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    Practical Stoicism
    Practical Stoicism
    Practical Stoicism
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    Practical Stoicism

    By Nicholas Mayor

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    How would you feel, if after all hard work and striving for many precious years, you realize that you wasted your entire life?

    To avoid such repentence, the ancient yet effective philosophy of stoicism is the way to live the modern life.

    You wouldn't be the first person to explore this unique way of living, our history's greatest minds—from George Washington to Frederick the Great to Ralph Waldo Emerson, along with today's top performers including sport coaches to CEOs and celebrities—have already embraced the wisdom of the ancient Stoics.

    Stoicism is one of the most popular and successful schools of thought in ancient Rome, and shows how this ancient philosophy and its insight is still significant for living our modern day lives.

    THE PRACTICAL STOICISM is your step-by-step essential guide to teach you this ancient yet effective philosophy to help you selectively design your life full of wisdom and joy, while persevering in the face of toughest situations and adversities. This book will teach you the great wisdom of Stoic philosophers such as such as Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius.

    This book is not merely simply explanation of the ancient philosophy, but the key emphasis of the book is to give you research supported, science backed practical and actionable tips to lead a stoic life. THE PRACTICAL STOICISM is full of examples and life-scenarios to help you understand this philosophy better, so you can face the challenges of the world in the most practical way.

    Here is what you will find in this book:

    • An explanation of stoicism with its brief history, with key figures in Stoicism.
    • Why you should become a stoic in the modern world?
    • Learn how stoicism helps you to control emotions, improve relations and handle social anxiety and pressures.
    • Discover how being stoic can help you improve decision making, beat procrastination, prioritize your work and get more done in less time.
    • Get to the know the step-by-step approach with ten unique and practical steps to imbibe stoicism principles.
    • Learn how "Counterclockwise" study shows that the way you think impacts your physical health and mind.
    • Discover how "Control Grid" can help you analyze and handle your situations better.
    • Learn Remes' study that shows that stress dissipates even in toughest situations, when you choose to focus on something you can control.
    • How University of Texas Study proves that writing philosophical journal enables people to emotionally recover from any kind of hurt.
    • Why choosing some sort of discomfort voluntarily is the core of stoicism and how modern science research supports that for living life of gratitude.
    • Learn how to deal with destructive emotions and live joyfully.
    • Learn useful mindfulness and meditation techniques to fast-track your journey to stoic life.
    • Explore the best ways to improve your understanding of stoicism philosophy.

    THE PRACTICAL STOICISM, as the name indicates, is for the modern man to apply this ancient but effective philosophy to cope with the practical life challenges effectively and gracefully.

    Don't wait any more. Now is your time to make a difference, and design your life the way you want.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNicholas Mayor
    Release dateSep 24, 2018
    ISBN9781386124030
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    • 1/5
      Too basic. More of a self help book than "practical stoicism"
    • 5/5
      Helpful read! Just like the author said, this is a practical book. It doesn't cover the mystical side of stoicism but the day-to-day stoicism, which we can all apply.
      Stoicism might not be for everybody but the more you read about it, the more sense it makes! It's a great lifestyle that keeps you with both feet on the ground.
      I recommend this book! I really enjoyed it!

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    Practical Stoicism - Nicholas Mayor

    Introduction

    If your emotions control you, then everything else in the world can. Your ability to control your emotions and how they impact your decision-making determines how in control you are of your life.

    You have to understand that you live in a chaotic world. There are so many things out there that are simply beyond your control. There are forces of nature that you really cannot predict, much less dispel. In fact, misfortunes happen every single day.

    Given this reality, it should not be a surprise that, for almost all of us, we won't get everything that we want. That's just not going to happen. It may seem like we get what we're looking for from time to time, but in the big scheme of things, we can't control everything. We are bound for disappointment if we disregard this reality.

    Unfortunately, if you have a tough time controlling your emotions, you will be disappointed again and again and again. If you let yourself be overcome by anger and frustration over the stuff that you really cannot control, your life will soon spiral out of control.

    In fact, if you are feeling frustrated or you lack contentment at some level or another, it may be because of this. It may be because of the fact that you're trying to assert control over the things that you ultimately cannot control.

    Bad stuff happens all the time. There are bad people out there. There are situations that we simply cannot control. The sooner we accept all of this, the better off we will all be.

    Stoicism is simply a tool. That's all it is. It is a mental tool that will enable you to keep your emotions on track. This leads to greater self control, and this leads to the ability to overcome even the worst disappointments and disasters that life can bring our way.

    It really all boils down to taking ownership of your internal, mental, psychological and emotional reality. If these things are lined up properly, regardless of what happens outside of you, you will still land on your feet. They will not impact you to the extent that you lose control and you live a life of misery and pain.

    Chapter 1: What is Stoicism?

    Stoicism is an ancient Greek school of philosophy. It originated in the city-state of Athens.

    Founded by Zeno from the city-state of Citium, stoicism can be traced back to the early 3rd century BC. This is in the middle of the Hellenistic period of Western European history.

    This school has quite a long list of illustrious Greek and Roman adherents. Some of the most famous stoics in history are the philosopher Epictitus, Seneca the great orator, and the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius.

    Stoicism was the de facto philosophy of much of the upper classes of classical antiquity up until the middle of the Roman period.

    What do Stoics Believe?

    Stoics believe that virtue is the only thing that is good for human beings. You have to act with virtue.

    Now, virtue cannot be applied to the natural world. It cannot be applied to animals, it cannot be applied to natural forces, and it definitely cannot be applied to greater historical and sociological forces. Instead, stoicism is very local in the sense that it locates virtue in every single human being.

    Everybody can choose to be virtuous or not. They always have that choice, and it is very local. It is very personal. Understanding this then enables people to take control over their lives.

    External realities, like how much money you have, how pleasurable your life is, how much comfort you enjoy, are not really good or bad. They're neutral. Instead, our virtue, or lack thereof, turn these things into positive or negative things.

    In other words, the greater reality that confronts us day to day is essentially neutral. What gives this neutral reality meaning is our exercise of virtue.

    Either reality can be this oppressive day to day humiliation that drags us down, holds us back and makes us feel miserable, or it can be a daily celebration of our potential. It can be a daily reminder of the fact that we can create our reality and we can pursue our better angels to live life to our highest potential. It all boils down to choice, and this is contained in the concept of virtue.

    Stoicism is built on the foundational assumption that the world, in and of itself, is unpredictable. The only thing that we can control is how we react to this unpredictability. That's the only thing that we can control. Our reactions or our responses to events that happen to us depends on our virtue.

    Stoicism teaches people to practice the ability to respond to greater outside stimuli in a virtuous way. It teaches us to focus on the things that we can control and let go of the things that are beyond our control. That is the best we can do.

    And the more we master the art of local control over ourselves, our emotions, our responses, the greater our competence becomes. This increased competence enables us to widen our circle of control and influence. It all begins with an awareness of this control over our responses to what the world brings on a moment by moment basis.

    Not surprisingly, stoicism is all about living and enjoying the present moment. Instead of beating yourself up over things that happened in the past, you focus on what's in front of you. You focus on what's going through your head right here, right now.

    Stoicism understands that the past cannot be brought back. Those facts happened.

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