Stoicism: An Ex-Spy’s Guide to the Stoic Way of Life

Practical Ways to Harness Your Emotions & Thrive with This Philosophy

By: James Daugherty

Narrated by: Spencer Jacobsen

Length: 1 hr and 44 mins

Publisher's summary

Imagine how different your life would be if you knew practical ways to harness your emotions and thrive with the timeless philosophy of Stoicism.

Stoicism's ancient teachings are the very best playbook for adversity. Unlike many religious and new-age thinking methods, Stoic principles provide a clear road map on exactly “how” to think, not simply “what” to think, thus giving its practitioners methods to better deal with the misfortunes and hardships which come their way.

James Daugherty is an intelligence expert and former CIA spy who specializes in all forms of human behavior. But there’s one trait which is critical to a productive life, obtaining and retaining a pragmatic and stable mindset. A spy would be worthless without it.

Daugherty is a huge proponent of the Stoic philosophies, as a result of being exposed to highly stressful and testing situations over the years. A Stoic mindset is not a luxury for a field agent, but a necessity.

In this insightful second edition to the Stoicism series, Daugherty gives readers a firsthand look into:

• Emotional intelligence & self-awareness models - setting the groundwork
• Biochemistry of the brain - using neuroplasticity to rewire your thoughts
• How to avoid negative visualization spirals at all costs!
• Methods to deal with anger & grief - in the right way
• The clever conflict resolution trick to cure internal dissonance
• Breaking the cycle of problematic thinking with “Thought Pattern Interrupts”
• Stoic mindfulness practices to quiet the mind
• What the Old Zen Master can teach you about attaining ultimate balance

...and much more.

©2018 James Daugherty (P)2018 James Daugherty

Packed with lots of helpful ideas

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Impressive!

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Covered the practical aspects of Soicism

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Very detailed audiobook

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Great listen

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Wonderful

This audiobook interprets stoicism from the Classical Greek and Roman sources in a way that's accessible to practice for modern listeners- in much the same way that it explains that the Romans interpreted Stoicism and developed it in light of their own needs when they picked it up from the Greeks.

Useful listen

Excellent, informative, and useful listen into "how to live a good life". I've long been interested in Stoic philosophy, and this audiobook goes in depth into the ideas, how and why they're useful, and how to apply them. The practices are great - this is one of those audiobooks worth re-listen every couple years to remind ourselves how to think and live a good life.