Episode · The Daily Stoic · 2021-12-12
Books mentioned on 7 Viral Speeches About Stoicism | Ryan Holiday Speaking
On today’s episode of the podcast we’ve compiled some of Ryan Holiday’s best and most viral talks about Stoicism. Few writers have done more to bring ancient solutions to help solve our modern problems than Ryan.
Ryan Holiday recommended One Line a Day by Line A Day, and discussed Meditations by Aurelius Marcus and The diary of a young girl by Cherry Gilchrist and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Meditations
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius is a timeless collection of personal reflections and Stoic philosophy written by the Roman emperor.
Discussed“he's the emperor of rome and every night he practices stoic philosophy he sits down and he writes notes to himself about how to be a better person and that that work survives to us in a in a book called meditations and i was introduced to meditations i was about 19 years old”
Where to get it
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One Line a Day
One Line a Day by Line A Day is a structured journaling tool designed to help individuals maintain a simple, daily writing habit over multiple years.
Recommended“there's a really good journal i love called the one line a day journal”
Where to get it
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The diary of a young girl
The diary of a young girl by Cherry Gilchrist and Anne Frank is a profoundly moving historical account documenting the harrowing experiences of a Jewish girl hiding from Nazi persecution during World War II.
Discussed“i'm sure many of you read anne frank's diary when you were in school or you've heard of it”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“and it's actually the title of a book i like to read to my kids which is go the [ __ ] to sleep”