Stoicism: A Stoic Approach To Modern Life

I gained a lot of practical insights by reading Tom Miles' book. It brings ancient wisdom into modern life. That gets five stars from me!My only criticism concerns Tom's derogation of the Law of Attraction. I have applied this Law to very good effect, sometimes with amazing results. A rational person with an open mind likely will discover that it works for anyone. As Principle, it works whether or not we are aware of it from day to day. Ernest Holmes, author of The Science of Mind, articulates the Law of Attraction incisively. Pseudoscientific? Hardly. Nebulous? Not in my experience! Try it for yourself and see.Combined with serious metaphysical inquiry, the product of a reasoning mind as extolled by the Stoics is a gift you give first to yourself and ultimately to as much of the world as you can reach.This short but powerful book helps you attain it. Well worth reading!

When you open the first page of the book there is a link to a free book.This book teaches you about stoicism. In chapter 1 it gives you a brief history of stoicism. Stoicism was born in the year 334 BC, by Zeno of Citium. Zeno worked for Socrates. Chapter 2 is about the stoical mindset. Zeno codified the meaning of stoicism. It generally meant is you take in whatever comes your way and remain having inner peace regardless of our surroundings. This is a very interesting book. Want to learn more this is a book for you .

This was a good book to remind me of the stoic works already in my collection. There was some good basic information, but it had some severe grammatical and phrasing issues.

This is a very interesting read on stoicism. Personally i thought the mindset tips section was brillant and very well explained through each chapter. Get this if you want a clearly insight to a stoic life.

Readable, but too shallow

This book makes an adequate effort at piquing in interest in learning more about the subject. It is however far too short and does not dig deep enough.

I highly recommend this delightful little book. It is so full of wisdom and direction for leading a more fulfilling life.

Pro: Good introduction to practical Stoicism. It covers the basics in a quick-to-read length. If you are new to Stoicism, this is a good way to learn some insightful ideas that you can apply right away. I admire the author for taking a pretty broad topic and condensing it well.Con: This book could have been vastly improved by a complete end-to-end editing. One example: "This is the central, core principle around which Stoicism is built around..." I read that sentence three times when I came to it, and spent more time thinking about how poorly worded that was than about the message. This happened to me half a dozen times throughout the book. Also, I could be wrong, but my impression is that this book is in some ways a condensed version of William Irvine's Book "A guide to the good life." It even uses Irvine's term "Negative Visualization", for imagining bad things as a way to psychologically brace oneself. By contrast, Irvine's book is extremely well edited and I recommend it, or Donald Robertson's book "Stoicism and the Art of Happiness", or the excellent "Stoicism" by John Sellars for readers who start with Tom Miles and want a more thorough treatment.

This short book is a very worthwhile investment. It is extremely clearly written, and elucidates the key stoic distinction between things that are under our control, and things that are not under our control. One aspect I found particularly helpful here was the application to the commonly held idea that no dream is big enough, which, as the author notes, is so often the road to disappointment. I hadn't really come across this point being made quite so clearly before. Stoicism encourages a more realistic approach to life, and the author gives a couple of very comprehensible examples as to how it might be put into practice. This is a great little book, not least for the modest price, and I recommend it.

I think the price of this book is excessive. Before ordering I should have paid more attention to the fact that it was only 34 pages. It is more of an article. I should have bought the Kindle version.

A must read for anyone wishing to enhance their life. Easy to read and understand. Highly recommended. A real must

I expected a larger more interesting book, this is more of a booklet.

this is a rip off. I didn't check how many pages were in this "book" and its very small like other reviewers have pointed out. Paid 10 pounds for this, and its something I could have written myself.