan Holiday, Ward Farnsworth, Donald Robertson, Pierre Hadot, and every other one I could get my hands on, as well as all the original texts from Seneca, Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius, and Musonius Rufus. The Stoic tools and philosophies presented in this book are well organized and applicable for those that are new to Stoicism as well as those who are further along in their Stoic studies. I highly recommend this book as a very useful addition to the growing number of excellent sources on Stoicism.
I have read many books on Stoicism ranging from Massimo Pigliucci, Ryan Holiday, Ward Farnsworth, Donald Robertson, Pierre Hadot, and every other one I could get my hands on, as well as all the original texts from Seneca, Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius, and Musonius Rufus. The Stoic tools and philosophies presented in this book are well organized and applicable for those that are new to Stoicism as well as those who are further along in their Stoic studies. I highly recommend this book as a very useful addition to the growing number of excellent sources on Stoicism.
October 4, 2021
I've read about Stoicism and watched plenty of videos about it on YouTube, but Einzelganger's book really made it clear to me of how to apply this philosophy to modern life. Like his videos (from which this book is based on), it reads in a concise and clear fashion (unlike some other philosophy works). It was easy to read and I'd easily pick it up again to re-digest the ideas of Stoicism. This is a great book for someone who's new to the idea of Stoicism and wants to apply it in modern life or for someone who wants a quick refresher in a concisely packaged delivery.
September 1, 2021
Reading this book makes me realize that I have only applied about maybe 20% of the advice from the first book. I don't think this is the philosophy for me, but I think men would benefit most from it because much of it embodies masculine energy with a cool undertone rather than a warm or hot one (if that makes sense).
I could see where masculine women like INTJ's, ISTP's, INTP's, etc. would like stoicism though.
I don't recommend it (or some parts of it at least) for most women only because I believe that heavy emotion and attachment benefits women far more than men.
The traditional man that wants to become a better leader could combine stoicism with a patriarchal religion though.
I also noticed that this book was less personal than the first (when it comes to examples). I'm not saying that's a bad thing, but I'm not saying it's better either. All was listed, so I would say it's easier to read from being super organized.
I could see where masculine women like INTJ's, ISTP's, INTP's, etc. would like stoicism though.
I don't recommend it (or some parts of it at least) for most women only because I believe that heavy emotion and attachment benefits women far more than men.
The traditional man that wants to become a better leader could combine stoicism with a patriarchal religion though.
I also noticed that this book was less personal than the first (when it comes to examples). I'm not saying that's a bad thing, but I'm not saying it's better either. All was listed, so I would say it's easier to read from being super organized.
January 6, 2023
Very insightful. Fed my hungry Brain
February 25, 2024
Good book on stoicism, short and crisp. I intend to read one on this subject every 6 months till I fully internalize the concepts fully and a small book like this exactly meets the purpose.
July 13, 2021
Though not a comprehensive intro to Stoicism, Einzelgaenger's collection of essays is an excellent guide to specific applications of the Porch's thinking (using it to inform one's response to say, heartbreak or pandemics) which wraps by by highlighting signature contributions of the most prominent Stoic teachers, and sharing exercises for establishing and maintaining peace and strength of mind. Recommended to any students of the Porch.
October 8, 2021
Insightful and a nice read
I would summarize stoicism (which I had no knowledge of before) as love of reason, fate, and perspective. Thank you to the author for dispelling the myths of stoicism as simply suppressing your emotions. It鈥檚 not about suppressing your emotions and being 鈥渟toic鈥�, it鈥檚 about a mindset shift that might result in you being more calm and less affected by annoyances/consumed by anger in daily life.
I would summarize stoicism (which I had no knowledge of before) as love of reason, fate, and perspective. Thank you to the author for dispelling the myths of stoicism as simply suppressing your emotions. It鈥檚 not about suppressing your emotions and being 鈥渟toic鈥�, it鈥檚 about a mindset shift that might result in you being more calm and less affected by annoyances/consumed by anger in daily life.
