Episode · The Daily Stoic · 2020-04-25
Books mentioned on Stoicism and COVID-19 | Tim Ferriss and Ryan Holiday | Stoic Philosophy
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Meditations
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius is a collection of personal journals written by the Roman emperor, offering timeless Stoic philosophy and practical guidance on virtue, leadership, and emotional resilience.
Discussed“and he actually writes in meditations in this time he says look don't be overwhelmed by the crush of the problem as a whole he says look at it for what it is”
Where to get it
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The Black Swan
The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a thought-provoking exploration of high-impact, hard-to-predict rare events and our persistent tendency to find simplistic explanations for them after the fact.
Recommended“you've got the Black Swan you have is it the 48 laws I can't read yeah 40 it was the already at laws of power and then mastery”
Where to get it
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The 48 Laws of Power
The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene and Joost Elffers is a provocative guide that distills historical strategies of manipulation, survival, and influence into distinct maxims.
Recommended“the 48 laws I can't read yeah 40 it was the already at laws of power and then mastery”
Where to get it
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Mastery
Mastery by Robert Greene is a psychological and biographical exploration of how historical figures and modern experts achieve greatness through dedication, mentorship, and deep immersion in their chosen fields.
Recommended“so the Black Swan by and then and then I have meditations right here and know it and then meditation is yeah”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“the obstacle is the way so this this is from from what I read about it this this statues from 1840”
“and then meditation is yeah”