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Michael McGill on Applying Stoicism (Episode 62)

Stoa Conversations: Stoicism Applied

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The Stoic Ship: An Introduction to Stoicism

There was a day I had no idea about stoicism what stoicism was, then I read the book The Obstacles the Way by Ryan Holiday. He launched my stoic ship, but it is very focused on Marcus Aurelius and a couple of quotes. If you want to learn more about just Marcus himself, I am book one of meditations he's telling you about all the key figures in his lifeHis father, his mother, his teachers,. It's all such a weird way to start a book. A guide to the good life by William Irvine is kind of like all right cool it's going to tell you what is stoicism poor the preeminent stoics for example

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