January 13, 2022
Clear, concise, and calming. A new favorite.
At about the half-way point, I knew this was something special. The way this was written and the content it shares may seem clich茅 and obvious to some, but those descriptions are positive because of how simple (but difficult in practice) the solutions of Stoicism tend to be. I think any who read this are truly doing themselves a favor.
At about the half-way point, I knew this was something special. The way this was written and the content it shares may seem clich茅 and obvious to some, but those descriptions are positive because of how simple (but difficult in practice) the solutions of Stoicism tend to be. I think any who read this are truly doing themselves a favor.
August 1, 2022
Great read
I am an ambitious man who wants more in life, but also hope to live life each and everyday with being in the moment.
I am an ambitious man who wants more in life, but also hope to live life each and everyday with being in the moment.
April 3, 2023
I think I鈥檓 a stoic???
September 8, 2024
Great for beginners, not soo new if you read 5-10 books about stoicism before
June 2, 2024
It's readable and easy to follow. It's not a life changing book and it won't rock your world but it is definitely interesting if you're curious about other ways of understanding moral and navigate through ups and downs.
March 24, 2024
i have no enemies
August 15, 2023
This was a great book to read for an introduction to stoicism and how you could apply it to your daily life to help reduce stress, stop worrying about unnecessary things, and focus on what is actually important. I've been a casual watcher of the author's YouTube channel for a while and always find then really interesting and enlightening, so I thought I'd get this book. I was not disappointed! I'd highly recommend if you are even slightly interested in philosophy and would like to learn more in way that is easy to understand and how you could use these philosophical ideas to help improve your life.
October 16, 2023
Whatever comes, what's important is how you choose to react on it. This book calmed me and made me more aware of the present and the inner peace it brings if only I choose to stay at present and enjoy it. Thank you for your words. Truly amazing.
January 3, 2023
丕賱賮囟賷賱丞
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丕賱爻毓丕丿丞 丕賱乇賵丕賯賷丞 鬲毓賳賷 丕賱毓賷卮 賵賮賯賸丕 賱賱胤亘賷毓丞 賵丕賱匕賷 亘丿賵乇賴 賷毓賳賷 丕賱毓賷卮 亘卮賰賱 賮丕囟賱. 賰鬲亘 爻賷賳賷賰丕 賮賷 乇爻丕賱鬲賴 丕賱禺賲爻賷賳 廿賱賶 賱賵爻賷賱賷賵爻. 賯丿 鬲亘丿賵 賲氐胤賱丨丕鬲 "丕賱賮囟賷賱丞" 賵 "丕賱胤亘賷毓丞" 睾丕賲囟丞 貙 賱賰賳 賱丿賶 丕賱乇賵丕賯賷賷賳 賳馗丕賲 兀禺賱丕賯賷 賷卮乇丨 賰賷賮 鬲賰賵賳 "丕賱丨賷丕丞 丕賱賮丕囟賱丞".
亘丕丿卅 匕賷 亘丿亍 貙 廿賳賴賲 賷賲賷夭賵賳 亘賷賳 丕賱賮囟賷賱丞 賵丕賱乇匕賷賱丞. 鬲毓鬲亘乇 丕賱賮囟丕卅賱 "噩賷丿丞" 賵鬲鬲賲丕卮賶 賲毓 丕賱胤亘賷毓丞. 鬲毓鬲亘乇 丕賱乇匕丕卅賱 "爻賷卅丞" 賵鬲鬲毓丕乇囟 賲毓 丕賱胤亘賷毓丞. 賷賲賰賳 鬲賯爻賷賲 丕賱賮囟賷賱丞 廿賱賶 丕賱丨賰賲丞 賵丕賱毓丿丕賱丞 賵丕賱卮噩丕毓丞 賵丕賱丕毓鬲丿丕賱 (賵賴賷 丕賱賮囟丕卅賱 丕賱兀爻丕爻賷丞). 賷賲賰賳 鬲賯爻賷賲 丕賱乇匕賷賱丞 廿賱賶 丕賱丨賲丕賯丞 賵丕賱馗賱賲 賵丕賱噩亘賳 賵丕賱鬲毓氐亘. 賵賮賯賸丕 賱賱乇賵丕賯賷賷賳 貙 鬲賯賵丿 丕賱賮囟賷賱丞 廿賱賶 丕賱爻毓丕丿丞 賵丕賱乇匕賷賱丞 廿賱賶 丕賱亘丐爻. 賵賲賳 孬賲 貙 賮廿賳 丕賱丨賱 賱賱丨賷丕丞 丕賱爻毓賷丿丞 賴賵 兀賳 鬲毓賷卮 亘卮賰賱 賮丕囟賱 賵鬲鬲噩賳亘 丕賱乇匕賷賱丞.
