281 - Unlocking Ancient Wisdom: A Dive into 'The Daily Stoic
The Truth About Mental Health by Paula Sweet at Absolute Mind
Paula Sweet
4.3 • 586 Ratings
🗓️ 18 October 2023
⏱️ 8 minutes
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Summary
🎙 Episode Overview
Welcome to another Wisdom Wednesday! In today's episode, we dive deep into Ryan Holiday's book, "The Daily Stoic." This treasure offers 366 days of Stoic philosophy, each day presenting an original quote from ancient Stoic philosophers like Seneca, Epictetus, or Marcus Aurelius, remastered for the modern soul.
📘 What You'll Learn
- The unique structure and simplicity of "The Daily Stoic"
- The monthly themes that guide you through the year
- How these teachings can create a durable mental framework
- How Stoic wisdom aligns with the daily offerings on the Your Absolute Mind app
📅 Monthly Themes in 'The Daily Stoic'
- January: The Discipline of Perception
- February: The Discipline of Action
- March: The Discipline of Will
- April: Self-Awareness
- May: Relationships
- June: Problem-Solving
- July: Duty
- August: Pragmatism
- September: Fortitude and Resilience
- October: Virtue and Kindness
- November: Acceptance
- December: Meditation on Mortality
🎧 For Our App Subscribers
If you're a Your Absolute Mind app subscriber, you'll know we also provide a daily quote and live meditation. So whether you're looking to deepen your understanding through the book or need guided support, we've got you covered.
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Bye for now!
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| 0:00.0 | Hello everyone and welcome back to another episode of Your Absolute Mind podcast. |
| 0:04.2 | I'm your host Paula Swede and in today's podcast on Wisdom Wednesday, |
| 0:08.2 | it's all about the book from Ryan Holiday called The Daily Stoic, |
| 0:11.8 | 366 meditations on wisdom, perseverance and an art of living. |
| 0:17.0 | Now essentially this book is a 366 day journey through Stoic philosophy, presenting an excerpt from the ancient Stoic philosophers for each day of the year. |
| 0:26.5 | It's like a daily vitamin for your soul, aiming to help you build resilience, wisdom and inner strength. |
| 0:32.4 | Now, what I love most about this book is the fact that each day we're given an original quote from either Seneca, Epictetus or Marcus Aurelius. |
| 0:41.3 | And that quote is then remastered so that it makes sense to today's reader. |
| 0:46.3 | Now, I don't know about you or whether you've even considered it before, but for me, a quote that's inspiring, thought-provoking or uplifting is really powerful. |
| 0:58.8 | It's interesting when you speak to people anecdotes about inspirational type quotes and they can seem a bit wishy-washy or meaningless. |
| 1:07.4 | But if you think about it, so many dramatic changes we have in our lives that we can refer back to, |
| 1:13.7 | and perhaps even with stories, have often, have a quote from a person. |
| 1:18.7 | Now, whether that's from a loved one, from a parent, even from a teacher figure, or even someone at work that just stuck with you, and it really begins to shape your life. |
| 1:30.1 | This book has nearly 30,000 ratings on Amazon. So many others also love its structure and the |
| 1:36.5 | simplicity of it. Not only are you given a new quote every day, but each month has a different |
| 1:42.7 | theme. So let me run through those themes just to |
| 1:45.5 | give you an idea of what's on offer if you decide to go and grab this book from Amazon or your |
| 1:50.4 | local bookshop. So January is the discipline of perception. Now this section focuses on how we |
| 1:57.8 | view the world. Think of it like wearing different lenses. Some make things |
| 2:02.5 | look rosy and others gloomy. Stoicism teaches us to see things as they are. February is the |
| 2:10.3 | discipline of action. So Feb is all about being proactive rather than reactive. Imagine you're |
| 2:16.5 | the captain of a ship. Would you let the waves |
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