Episode · The Daily Stoic · 2026-09-13
Books mentioned on Running 50 Kilometers Through Rome To Understand Stoicism
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Ryan Holiday discussed Meditations by Aurelius Marcus.
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.
Discussed“Marcus Aurelius supposedly would read his philosophy or write in Meditations in his in his box. He was obligated to be there for work, but he didn't like it.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged The Obstacle Is the Way
“That was like how we paid for it and that's what helped me take the risk, the jump to do The Obstacle Is the Way. And my publisher was not super excited about a book about an obscure school of ancient philosophy”