How To Be A Stoic by Massimo Pigluicci

"In Massimo Pigluicci’s How To Be A Stoic, readers are given a clear, concise, and creative breakdown of how to become their best selves. Organized as a discussion between the author and the great Stoic philosopher Epictetus, How To Be A Stoic entertains while it educates, covering everything from how to control our desires, to overcoming the fear and anxiety that cripples society today.

Stoicism is referred to as “the practical philosophy,” since it can be applied in nearly every moment of our lives. You won’t find impossibly complex sentences in the Enchiridion, or difficult-to-understand philosophical jargon in Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations. Stoic philosophy reads like a military field manual. It is calculated, factual, and provides you with all the wisdom you need in half as many words. The simplicity in the way that Stoicism is taught allows its students to fully understand the concepts and quickly begin to apply them.

Pigliucci’s how-to book is exactly this; a field manual for the aspiring stoic. A light that can guide the confused, as well as the curious to a life better lived."