The Daily Stoic
366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
Ratings57
Average rating4.4
This is a lovely little book. I recommend doing it daily, as it is meant to be thought provoking and think about the daily passages. Holiday does a great job making Stoicism approachable to the average person here. If you can stomach this and get anything of value out of it, I recommend his other works on Stoicism.
Can't say I finished it, as not a full year has passed since publication, but I doubt that my review will change.
Fantastic book that's become part of my morning routine giving me daily food for thought and often a journalling inspiration.
Highly recommended for anyone who finds Stoicism fascinating
Fantastic book! It took me 2 months more to finish than the prescribed regime of 1 page a day, but it was all worth it. I love how Ryan Holiday for every entry reinterprets the Stoics by explaining them through contemporary examples and anecdotes. I'll start rereading the book again now to absorb these lifelong lessons even more!
This book was a game-changer for me.
Ryan's short and modern explanations make Aurelius, Seneca and Epictetus passages really easy to understand. It's a perfect introduction to Stoicism as jumping straight to Meditations could be overwhelming and possibly discouraging.
Type of book you can (and should) re-read many times.
For all those who want a little bit of concentrated stoicism every day.
Some comments are not good. But if you extract the Idea, it could generate good conversations
Contains spoilers
Very solid book, and full of easy one-page reads per day to give you bits of wisdom. Lots of the topics and quotes from the different stoic philosophers, mimic quite a bit from The book of Proverbs in the Bible. However, the modern day “translation” and examples that Ryan provides from the stoic philosophers helps apply it to our everyday lives. 3.5/5
