The Daily Stoic

366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living

By: Ryan Holiday, Stephen Hanselman

Narrated by: Brian Holsopple

The beloved classic daily devotional of Stoic meditations—the only authorized print edition in the US and complete with a ribbon marker—with more than two million copies sold!

Why have history's greatest minds—from George Washington to Frederick the Great to Ralph Waldo Emerson, along with today's top performers from Super Bowl-winning football coaches to CEOs and celebrities—embraced the wisdom of the ancient Stoics? Because they realize that the most valuable wisdom is timeless and that philosophy is for living a better life, not a classroom exercise.

The Daily Stoic offers 366 days of Stoic insights and exercises, featuring all-new translations from the Emperor Marcus Aurelius, the playwright Seneca, or slave-turned-philosopher Epictetus, as well as lesser-known luminaries like Zeno, Cleanthes, and Musonius Rufus. Every day of the year you'll find one of their pithy, powerful quotations, as well as historical anecdotes, provocative commentary, and a helpful glossary of Greek terms.

By following these teachings over the course of a year (and, indeed, for years to come) you'll find the serenity, self-knowledge, and resilience you need to live well.

Critic reviews

"The Daily Stoic follows up on the success of [The Obstacle Is The Way] by providing a year of quotations and life lessons drawn from the three great Stoic sages.”
—The Wall Street Journal

"Whether you're a lowly cubicle slave or a US Senator, this book will help you find your still center."
—Gregory Hays, translator of The Modern Library's edition of Marcus Aurelius' Meditations

"A generous gift of guidance on modern living culled from a canon of wisdom hatched long ago."
—Maria Popova, editor of Brain Pickings

"A richly rewarding spring of practical wisdom to help you focus on what's in your control, eliminate false and limiting beliefs, and take more effective action. Make The Daily Stoic your guide and you will grow in clarity, effectiveness, and serenity each day!"
—Jack Canfield, co-author of The Success Principles™ and the Chicken Soup for the Soul® series

"The Daily Stoic is a treasure for managing our choices, overcoming self-deception, and learning to act according to the true worth of things while keeping the common good always in view. Caring for the soul in this way makes not only better people, but a stronger society too."
—Joseph A. Maciariello, Professor Emeritus at The Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management; author of The Daily Drucker, The Effective Executive in Action, and A Year with Peter Drucker

"The Daily Stoic offers all who seek a calm, wise life a daily spiritual anchor. This book will keep you strong across dark times and steady and clear no matter what your circumstances happen to be. Keep this treasure close and it will care for you.”
—Sharon Lebell, interpreter of The Art of Living by Epictetus

What a gift!!

Listened as much as I had time each morning . I can’t wait to hear his other books.

An interesting Listen

I thoroughly enjoyed this audiobook.
Instead of a chapter a day I would just let it play, and there were plenty of interesting tidbits here and there.

If you are looking for a story this is not your jive, however, if you're looking for something to stimulate your mind as you work/play this is perfect.

A must ready for everyone

A great way to learn about philosophy. Excellent tool to become a better person. love the way they approach death

Holiday doesn’t miss

Never fails to give me life altering view points on the world. Just get the book

My best book companion

The Daily Stoic is a collection of meditations and thoughts of the ancient philosophers of the school of Stoicism. These 366 short writings had been put together for each day of the year as a sort preparation for the use of the every-day life.

I really enjoyed reading each of these writings: they are brilliant. Ryan Holiday makes philosopher easier to understand and much more accessible. Each chapter of this text comprehends a quote from an eminent philosopher that is followed by a complete and much clearer description of the writer. Also, in nearly each chapter there is a practical use that could be applied in our modern life.

Because of the peculiar style of writing this book will be my companion for my life and so I will be reading it many more times.