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A Stoic Life: Real-world Applications of Stoic Principles with Donald Robertson

The Stoic Handbook by Jon Brooks

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Why I Want to Think Like Marcus Aurelius

The most famous stoic is Marcus Aurelius, because he was a Roman emperor. He's the best known stoic among people that are interested in the subject today. I wanted to tell in parallel or intertwined the external story of his reign and his actions as Roman emperor,. The internal story of his journey and personal development as a stoic philosopher. It makes for a kind of engaging story, it's easy to purchase stoicism in this way.

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