A Handbook for New Stoics: How to Thrive in a World Out of Your Control―52 Week-by-Week Lessons

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A pragmatic philosophy more popular than ever―here are 52 ancient lessons to help you overcome adversity and find tranquility in the modern world

Stress often comes from situations that are beyond our control―such as preparing for a meeting, waiting for test results, or arguing with a loved one. But we can control our response to these everyday tensions―through the wisdom and practice of Stoicism.

Stoicism is an ancient pragmatic philosophy that teaches us to step back, gain perspective, and act with intention. In A Handbook for New Stoics, renowned philosopher Massimo Pigliucci and seasoned practitioner Gregory Lopez provide 52 week-by-week lessons to help us apply timeless Stoic teachings to modern life.

Whether you’re already familiar with Seneca and Marcus Aurelius, or you’re entirely new to Stoicism, this handbook will help you embrace challenges, thrive under pressure, and discover the good life!

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Discover what’s really in your control, and what’s not

This exercise will help you explore the dichotomy of control. Sit down at this time Monday through Saturday of this week and choose something that happened that day to write about. It can be anything from seeing a friend for lunch to a meeting at work. We suggest that you choose an event that wasn’t too emotionally upsetting, which could make the exercise more difficult. List what aspects of the event were completely in your control and which weren’t. It may help to add some quick reasons why the thing was or wasn’t in your complete control.

Let’s look at an example of how this would work. Suppose Alice chooses to do this exercise every day after her daily evening jog. After she runs, she sits down and chooses a meeting with her boss as the event she’ll focus on. Here’s what she writes:

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ The Experiment
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 14, 2019
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1615195335
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1615195336
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.2 x 0.8 x 9.3 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #101,587 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #179 in Ancient Greek & Roman Philosophy #408 in Motivational Management & Leadership #1,124 in Success Self-Help
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