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Here are 5 of my favorite Big Ideas from The Stoic Challenge by William B. Irvine. Hope you enjoy!
William B. Irvine is a professor of philosophy at Wright State University. He’s also a fantastic (and prolific) writer. And… Unlike many of his academic, professor-of-philosophy peers, he is a practicing Stoic philosopher. In the words of Donald Robertson (another Stoic author and practitioner; see The Philosophy of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), he is both a librarian AND a warrior of the mind. We featured another one of Professor Irvine’s great books on Stoicism called A Guide to the Good Life. I enjoyed that one quite a bit but I REALLY (!) enjoyed this one. Like, jumbo loved it. In fact, I’m going to put this one right at the top of our growing collection of books on Stoicism-along with the must-read classics by Aurelius (Meditations), Seneca (Letters from a Stoic, On the Shortness of Life), and Epictetus (Discourses, Enchiridion) plus the modern classics like Ryan Holiday’s The Obstacle Is the Way and The Daily Stoic. If you’re looking for “A Philosopher’s Guide to Becoming Tougher, Calmer, and More Resilient,” I think you’ll enjoy it as much as I did. I HIGHLY recommend it.
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Big Idea 1: SETBACK EXEMPLARS
- PN: A Guide to the Good Life by William B. Irvine → www.optimize.me/philosophers-...
- +1: Warriors vs. Librarians | Let’s Not Just Catalogue these +1s, Let’s LIVE Them (#66) → www.optimize.me/plus-one/warr...
- PN: How to Think Like a Roman Emperor by Donald Robertson → www.optimize.me/philosophers-...
- +1: Self-Efficacy | The Science of Confidence (#111) → www.optimize.me/plus-one/self...
- +1: What’s Your Excuse? | RISE UP! with Spartan Hero Kacey McCallister (#979) → www.optimize.me/plus-one/what...
Big Idea 2: ANTIFRAGILITY
- Antifragile 101 | How to Use Everything to Fuel Your Heroic Growth → www.optimize.me/antifragility/
- +1: Antifragile | vs. Resilient vs. Fragile (#10) → www.optimize.me/plus-one/anti...
- +1: OMMS | The Hero’s Mantra (#41) → www.optimize.me/plus-one/omms/
- +1: The 1, 2, 3 of Antifragility | How to Operationalize OMMS (#1108) → www.optimize.me/plus-one/the-...
- +1: Styrofoam Weights | And Your Optimize Gym™ Membership (#407) → www.optimize.me/plus-one/styr...
- PN: The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday → www.optimize.me/philosophers-...
Big Idea 3: THE TEST
- #1: ""Thank you, Stoic gods! Appreciate the chance to practice my Philosophy!"" (#36) → • #1: "Thank you, Stoic ...
- +1: Threat vs. Challenge | How to You Respond to Life’s Stressors? (It Matters!) (#336) → www.optimize.me/plus-one/thre...
Big Idea 4: NEGATIVE VISUALIZATION
- +1: Stoic Negative Visualization | A Practice in the Ancient Art of Stoic Joy (#851) → www.optimize.me/plus-one/stoi...
- +1: Memento Mori | Want to Live? Remember Death (#209) → www.optimize.me/plus-one/meme...
- +1: Gratitude | Science Says: It Works! (#24) → www.optimize.me/plus-one/grat...
- +1: The #1 Obstacle to Gratitude | And Its Remedy (#1071) →
- +1: Science Says: Gratitude Works | Some EYE-POPPING Stats (#1068) → www.optimize.me/plus-one/the-...
- +1: Taking Things FOR GRANTED vs. AS GRANTED | Let’s Choose Wisely (#1070) → www.optimize.me/plus-one/taki...
Big Idea 5: LAZY BILL
- +1: Demons vs. Daimons | What to Feed Them (#919) → www.optimize.me/plus-one/demo...
- +1: +1 or -1 = Destiny Math | What Must YOU be? (#1) → www.optimize.me/plus-one/dest...
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William Irvine was one of my teachers. He has really made me happy with writing this book. What a fresh way to look at Stoicism. Thank you, Dr. Irvine.
Thanks for watching and have a great day! 😀 - Team Heroic
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I just got back to listening to Brian every day. It was a wise decision! Thanks Brian for all the amazing content. Emiliano
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You are so welcome 😁 -Zak | Team Optimize
Really glad to see these back on CZcams. solid stuff. Thanks Brian.
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Yes the books are good, but the insights you gleam and present illuminates the points exponentially.
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Negative Visualisation.In Latin:Premeditatio Mallorum which means pre meditation of evils.whichever way we choose to call it...it is an amazing practise.By the way it works just like food.Food works only for those who eats it not for those who talk about it.
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It's a good short book. I'd recommend starting it on chapter 5. Everything before chapter 5 is sort of lame.
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