賵賲毓 匕賱賰 貙 賮廿賳 禺賱賯 馗乇賵賮 賲賵丕鬲賷丞 賷賲賰賳 兀賳 賷爻丕毓丿賳丕 賮賷 夭賷丕丿丞 丕賱賮囟賷賱丞 貙 賵賷賲賰賳 賱馗乇賵賮 兀賯賱 賲賵丕鬲丕丞 兀賳 鬲爻賴賱 丕賱乇匕賷賱丞. 賵賱賰賳 亘睾囟 丕賱賳馗乇 毓賳 丕賱馗乇賵賮 丕賱鬲賷 賳毓賷卮 賮賷賴丕 貙 賮廿賳 丕賱胤乇賷賯 丕賱氐丨賷丨 賷賲賰賳 丕賱賵氐賵賱 廿賱賷賴 丿丕卅賲賸丕. 鬲孬亘鬲 丨賯賷賯丞 兀賳 廿亘賷賰鬲賷鬲賵爻 丕賱毓亘丿 貙 賵賲丕乇賰賵爻 兀賵乇賷賱賷賵爻 丕賱廿賲亘乇丕胤賵乇 賰賱丕賴賲丕 賲丕乇爻賵丕 丕賱乇賵丕賯賷丞 貙 兀賳 賲賯丿丕乇 丕賱賲丕賱 丕賱匕賷 賱丿賷賰 兀賵 丕賱賲賰丕賳丞 丕賱丕噩鬲賲丕毓賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 鬲鬲賲鬲毓 亘賴丕 貙 賱賷爻鬲 賮賷 丕賱賳賴丕賷丞 賴賷 丕賱毓賵丕賲賱 丕賱丨丕爻賲丞 毓賳丿賲丕 賷鬲毓賱賯 丕賱兀賲乇 亘丕賱丨賷丕丞 丕賱賮丕囟賱丞.
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贰颈苍锄别濒驳盲苍驳别谤
Stoicism For Inner Peace
Translated By #Maher_Razouk
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丕賱爻毓丕丿丞 丕賱乇賵丕賯賷丞 鬲毓賳賷 丕賱毓賷卮 賵賮賯賸丕 賱賱胤亘賷毓丞 賵丕賱匕賷 亘丿賵乇賴 賷毓賳賷 丕賱毓賷卮 亘卮賰賱 賮丕囟賱. 賰鬲亘 爻賷賳賷賰丕 賮賷 乇爻丕賱鬲賴 丕賱禺賲爻賷賳 廿賱賶 賱賵爻賷賱賷賵爻. 賯丿 鬲亘丿賵 賲氐胤賱丨丕鬲 "丕賱賮囟賷賱丞" 賵 "丕賱胤亘賷毓丞" 睾丕賲囟丞 貙 賱賰賳 賱丿賶 丕賱乇賵丕賯賷賷賳 賳馗丕賲 兀禺賱丕賯賷 賷卮乇丨 賰賷賮 鬲賰賵賳 "丕賱丨賷丕丞 丕賱賮丕囟賱丞".
