Has anyone here read any books on stoicism? Reading "The Manual" by Epictetus really made me think of my life and what I wanted to do with it. Highly recommend it.

Stoicism is a philosophy originating in ancient Greece and founded by a man named Zeno of Citium in the 3rd Century BC.

"Stoicism has just a few central teachings. It sets out to remind us of how unpredictable the world can be. How brief our moment of life is. How to be steadfast, and strong, and in control of yourself. And finally, that the source of our dissatisfaction lies in our impulsive dependency on our reflexive senses rather than logic.

Stoicism doesn’t concern itself with complicated theories about the world, but with helping us overcome destructive emotions and act on what can be acted upon. It’s built for action, not endless debate."

Source: dailystoic.com/what-is-stoicism-a-definition-3-stoic-exercises-to-get-you-started

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoicism

The main introductory texts in Stoic literature are:

Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
The Manual by Epictetus
also most of Seneca's essays

The subreddit on Stoicism is a very good starting point for anyone interested in reading more about it: reddit.com/r/Stoicism/wiki/faq#wiki_what_are_some_recommended_starting_points_for_newcomers_to_stoicism.3F

what’s the basics?

I've been meaning to tbh - seems like an interesting mindset from what i've heard but don't know enough about it

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stoicism is just fancy talk for "alpha male"

stay cool and collected, unflappable. watch your life change

People say nihilism is negative coz it means nothing matters, but it really means nothing matters!

Seneca and Nassim Taleb

Seneca’s a good one . Read him in my Latin class.

Started making my bed every morning and lost my virginity within a week. Now I’m astral projecting.

Read Meditations by Marcus Aurelius awesome perspective. So many quotables

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I read like half of meditations before getting bored as hell

This no attachments lifestyle easy to live. Don’t let s*** bother you remember all is temporary

fr? theres many translations and depending on the author of the translation it can be kinda dry. i personally read the translation by gregory hays

Couldn't do it... I care for people and experiences

for those interested in stoicism what are your thoughts on Confucianism there’s definitely a big philosophical overlap

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Marcus Aurelius

Doesn’t this seem a bit like repressing your emotions?

not about repressing, but being in control of them (as much as possible)

Idk man, that does not seem healthy to me

it's certainly not for the weak.

Lol oh you one of those types

nah, that's just the brutal truth. anyone CAN be stoic, but not everyone SHOULD.

“A Stoic is someone who transforms fear into prudence, pain into transformation, mistakes into initiation, and desire into undertaking.”