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    Stoicism : Introduction to the Stoic Way of Life
    Stoicism : Introduction to the Stoic Way of Life
    Stoicism : Introduction to the Stoic Way of Life
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    Stoicism : Introduction to the Stoic Way of Life

    By Ryan James

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    Stoicism may be an ancient philosophy, but it is one that has even more relevance to our daily lives now that we are in the modern world. Too often we find that we aren’t able to control our lives, control the events that go on, or even control the people and how they act. But with Stoicism, we learn that we can control some things, such as our emotions and our reactions, and this can help to lead us to happiness.

    In this guidebook we are going to learn the basics of using Stoicism in your daily life and how this ancient philosophy is going to work to make you feel happier. Some of the things that we will talk about include:

    • What is Stoicism
    • Recognizing the things that are under your control
    • How to conform to your own reality
    • Understanding how your emotions work
    • The importance of freedom of will.
    • Learning how to be calm when there is adversity around
    • Learning how to make the best of all situations
    • How to use stoicism in order to make your life better
    • How to use the process of neuroplasticity to change around your mind and how you react to things.
    • How to use affirmations to help with stoicism
    • Simple ideas to implement some of the stoic philosophy into your daily life.

    When you are ready to find the true happiness that belongs to you and bring some of the Stoic ideas into your life, make sure to read through this guidebook and learn just how great it can be to live the Stoic way of life. 

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRyan James
    Release dateApr 15, 2018
    ISBN9781386893318
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    Ryan James

    Ryan James is an author who's passionate about Human Psychology.He believes that by understanding our brain and our emotions, why we do what we do, we are better equipped to deal with the various challenges we encounter in life.In his books, Ryan provides practical steps to improve all aspects of your life including, health, fitness, work, productivity, confidence, relationships and more. He focuses on providing actionable steps rather than hyped up strategies that rarely work in the real-world. you'll find that his books are easy to follow and easy to implement.When he's not helping his clients become the best version of themselves, you will either find him at the rock climbing gym or at home with his family making his favorite guacamole recipe.

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    • 5/5
      We all need stoicism as a guidance in our daily life, great book.
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      It is a useful guide to navigate through life in this present age and time.
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      A fine introduction to Stoicism. It has some grammatical errors and typos.

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    Stoicism - Ryan James

    Introduction

    Congratulations on purchasing your personal copy of Stoicism: Introduction to the Stoic Way of Life. Thank you for doing so.

    The following chapters will discuss some of the many ways that you are able to add some of the basics of Stoicism into your daily life. The Stoic philosophy may have been one that was brought to us many years ago, but it is a very relevant philosophy that we could start to use in our daily lives. It helps us to learn how to not be so worried about the things that we can’t control, such as the events and the people around us, and to just work on bettering ourselves and how we react to the situations that happen to us.

    This guidebook is going to spend some time looking at the different ways that you are able to handle the modern world with the help of Stoicism. We will look at how you can make things better by changing your expectations, learning what you are able to control, and so much more. When you are ready to learn more about Stoicism and how it can work for your personal life to provide more happiness overall, make sure to read through this guidebook and see how easy and relevant Stoicism can be even in the modern world.

    There are plenty of books on this subject on the market, thanks again for choosing this one! Every effort was made to ensure it is full of as much useful information as possible. Please enjoy!

    Chapter 1: What is Stoicism?

    Before we get into how your life should be when you want to follow stoicism it is important to understand what this school of thought is all about. When you get a chance to explore this, it is much easier to see how stoicism is able to work for your needs and you can maybe figure some of the different ways that you can make changes all on your own.

    Stoicism was one of the brand new philosophical movements that happened during the Hellenistic period. This school of philosophy was founded in Athens during the early 3rd century BC, but it has been practiced through many different time periods because the ideas that come with it have practical uses even today. The philosophy of stoicism is all about asserting that virtue, like wisdom, is happiness and that a judgment needs to be based on the behavior, rather than the words. It also talks about how we are not able to rely on or control some of the external events that are going on around us, but we can control how we react and our responses to what happens.

    That is just some of the basic of stoicism. There are also a few central teachings that come with it as well. The ideas are meant to remind us that the world is going to be unpredictable and getting all upset about it is just going to make us unhappy when we realize that we don’t have any control over it. It helps us to realize that we can’t be in control, but we can learn how to find happiness inside of ourselves and be steadfast and strong, regardless of what chaos is going on around us.

    Stoics are often looking to quell that dissatisfaction that is common in most of us. But while other people are going to blame external events for this unhappiness and dissatisfaction, the Stoics understand that this comes from their impulsive dependency rather than on logic. If you want to be happy, you need to learn how to rely on yourself, and not on outside events that can constantly change and you have no control over.

    Stoicism may sound confusing, but it is actually not going to concern itself with some of the other complicated theories that are out there in the world. It is more about learning how to overcome some of our emotions that are considered destructive and to learn to act when we can actually do some actions. It is not

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