Ryan Holliday is a good way to dip your toe into Stoicism. I’ve found that he tends to regurgitate the same handful of quotes, though, and never seems to get deep into the philosophy.
He quotes Book 5.1 quite often, for example. It’s great motivation, sure. But it makes Holliday feel more like a motivational speaker than a teacher of Stoicism.
Fair points on the app. I do hope you enjoy the newsletters though.
Can’t figure out if this is a joke, or if Memmy can’t figure out timestamps.
I hadn’t heard of this translation. Thanks for the recommendation. I’ll have to check it out!
The first step is admitting the problem.
I don’t have an answer for you, but I am interested in what others may suggest!
Ryan Holliday is a good way to dip your toe into Stoicism. I’ve found that he tends to regurgitate the same handful of quotes, though, and never seems to get deep into the philosophy.
He quotes Book 5.1 quite often, for example. It’s great motivation, sure. But it makes Holliday feel more like a motivational speaker than a teacher of Stoicism.
Party pooper. 😄
I found stoicism@lemmy.world
Ope! Forgot to introduce myself.
Erik St. Louis
You probably figured that out.
Come join us in !stlouis, or join me specifically in !stlouiscitysc
And if you haven't already, there's some fine folks on mastodon at social.stlouist.com!
Same here. Here's hoping we can get something going here.
Darn nice community we've got over there.