12 min

Maureen and Pierre dive into Stoicism.

Sam Harris's meditation app "Waking Up" has a section on the stoic path. It's a series of mini-pods, about 8-15 minutes long that take you down the path of this philosophy with a view towards a better life.

Maureen picks up on that and introduces several resources from her studies of philosophy which are now overlapping modern interests in classical wisdom. Pierre chimes in and a bunch of resources are discussed. The book Pierre was trying to remember in the pod is: The Stoic Challenge, see below. The psychologist Maureen remembered is Albert Ellis. Listen to this pod for a quick overview and intro to these resources:

Epictetus - Greek philosopher.

Marcus Aurelius - Roman emperor, author, philosopher

Ryan Holiday - author: The Obstacle is the Way; The Daily Stoic; Discipline is Destiny

William B Irvine - author: The Stoic Challenge; A Guide to the Good Life; Slap in the Face: Why Insults Hurt and Why They Shouldn't.

Robert Greene - author: The 48 Laws of Power & many others.

Robert Ellis - psychologist: REBT (Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy) based in part on Stoicism.

ENJOY THESE RESOURCES!