Episode · The Daily Stoic · 2020-02-15
Books mentioned on Ask Daily Stoic: Who Are Some Famous Figure Influenced By Stoicism?
Ryan talks about putting the finishing touches on his upcoming book, Lives of the Stoics. Featuring today's entry from The Daily Stoic.
Ryan Holiday discussed East of Eden by John Steinbeck.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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East of Eden
East of Eden by John Steinbeck is a sprawling, multi-generational masterpiece that adapts the Cain and Abel story into twentieth-century California.
Discussed“when I was first read Marcus Aurelius I was in college and then I had to read John Steinbeck's book East of Eden and shortly thereafter and it was like whoa stoicism is in this book”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Meditations
“Theodore Roosevelt took a copy of epictetus with him on his famous river of doubt journey which you can actually see the copy of meditations it's at the Theodore Roosevelt House in New York City”
Plugged Stillness Is the Key
“I have a whole chapter in stillness is the key about why you have to sleep”
Plugged The Daily Stoic
“this Saturday you can check out the daily stoic audio book on audible and pretty much everywhere books are sold”