Some of what is inside
- Day 84 · Simon SinekLeadership Starts with Presence
- Day 152 · Fred TaylorDon't React, Recenter
- Day 153 · Joaquin PhoenixPower Is Self-Control
- Day 191 · LogicYour Struggle Is Your Resume
- Day 276 · Emily DickinsonDetach from the Outcome
- Week 13Clean the Inner Room
Sound familiar?
You reacted in ten seconds. Then thought about it for a week.
This isn't a temper problem. It's a gap problem. The gap between what happens and what you do next. It can be made wider, and that's the whole of what the Stoics worked on. This book covers it one page at a time.
You snap back first and think later
Someone says the wrong thing and the reply is already out. You didn't choose it. It just happened again.
The same conversation, every night
One comment from Tuesday, replayed at two in the morning. It gets sharper every time and nobody ever hears it.
Small things that ruin a whole evening
An email at half past five. A tone in someone's text. A driver who didn't indicate before turning. None of it was worth the evening it cost.
You know who you want to be
Calmer. Slower to take offence. Harder to rattle. Most people can describe that person exactly. Almost nobody knows how to become them.
The question we get first
There are many books on Stoic Philosophy. What makes this stand out?
Here is the difference, side by side.
| Other books on Stoic Philosophy | Stoicism: The Essential Journal for Self Development | |
|---|---|---|
| What a page is | Other books on Stoic PhilosophyAn ancient quote, then a short reflection on it | Stoicism: The Essential Journal for Self DevelopmentA quote, a modern example, why it matters, something to reflect on |
| What it is for | Other books on Stoic PhilosophyUnderstanding the philosophy | Stoicism: The Essential Journal for Self DevelopmentMotivation, resilience and practical self-mastery |
| Tone | Other books on Stoic PhilosophyCalm, reflective, unhurried | Stoicism: The Essential Journal for Self DevelopmentInspiring, direct, evocative |
| Examples | Other books on Stoic PhilosophyAncient stoic sources from poems/letters | Stoicism: The Essential Journal for Self DevelopmentReal people, modern achievers: Performers, Athletes, CEOs, leaders |
| Who reads it | Other books on Stoic PhilosophyPeople who enjoy philosophy | Stoicism: The Essential Journal for Self DevelopmentPeople ready to change their life perspective, to cultivate daily discipline |
| Results | Other books on Stoic PhilosophyGreater understanding of Stoic Philosophy | Stoicism: The Essential Journal for Self DevelopmentPractical ways to practice Stoicism to build a healthier mindset |
That is 16 cents a day. $59.95 divided by 365 lessons. Less than a coffee, once, for a year of them. The guides are yours to keep either way.
Is this book for you?
If any of these sound like you, yes.
Not every book is for every reader. Here's who this one is genuinely for.
Quick to react, and sick of it
You are not an angry person. You just react faster than you want to, and you notice it every time afterwards.
Carrying more than you let on
Work, family, parents getting older. Nothing is wrong exactly. You are just running closer to the edge than you would like.
Started a book like this before
Bought it in January, stopped by February, felt worse for it. Nothing here counts your streak or tells you that you fell behind.
Nod at even one? You're exactly who we curated this for.
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Even if it isn't this one. Here's the honest version of both sides.
Buy it if
- You want properly paced knowledge, enough to reflect each day.
- Meditation isn't working for you and you need a mindset shift.
- You want one thing to do today. Not be bombarded with three questions or a huge chapter you end up forgetting before lunch.
- You like short pieces you can read one at a time on a commute.
Skip it if
- You want somewhere to write. There are no blank lines anywhere in this book. None. However, our digital companions are made to fill that gap.
- You have read the original Roman Stoics properly already. You will find this thin. Buy the original Seneca instead.
- You want something fixed in a fortnight. This is a year of progressive growth.
If the left-hand side is you, the rest of this page shows exactly what you get.
What is inside
How a day is built.
Every entry is one page, numbered by day, and every one is built the same way. 400+ pages in total.
The shape of every entry
A quote, then three sections
- The quote or concept, with the source named
- In the Arena: A real example of somebody who had to live it
- Why It Matters: what it means for an ordinary week
- Put It To Work: the thing to do today
Four pages, verified from the copy
Who you meet inside
- 84Leadership Starts with PresenceSimon Sinek
- 152Don't React, RecenterFred Taylor
- 153Power Is Self-ControlJoaquin Phoenix
- Week 13Clean the Inner Rooma week opener, with an illustration
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Yes. Nothing happens if you miss a day. No page follows on from the last one, so you pick up wherever you like.
Yes, and that’s the real test. If a friend told us they were patient all day and short with the people at home, this is what we would hand them.
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It is a book, so that depends entirely on what gets done with it. What it gives you is one idea a morning and one thing to try that day, plus the practices the Stoics used to make it stick. The Roman ones treated this as work that took years, and we would be wary of anyone promising you a fortnight.
No. Everything is in plain English and explained where it sits.
Mostly people you will know, and most of them still alive. Simon Sinek on leading without noise. Joaquin Phoenix on turning down roles that did not fit his values. Terry Crews on what he stopped hiding. Logic, who kept writing in a basement when every statistic said he would not make it. A few come from further back, like Emily Dickinson, who wrote 1,800 poems and published almost none of them. They are written about in the book, not involved with it, and none of them endorse it.
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