Episode · The Daily Stoic · 2021-12-27
Books mentioned on Michael Gervais on the Path to Excellence and Finding Purpose
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Meditations
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius is a profound collection of personal reflections and Stoic philosophy written by the Roman emperor during his reign.
Discussed“One of my favorite passages in Meditations, Marcus and what I love about Meditations is you have the most powerful man in the world writing to himself.”
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Man's Search for Meaning
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E.
Discussed“I mean this—man, Man's Search for Meaning. Yeah, it's the ultimate book of psychology because it's a psychologist where the case study is himself.”
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Yes to Life
Yes to Life by Viktor E.
Recommended“They found a bunch of lectures that he gave that were lost totally to time. And Daniel Goleman wrote the intro … but it just came out this year. It's called Yes to Life. It's like so good.”