亘丕丿卅 匕賷 亘丿亍 貙 廿賳賴賲 賷賲賷夭賵賳 亘賷賳 丕賱賮囟賷賱丞 賵丕賱乇匕賷賱丞. 鬲毓鬲亘乇 丕賱賮囟丕卅賱 "噩賷丿丞" 賵鬲鬲賲丕卮賶 賲毓 丕賱胤亘賷毓丞. 鬲毓鬲亘乇 丕賱乇匕丕卅賱 "爻賷卅丞" 賵鬲鬲毓丕乇囟 賲毓 丕賱胤亘賷毓丞. 賷賲賰賳 鬲賯爻賷賲 丕賱賮囟賷賱丞 廿賱賶 丕賱丨賰賲丞 賵丕賱毓丿丕賱丞 賵丕賱卮噩丕毓丞 賵丕賱丕毓鬲丿丕賱 (賵賴賷 丕賱賮囟丕卅賱 丕賱兀爻丕爻賷丞). 賷賲賰賳 鬲賯爻賷賲 丕賱乇匕賷賱丞 廿賱賶 丕賱丨賲丕賯丞 賵丕賱馗賱賲 賵丕賱噩亘賳 賵丕賱鬲毓氐亘. 賵賮賯賸丕 賱賱乇賵丕賯賷賷賳 貙 鬲賯賵丿 丕賱賮囟賷賱丞 廿賱賶 丕賱爻毓丕丿丞 賵丕賱乇匕賷賱丞 廿賱賶 丕賱亘丐爻. 賵賲賳 孬賲 貙 賮廿賳 丕賱丨賱 賱賱丨賷丕丞 丕賱爻毓賷丿丞 賴賵 兀賳 鬲毓賷卮 亘卮賰賱 賮丕囟賱 賵鬲鬲噩賳亘 丕賱乇匕賷賱丞.
賵賲毓 匕賱賰 貙 賮廿賳 禺賱賯 馗乇賵賮 賲賵丕鬲賷丞 賷賲賰賳 兀賳 賷爻丕毓丿賳丕 賮賷 夭賷丕丿丞 丕賱賮囟賷賱丞 貙 賵賷賲賰賳 賱馗乇賵賮 兀賯賱 賲賵丕鬲丕丞 兀賳 鬲爻賴賱 丕賱乇匕賷賱丞. 賵賱賰賳 亘睾囟 丕賱賳馗乇 毓賳 丕賱馗乇賵賮 丕賱鬲賷 賳毓賷卮 賮賷賴丕 貙 賮廿賳 丕賱胤乇賷賯 丕賱氐丨賷丨 賷賲賰賳 丕賱賵氐賵賱 廿賱賷賴 丿丕卅賲賸丕. 鬲孬亘鬲 丨賯賷賯丞 兀賳 廿亘賷賰鬲賷鬲賵爻 丕賱毓亘丿 貙 賵賲丕乇賰賵爻 兀賵乇賷賱賷賵爻 丕賱廿賲亘乇丕胤賵乇 賰賱丕賴賲丕 賲丕乇爻賵丕 丕賱乇賵丕賯賷丞 貙 兀賳 賲賯丿丕乇 丕賱賲丕賱 丕賱匕賷 賱丿賷賰 兀賵 丕賱賲賰丕賳丞 丕賱丕噩鬲賲丕毓賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 鬲鬲賲鬲毓 亘賴丕 貙 賱賷爻鬲 賮賷 丕賱賳賴丕賷丞 賴賷 丕賱毓賵丕賲賱 丕賱丨丕爻賲丞 毓賳丿賲丕 賷鬲毓賱賯 丕賱兀賲乇 亘丕賱丨賷丕丞 丕賱賮丕囟賱丞.
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贰颈苍锄别濒驳盲苍驳别谤
Stoicism For Inner Peace
Translated By #Maher_Razouk
March 14, 2023
Quite possibly the last self-help book you'll need to read. In clear, lucid prose with simple examples, the author lays out how to live a better, more comfortable life through the basic tenets of stoicism. It reminded me of the soothing plainsong of Thic Nhat Hanh's "How to..." series, books you can read again and again as simple meditations/affirmations.
