📚 4 Books mentioned in "Karen Duffy on Using Stoicism to Find Happiness (Even with Chronic Illness)" of The Daily Stoic

At the beginning of 'Meditations,' where Marcus thanks all his teachers and specifically Rusticus for lending him his copy of Epictetus from his library, you realize that 20 centuries ago, someone gave this man a book, and a light went on for him—the switch flipped, just as it did for you and for me.

Karen Duffy discusses how Marcus Aurelius expresses gratitude to his teacher Rusticus for lending him a copy of Epictetus, highlighting the impact that receiving a book can have.

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Sure, no, I mean that’s what’s so incredible about what Marcus manages to do in Meditations.

In this segment, host Ryan Holiday commends the insights and wisdom that Marcus Aurelius conveys in his book 'Meditations', highlighting its profound impact.

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Or Epictetus—it feels like he’s calling you out instead of whoever it was in the lecture hall that he’s speaking to in Discourses.

In the podcast, Ryan Holiday highlights how 'Discourses' by Epictetus seems to personally address the listener, making it feel as though the teachings are calling them out.

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You have a letter where your son writes to you, and he mentions, 'Remember little Pammy in The Great Gatsby? Neither did her mother, Daisy Buchanan.'

In this segment, Ryan Holiday shares a touching letter from Karen Duffy's son, who references 'The Great Gatsby,' noting that the character Pammy is often forgotten, just like her mother, Daisy Buchanan.

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