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A review by papidoc
The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living by Stephen Hanselman, Ryan Holiday
5.0
(2017-18) Nice way to create a daily habit of pondering on the wisdom of ancient philosophers. I typically read the day's entry either immediately before leaving for work, so I could think about it on the way there, or just before bed, so I could think about it as I dropped off to sleep. Those daily reads alternated with the scriptures, whether in the morning or in the evening. Lots of interesting parallels.
(2021) Re-read this daily Stoic "devotional" this past year, and again found much to ponder upon and bring into my life. Perhaps more importantly, I began to realize that the person who probably got the most value out of this book was the author, as he thought and considered and explored and acted upon those thoughts. I think many of us, myself included, would get more value out of writing a book of daily thoughts from great minds than from reading one written by someone else. That is going to be one of my goals for 2022 - instead of reading a daily devotional book, to write my own. Whether anyone else ever reads it is irrelevant - it will be a most useful exercise for me.
(2021) Re-read this daily Stoic "devotional" this past year, and again found much to ponder upon and bring into my life. Perhaps more importantly, I began to realize that the person who probably got the most value out of this book was the author, as he thought and considered and explored and acted upon those thoughts. I think many of us, myself included, would get more value out of writing a book of daily thoughts from great minds than from reading one written by someone else. That is going to be one of my goals for 2022 - instead of reading a daily devotional book, to write my own. Whether anyone else ever reads it is irrelevant - it will be a most useful exercise for me.