The only thing I begrudge the author of this book for is that he actually ended up lengthening my reading list significantly, as I immediately ordered books by Seneca, Marcus Aurelius, and Epictetus after seeing their ideas summarized here!
The only thing I begrudge the author of this book for is that he actually ended up lengthening my reading list significantly, as I immediately ordered books by Seneca, Marcus Aurelius, and Epictetus after seeing their ideas summarized here!
April 19, 2021
This really puts life into perspective, it touches on many essential aspects of human existence. Ancient knowledge from stoic philosophers is showcased and used as a base for the chapters of this book. The author analyses these excerpts and exemplifies how we can apply them in modern times. I found the "View from above" chapter to be particularly mind blowing and insightful.
July 24, 2024
First book of the year down! It was an inspiring book about Stoicism. There's a clear explanation of the principles, information about some of the big thinkers (Marcus Aurelius, Seneca etc.), and some techniques the Stoics use to preserve their virtuous way of life.
贰颈苍锄别濒驳盲苍驳别谤 has an accessible style of writing. Would highly recommend his videos as well!
贰颈苍锄别濒驳盲苍驳别谤 has an accessible style of writing. Would highly recommend his videos as well!
September 26, 2024
My curiosity for Stoicism stems from two things: the first is that I recently watched A Man in Full with the brilliant Jeff Daniels, in which - among other things - includes a young man named Conrad Hensley who ends up in prison after assaulting a police officer. In learning more about the story originally written by , I learned that Hensley discovers the philosophy of Stoicism while in prison - something that isn鈥檛 really covered in any great level of depth in the series, but got me curious enough to poke around a little more about what it is and what stoics believed. My first (very cursory) look at it dismissed it as something akin to keeping a 鈥榮tiff upper lip鈥�, which I didn鈥檛 think was a particularly healthy or helpful philosophy for anyone to practice.
Then, while riding in a lift at work a week or two later, I saw a flyer for a 鈥淪toicism Conference鈥� here in Melbourne, which seemed like two events too close to each other to just be a coincidence, right?
And so, I decided to take the leap and read up on it, not because I wanted to dive into the philosophy as a practitioner but more so I could understand what it was and determine for myself if this was just the latest, greatest fad from the healthy, wealthy, wise crowd - or if this was something that might help explain how others, including my colleagues putting up the flyers it seems - might choose to think and act in a particular way.
Without making an attempt myself to explain Stoicism, what I will say is that - my takeaway - was that it is effectively just mindfulness. Living in the moment. Practical steps for moving through life mindfully in much the same way that vipassana tells us how. A few words are interchangeably used, with the stoic focus being on living a 鈥榲irtuous鈥� life, but the net result is the same - live in the moment.
Despite sharing a chapter titled with Mark Manson鈥檚 , the focus here isn鈥檛 on distilling what you actually care about, rather suggesting your 'real' cares are actually far more animalistic needs (shelter, food) and even going so far as to suggest choosing to live as a pauper to realise that life wouldn鈥檛 be so bad with all the modern luxuries we currently place on a pedestal. I think there鈥檚 an element of truth to that - but I also think it goes a step too far to suggest that there鈥檚 no value in going on extended travel, suggesting that you 鈥榯ake your mind with you,鈥� and assuming that one would only travel to give your brain a break 鈥� dismissing the tremendous education and self-development that can come from travel and seeing other perspectives. If they saw limited value in travel, then it鈥檚 not my role to judge, only to accept that as a stoic teaching - so 鈥� y鈥檏now 鈥� good for them. I鈥檒l keep collecting my frequent flyers thanks.
