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A review by snuf
The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living by Ryan Holiday, Stephen Hanselman
4.0
I've kept this book on my desk at work for about a year now. Reading the short daily entry has become permanently integrated into my coffee ritual. This thing is packed full of quotes from all the great stoics.
I think stoicism is an excellent little branch of philosophy full of practical advice and solid ideas. You could do a lot worse when it comes to philosophies to practice. I don't think anyone will ever be misled in learning and practicing stoicism. And I think that is how stoicism should be used - a tool for reasoning and living practically. It lacks sufficient depth to provide a complete philosophy for life. It's more of a supplement to be used in conjunction with some larger worldview or dogma.
I despise this new "hustle" culture that has appropriated stoicism like it invented it. The "hustle and grind" philosophy (being generous with the term) that lurks in the cesspool of YouTube self-help is a toxic wasteland of selfishness and narcissism. Those videos are either spouting a disgusting amount of self-centeredness, capitalist propaganda to get you working harder, or they are idolizing consumerism and trying to convince you that owning more superfluous shit will finally solve the existential problem of meaning you have. It won't. Neither will stoicism. Stoicism will certainly help you along, however.
I think stoicism is an excellent little branch of philosophy full of practical advice and solid ideas. You could do a lot worse when it comes to philosophies to practice. I don't think anyone will ever be misled in learning and practicing stoicism. And I think that is how stoicism should be used - a tool for reasoning and living practically. It lacks sufficient depth to provide a complete philosophy for life. It's more of a supplement to be used in conjunction with some larger worldview or dogma.
I despise this new "hustle" culture that has appropriated stoicism like it invented it. The "hustle and grind" philosophy (being generous with the term) that lurks in the cesspool of YouTube self-help is a toxic wasteland of selfishness and narcissism. Those videos are either spouting a disgusting amount of self-centeredness, capitalist propaganda to get you working harder, or they are idolizing consumerism and trying to convince you that owning more superfluous shit will finally solve the existential problem of meaning you have. It won't. Neither will stoicism. Stoicism will certainly help you along, however.