📚 3 Books mentioned in "Whitney Cummings on Stoicism, Creating Great Art, and Overcoming Addiction" of The Daily Stoic
Podcast: The Daily Stoic
Episode: Whitney Cummings on Stoicism, Creating Great Art, and Overcoming Addiction
Published on November 25, 2023
Here’s a list of all the books mentioned in this episode. Click on the links to watch specific excerpts on YouTube and feel free to purchase the books if they caught your interest!
Meditations
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There's a passage in Meditations where Marcus loses multiple children, an experience that was gratuitous even for that time when most people did as well.
The host discusses a passage from the book Meditations, authored by Marcus Aurelius, focusing on the profound and personal experiences related to loss, which serve to illustrate key Stoic principles.
The Obstacle Is the Way
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There's a story I tell in 'The Obstacle is the Way' about Phil Jackson.
In this segment, the host recalls a story from his book 'The Obstacle Is the Way,' specifically relating it to the well-known coach Phil Jackson.
The Worm at the Core
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And I don't know if this is pertinent or not, but 'The Worm at the Core' by Ernest Becker about Terror Management Theory helped me a little bit with in this area because it's sort of about how humans—like we're—I mean, we're the only mammal, that animal, that knows it's going to die.
The guest discusses the book 'The Worm at the Core' by Ernest Becker in relation to Terror Management Theory, highlighting its insights into how humans cope with the awareness of their mortality.