All-in-all, this is a book that is much like the bible, and your relationship with it is probably as similar as that of a modern Christian 鈥� It likely reinforces a few things that you like, and lets you dismiss this bits you don鈥檛 like. Indeed, I鈥檝e given my rating on the basis of the book as it is written and its applicability to learning about stoicism rather than any personal benefit I might have sought. If anything, this is a very accessible introduction to the works of Marcus Aurelius, Seneca and Epictetus - which was a nice nostalgic trip for me back to my undergraduate days reading Ethics. For every amor fati or memento mori in this book, there is one saying that it boils down to: carpe diem.
So go do it!
Then, while riding in a lift at work a week or two later, I saw a flyer for a 鈥淪toicism Conference鈥� here in Melbourne, which seemed like two events too close to each other to just be a coincidence, right?
And so, I decided to take the leap and read up on it, not because I wanted to dive into the philosophy as a practitioner but more so I could understand what it was and determine for myself if this was just the latest, greatest fad from the healthy, wealthy, wise crowd - or if this was something that might help explain how others, including my colleagues putting up the flyers it seems - might choose to think and act in a particular way.
Without making an attempt myself to explain Stoicism, what I will say is that - my takeaway - was that it is effectively just mindfulness. Living in the moment. Practical steps for moving through life mindfully in much the same way that vipassana tells us how. A few words are interchangeably used, with the stoic focus being on living a 鈥榲irtuous鈥� life, but the net result is the same - live in the moment.
Despite sharing a chapter titled with Mark Manson鈥檚 , the focus here isn鈥檛 on distilling what you actually care about, rather suggesting your 'real' cares are actually far more animalistic needs (shelter, food) and even going so far as to suggest choosing to live as a pauper to realise that life wouldn鈥檛 be so bad with all the modern luxuries we currently place on a pedestal. I think there鈥檚 an element of truth to that - but I also think it goes a step too far to suggest that there鈥檚 no value in going on extended travel, suggesting that you 鈥榯ake your mind with you,鈥� and assuming that one would only travel to give your brain a break 鈥� dismissing the tremendous education and self-development that can come from travel and seeing other perspectives. If they saw limited value in travel, then it鈥檚 not my role to judge, only to accept that as a stoic teaching - so 鈥� y鈥檏now 鈥� good for them. I鈥檒l keep collecting my frequent flyers thanks.
All-in-all, this is a book that is much like the bible, and your relationship with it is probably as similar as that of a modern Christian 鈥� It likely reinforces a few things that you like, and lets you dismiss this bits you don鈥檛 like. Indeed, I鈥檝e given my rating on the basis of the book as it is written and its applicability to learning about stoicism rather than any personal benefit I might have sought. If anything, this is a very accessible introduction to the works of Marcus Aurelius, Seneca and Epictetus - which was a nice nostalgic trip for me back to my undergraduate days reading Ethics. For every amor fati or memento mori in this book, there is one saying that it boils down to: carpe diem.
So go do it!
June 1, 2024
This is a synthesis of the elements of Stoic philosophy related to well-being; achieving inner peace in the modern world. The author presents ideas of ancient Stoic philosophers and shows how they can fit into our reality. The book concerns for instance dealing with hard emotions, e.g. anger and jealousy, dealing with people like narcissists or egocentrics, and self-discipline.
Each chapter presents the ideas in a clear, concise, factual, and interesting way. We get a short context, then some basic ideas of stoicism, and at the end, interwinding quotations and facts from the life of ancient stoics, and more modern examples of how to embrace the ideas.
In my opinion, the selection of topics is very accurate. Apart from dealing with difficult emotions and people, which is something universal, the book also concerns issues such as seeking too much approval from other people or maintaining focus and self-discipline. Those topics I find especially important in today's culture. The author not only provides a certain mindset to deal with these problems but, in the last part of the book, also provides some exercises to change our perspective a bit.
I think the text constitutes a nice overview of certain pieces of stoicism, definitely for casual enthusiasts of philosophy. As the main concern of the book is inner peace, I think everyone seeking knowledge on this topic might be interested in the text. Maybe to some extent, the book might be considered of the Self-help genre.
A nice, easy-going, and short journey through stoicism, in the context of well-being.
