Episode · The Daily Stoic · 2026-01-03
Books mentioned on Mel Robbins On The Stoicism Around The Let Them Theory | Daily Stoic Podcast
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Man's Search for Meaning
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E.
Discussed“I've I I have read Victor Frankle's Man Search for Meaning probably a dozen times. I could not apply any of it in a moment where I was stressed or frustrated or hurt. I could not”
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Meditations
Marcus Aurelius's Meditations is a foundational work of Stoic philosophy that records the personal reflections and spiritual exercises of the Roman emperor.
Discussed“So, the first part he he opens uh meditations with a list of acknowledgements from everything he learned from all his friends. But then he says this is a famous passage.”
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Collective Illusions
Collective Illusions by Todd Rose is a nonfiction book that examines societal misconceptions and the gap between public conformity and private belief.
Recommended“He wrote this book called Collective Illusions. He was a professor of education at the Harvard School of Education.”
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Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book Right Thing, Right Now
“I did it on the last one uh on Right Thing Right Now that that debuted at number one. Uh so, once you do it once, it's it's uh it's nice, but uh everything else is gravy from there.”
Own book THE 5 SECOND RULE
“So, I remember when I when I first uh wrote my first book, The 5-C rule, there was not a publisher that would touch it because I was nobody.”