Episode · The Daily Stoic · 2022-02-06

Books mentioned on 7 Stoic Lessons From An Abandoned Ghost Town (Cerro Gordo)

2 books · With Brent Underwood · Listen · Watch on YouTube

What can the Cerro Gordo Ghost Town teach you about the art of living? When the COVID-19 pandemic struck in March of 2020 Brent Underwood moved to the abandoned ghost town of Cerro Gordo.

Ryan Holiday recommended Totto-chan, the Little Girl at the Window: The Sequel by Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, and discussed Meditations by Aurelius Marcus.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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1. 

   Meditations

   Aurelius Marcus · at 1:47

   Meditations by Marcus Aurelius is a profound collection of personal reflections and Stoic philosophy written by the Roman emperor.

   Discussed

   “actually one of my favorite marx realist passages is when he's sort of talking about the ordinary beauty of life in meditations”

   Ryan Holiday 7 Stoic Lessons From An Abandoned Ghost Town (Cerro Gordo) 2022-02-06 Listen at 1:47

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   Totto-chan, the Little Girl at the Window: The Sequel

   Tetsuko Kuroyanagi · at 2:29

   Totto-chan, the Little Girl at the Window: The Sequel by Tetsuko Kuroyanagi is a heartwarming biographical work that continues the charming narrative of unconventional childhood education and personal growth.

   Recommended

   “on the uh bookshelf here at cerro gordo i found one of my absolute favorite books toto-chan the little girl at the window but there's a little memento mori story that i think about every time i touch or think about this book which i just reread a couple years ago and we actually sell my bookstore the painted porch”

   Ryan Holiday 7 Stoic Lessons From An Abandoned Ghost Town (Cerro Gordo) 2022-02-06 Listen at 2:29

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