Each chapter presents the ideas in a clear, concise, factual, and interesting way. We get a short context, then some basic ideas of stoicism, and at the end, interwinding quotations and facts from the life of ancient stoics, and more modern examples of how to embrace the ideas.
In my opinion, the selection of topics is very accurate. Apart from dealing with difficult emotions and people, which is something universal, the book also concerns issues such as seeking too much approval from other people or maintaining focus and self-discipline. Those topics I find especially important in today's culture. The author not only provides a certain mindset to deal with these problems but, in the last part of the book, also provides some exercises to change our perspective a bit.
I think the text constitutes a nice overview of certain pieces of stoicism, definitely for casual enthusiasts of philosophy. As the main concern of the book is inner peace, I think everyone seeking knowledge on this topic might be interested in the text. Maybe to some extent, the book might be considered of the Self-help genre.
A nice, easy-going, and short journey through stoicism, in the context of well-being.
May 7, 2023
I just finished 鈥淪toicism for Inner Peace鈥� by Einzelganger, and I can say that it is a great book. Unlike Ryan Holiday (a modern Stoic writer), who utilizes historical figures and events in relating his arguments, Einzelganger statements are easy to comprehend, hence he need not use any figures or events. His examples are relevant to today鈥檚 event, I think, because he only wrote his book in 2020 and published it in 2021; hence, he utilized the COVID-19 pandemic to point out his views. It is only 100+ pages, but he puts everything together well. He tackles every philosophy of Stoicism, and he uses his own experience as an example. He is a non-conformist, and I think this is one of the reasons why he writes his ideas so well.
It is a book worth reading if you want to attain inner peace. Whether you are a Stoic or not, you will surely learn a lot from this book. I will re-read this book in the future since this is a book worth re-reading. Einzelganger has been doing a great job of writing a book that is simple, relevant, and full of advice from the greatest Stoic philosophers.
It is a book worth reading if you want to attain inner peace. Whether you are a Stoic or not, you will surely learn a lot from this book. I will re-read this book in the future since this is a book worth re-reading. Einzelganger has been doing a great job of writing a book that is simple, relevant, and full of advice from the greatest Stoic philosophers.
December 16, 2023
There is no book that's going to teach you how to behave or how to take stances on different issues in life. However, books can teach you how to think critically. They point out intuitive thoughts, and you might think, 'This is very intuitive, yet very smart.' This book does exactly that. It's full of intuitive ideas on how to live a peaceful life, and most of the time, you would be impressed. Stoicism is a well-known philosophy, and in this book, you will learn its main ideas and practices in a simple and direct way.
P.S: For those of you who don't like to read, the author has a YouTube channel called 'einzelg盲nger,' and he has made a playlist clarifying Stoicism and other ancient philosophies.
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P.S: For those of you who don't like to read, the author has a YouTube channel called 'einzelg盲nger,' and he has made a playlist clarifying Stoicism and other ancient philosophies.
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April 17, 2022
It's more of a 3.5?
A good primer to Stoicism, but the tone comes off as somewhat self-righteous and lacking self-awareness as it completely ignores any sort of intersectionality or any acknowledgment of how any number of marginalized groups or people living with mental illness may have difficulty with the philosophy.
That being said, it is written in an accessible way and doesn't simply defer to Seneca/Marcus Aurelius/Zeno/etc in a mildly evangelical way like some stuff on Stoicism that I've read, but merely uses their work as a framework, providing fairly practical (albeit somewhat superficial) examples.
A good primer to Stoicism, but the tone comes off as somewhat self-righteous and lacking self-awareness as it completely ignores any sort of intersectionality or any acknowledgment of how any number of marginalized groups or people living with mental illness may have difficulty with the philosophy.
That being said, it is written in an accessible way and doesn't simply defer to Seneca/Marcus Aurelius/Zeno/etc in a mildly evangelical way like some stuff on Stoicism that I've read, but merely uses their work as a framework, providing fairly practical (albeit somewhat superficial) examples.
