• The Beginner's Guide to Stoicism

  • Tools for Emotional Resilience & Positivity
  • By: Matthew J. Van Natta
  • Narrated by: Steve Rimpici
  • Length: 3 hrs and 7 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (562 ratings)

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The Beginner's Guide to Stoicism

By: Matthew J. Van Natta
Narrated by: Steve Rimpici
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Publisher's summary

Optimize joy, overcome obstacles - discover the calm of stoicism

Being a stoic means embracing positivity and self-control through the ability to accept the uncertainty of outcomes. With this stoicism guide, the beginner stoic will learn how to take charge of their emotions on the path to sustained happiness and satisfaction.

This easy-to-navigate stoicism guide gives you the emotional tools needed to let go of the things you can’t control and find joy in what you have. Through thought-provoking strategies and exercises, this book helps you find contentment so you can build closer relationships and become an active member of society.

The Beginner’s Guide to Stoicism includes:

  • Evolution of stoicism - Discover the history of stoicism and how its principles can help you find peace.
  • Complete the mindset - Find acceptance using an essential emotional toolkit based on the disciplines of Desire, Action, and Assent.
  • Time to reflect - Apply what you’ve learned to your own life with ethical questions, quotes, and exercises.
  • Change your perception, focus on positivity - become the best version of yourself with The Beginner’s Guide to Stoicism.

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Inspirational and very practical

This is probably the best book you can read if you want to start on stoicism, it really gives you the right tools to live an stoic life, the rest is up to you.

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Beneficial beginners guide to stoicism.

Pretty good book. Would recommend. Covers the basics well. I like that he gives recommendations on further reading.

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Great leaning experience!

Exceptional! For my first foray into this subject matter it was presented in a clear and concise manner.

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A good outline on mindfulness

As I am in my early stages of learning stoicism, this was a great listen. I appreciate Van Natta's thoroughness to providing a full picture of stoic ideals in an engaging and understandable format. I also find that Rimpici's dictation for the audio provided easy listening as he imparts Van Natta's works with an easy energy.

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it’s great for people starting out in stocism ,like me 😊

the book helps exlain terms and people used in the stoic writings. if you are getting into stocism it’s great.

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A great place to start

Clear, easy to understand, and a great place to start if beginning to learn about stoicism.

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Quality

Valuable and insightful. Helps you address the hard topics in life. Teaches you resilience and compassion, courage and fear. Highly recommend!

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Great

Very actionable, practical, and well articulated. He went through the topics in an easy to follow and practical way.

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Solid introduction to stoicism

Well read, clear and concise and also solid practical advice for immediate application. The listed next steps at the end of the book have me what I need to keep learning more.

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Very easily digestible and pleasant experience.

loved it, finished within less than a week
Easy to follow the language compared to some other titles. pleasant narration. lots of stoic insight and wisdom to learn and cultivate. if you're just starting your Stoic journey, this is one of the best books.

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