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The Daily Stoic

Who Possesses You? | 12 Must-Read Stoic Books To Get You Started

The Daily Stoic

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Society & Culture, 694393, Stoicism, Ryan Holiday, Business, Self-improvement, Philosophy, Stoic, Stoic Philosophy, Education, Daily Stoic

4.55.3K Ratings

🗓️ 16 July 2024

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

We must retain possession of ourselves. We must get a hold of ourselves. No matter what they do to us. No matter how unfair or frustrating life (and bullies) can be.


Books Mentioned:

Letters from a Stoic - Seneca - https://www.thepaintedporch.com

Meditations - Marcus Aurelius - https://www.thepaintedporch.com

Courage Under Fire - James Stockdale - https://www.thepaintedporch.com

Mans Search For Meaning - Viktor Frankl - https://www.thepaintedporch.com

Hardship and Happiness - Seneca - https://www.thepaintedporch.com

Lives of the Stoics - Ryan Holiday - https://www.thepaintedporch.com

The Enchiridion - Epictetus - https://www.thepaintedporch.com

That One Should Disdain Hardships - Musonius Rufus - https://www.thepaintedporch.com

How To Think Like A Roman Emperor - Donald Robertson - https://www.thepaintedporch.com

On The Shortness Of Life - Seneca - https://www.thepaintedporch.com

The Inner Citadel - Pierre Hadot - https://www.thepaintedporch.com

The Daily Stoic - Ryan Holiday - https://www.thepaintedporch.com


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them in our actual lives. Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy.

1:37.0

Who possesses you?

1:41.0

People do awful frustrating, triggering things.

1:44.9

They do it now, they've done it for a long time.

1:47.4

They find ways to insult us, demean us, humiliate us, to great us.

1:51.5

Marcus Relius would say they do this because they don't know good from evil.

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