July 19, 2022
Absolute required reading for an understanding of Stoicism for non philosophers.
Normally "self help" books fall flat and generally they are throwing darts to self improvement. I can state factually that Stoicism for Inner Peace has aided me immediately and my family will benefit also. The impact of this book was a true eye opener to logic and reality in today's emotion driven lifestyle. Give it a read and you may just see the world differently tomorrow. I've improved my life by simply recognizing a few truths that were not so evident before. I highly recommend Einzenganger's book as a great starting point on ones journey to inner peace. Carpe Diem and Amor Fati.
Normally "self help" books fall flat and generally they are throwing darts to self improvement. I can state factually that Stoicism for Inner Peace has aided me immediately and my family will benefit also. The impact of this book was a true eye opener to logic and reality in today's emotion driven lifestyle. Give it a read and you may just see the world differently tomorrow. I've improved my life by simply recognizing a few truths that were not so evident before. I highly recommend Einzenganger's book as a great starting point on ones journey to inner peace. Carpe Diem and Amor Fati.
November 29, 2024
After having read many books on stoicism and the original texts from Meditations, this book fell short. Disorganised. Repetitive. And the later chapters on some tips and supposingly practical exercises felt a little too inflexible.
If one truly savours stoicism and understands the concept behind this school of thoughts, it isn鈥檛 necessary to preach others to practice not caring about others鈥� opinions by looking terrible in public or saying no to social events or doing the opposite of what everyone else does.
I always rate 5 stars for Stoicism but for this book - overall poor authoring and poor editing.
If one truly savours stoicism and understands the concept behind this school of thoughts, it isn鈥檛 necessary to preach others to practice not caring about others鈥� opinions by looking terrible in public or saying no to social events or doing the opposite of what everyone else does.
I always rate 5 stars for Stoicism but for this book - overall poor authoring and poor editing.
January 29, 2023
I thought it was kind of cheesy in the beginning, took some force to pick up the book and get reading again. The more I read, the more respect I had for this way of thinking. It鈥檚 a positive outlook on everything that comes your way, good or bad. I don鈥檛 think I will ever be a stoic, but there are some life lessons that I can learn from this philosophy. Hopefully I can take in account some of the practices that stoicism offers and apply them to my daily life.
March 15, 2023
Well to begin with, I'm not a reader of books on philosophy so I don't really understand how this book ended up on my lap.
I will say that stoicism really seem to lack emotion. It's almost protestant in nature it appears. I get certain practical aspects of living and indifference can reduce pain and fear as you don't really attach yourself to anything. But on the downside, if you're living a life of detachment, it isn't really living and experiencing is it?
I will say that stoicism really seem to lack emotion. It's almost protestant in nature it appears. I get certain practical aspects of living and indifference can reduce pain and fear as you don't really attach yourself to anything. But on the downside, if you're living a life of detachment, it isn't really living and experiencing is it?
April 2, 2023
Immediate After Thoughts
There were many things throughout this book that I have needed answers to and seemingly each part was connected. It's a strange comfort to read something and to feel inspired by it at the same time you are saddened. Inspired in the way it is beautiful and saddened in the way I hadn't realized these things before. I now know that I've been honoring my virtues much more than I thought and since all is temporary, this too shall pass.
There were many things throughout this book that I have needed answers to and seemingly each part was connected. It's a strange comfort to read something and to feel inspired by it at the same time you are saddened. Inspired in the way it is beautiful and saddened in the way I hadn't realized these things before. I now know that I've been honoring my virtues much more than I thought and since all is temporary, this too shall pass.
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September 25, 2021Great perspective on life
I loved this book because I achieved the age of 70 years by following these concepts.But, it has been a challenging process because I chose to take on causes to help others, to my own detriment. Now I am fully independent of the good opinion of others and am on my healing journey.
I loved this book because I achieved the age of 70 years by following these concepts.But, it has been a challenging process because I chose to take on causes to help others, to my own detriment. Now I am fully independent of the good opinion of others and am on my healing journey.
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