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Letters from a Stoic
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The best guide to that that I've ever found is Letters from a Stoic.
Tim Ferriss · The Joe Rogan Experience · Sep 2011 Listen at 2:33:11 What they say about it
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I've probably given away 100 copies of that book.
Tim Ferriss On Purpose with Jay Shetty · Apr 2026 I like that book.
My favorite translation of Seneca's letters is this one.
Ryan Holiday The Daily Stoic · May 2022 I had been traveling almost always with a copy of Letters from a Stoic.
Tim Ferriss The Shawn Ryan Show · Jan 2026 Where and when it comes up
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Letters from a Stoic by Seneca is a classic collection of philosophical epistles offering timeless guidance on self-control, emotional regulation, and practical wisdom. Tim Ferriss praised the book on On Purpose with Jay Shetty and The Tim Ferriss Show, noting that he had gifted roughly one hundred copies and considered Penguin Classics' edition the best translation. On My First Million, Shaan Puri also brought up Seneca's letters while discussing Stoic reading material with Sam Parr. Ryan Holiday recommended the Penguin Classics translation on The Daily Stoic, calling it his favorite version of Seneca's letters. Additionally, Tim Ferriss highlighted the text on The Joe Rogan Experience as the ultimate guide for controlling emotional responses and understanding what remains within one's control. Other guests, including Brennan Cordell Smith on The Daily Stoic, noted that reading Seneca's letters sparked a deep dive into ancient philosophy, while Ryan Holiday frequently referenced the text to illustrate how the path to wisdom is a lifelong daily journey of exchanging ideas.
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Tim Ferriss I pointed out, you know, the book right behind me, Letters from a Stoic, Senica the Younger. That's the Pen… 6
“I pointed out, you know, the book right behind me, Letters from a Stoic, Senica the Younger. That's the Penguins classic edition. I've probably given away 100 copies of that book.”
“And uh at that point we resonated on stoicism because I had been traveling almost always with a copy of letters from a stoic which are the moral letters to Lucille by Senica the Younger.”
“and then you had picked up the letters from A stoic And did the stoics come up in the book about pain”
“ok I would say the moral letters to leukelius better known I'd say through penguin as letters from A stoic”
“some of the Stoic writings, probably The Moral Letters to Lucilius by Seneca, which is commonly sold through, I think, Penguin classics as Letters from a Stoic.”
“The best guide to that that I've ever found is letters from a stoic written by Senica.”
Ryan Holiday my favorite translation of Sonica letters is this one senica's letters from aoic by penguin classics 5
“Somebody that I know sent me a picture yesterday of their copy of letters of a Stoic that they'd bought at the painted porch.”
“And And his famous exchange, which survives to us in letters from a Stoic, is him and his friend Lucilius passing ideas back and forth, quotes back and forth, chewing on things together.”
“my favorite translation of Sonica letters is this one senica's letters from aoic by penguin classics”
“did you ever get back around to picking up letters of a stoic”
“that's what Senecas letters of a stoic our”
Shaan Puri Have you ever read like the Seneca's letters? I think it's called like 50 letters of a Roman Stoic. That th… 1
“Have you ever read like the Seneca's letters? I think it's called like 50 letters of a Roman Stoic. That that's pretty good. I like that book.”
Brennan Cordell Smith which then led to Epictetus' Discourses and the letters from the Stoic of Seneca. And from there on, I just… 1
“which then led to Epictetus' Discourses and the letters from the Stoic of Seneca. And from there on, I just took a deep dive into it.”
Karen Duffy Well, it's interesting Ryan because I wrote this book wise up really thinking about Nicomachean Ethics and… 1
“Well, it's interesting Ryan because I wrote this book wise up really thinking about Nicomachean Ethics and Seneca's Letters to a Stoic. So, it was never I never wrote it as a parenting book.”