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The 6 Best Books on Stoicism

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Every list of books on stoicism recommends the same three titles and stops. This one starts from the whole shelf: 500 books distilled into lessons, examples and action steps. These 6 are the ones worth your week, and every one is free to read here, right now, in your language.

  • 1 Meditations book cover Meditations by Marcus Aurelius · 180 · 8 min read You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength. READ THE FREE BREAKDOWN →
  • 2 Letters from a Stoic book cover Letters from a Stoic by Seneca · 65 · 9 min read Seneca's letters to his friend Lucilius are a masterclass in the art of living - how to use time, handle wealth, control anger and face death with dignity. READ THE FREE BREAKDOWN →
  • 3 The Daily Stoic book cover The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday & Stephen Hanselman · 2016 · 8 min read One page of ancient wisdom per day: control what you can, accept what you can't, and turn every obstacle into curriculum. READ THE FREE BREAKDOWN →
  • 4 The Obstacle Is the Way book cover The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday · 2014 · 8 min read The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way - through perception, action, and will. READ THE FREE BREAKDOWN →
  • 5 The Practicing Stoic book cover The Practicing Stoic by Ward Farnsworth · 2018 · 7 min read Farnsworth organises the Stoics by life problem: see clearly, want rightly, act well, endure nobly. READ THE FREE BREAKDOWN →
  • 6 The Courage to Be Disliked book cover The Courage to Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga · 2013 · 8 min read Your trauma doesn't determine you, your problems are all interpersonal, and freedom costs exactly one thing: being disliked. READ THE FREE BREAKDOWN →
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