Super helpful! I'm gonna look into every one of those books. Also, while obviously not a good academic source, I can't help but be entertained by the "Stoic bros" online teaching about going to the gym and finding a hot girlfriend. Any thoughts of "broicism"?
Merry Christmas (and Saturnalia), and thank you so much for sharing!!
Question - how are you dealing with books that aren’t really meant to be digested in one continuous sitting. For eg, I am reading discourses now and it has taken my 2 months to full digest the handbook up to No. 29.
What’s the game plan around reading books like meditations or senecas letters that are less books and more something to be contemplated upon.
Great question. You're right, those books are not really meant to be read all at once. I would recommend reading a little bit every day--for example, one of Epictetus' Discourses each day, or one of Seneca's letters each day. Ideally you can develop a reading routine where you sit down at the same time every day for your Stoic reading. I do this in the morning when I wake up and drink my coffee, but it could be evening or lunchtime, whatever works for you. I also keep a notebook so I can write down any quotes I find meaningful or any other reflections.
Nice! I'll plan on doing it that way, but I'll be trying to borrow the books from the library system, so I may have to switch it up based on availability. Thanks again!
Super helpful! I'm gonna look into every one of those books. Also, while obviously not a good academic source, I can't help but be entertained by the "Stoic bros" online teaching about going to the gym and finding a hot girlfriend. Any thoughts of "broicism"?
Merry Christmas (and Saturnalia), and thank you so much for sharing!!
Super helpful list.
Question - how are you dealing with books that aren’t really meant to be digested in one continuous sitting. For eg, I am reading discourses now and it has taken my 2 months to full digest the handbook up to No. 29.
What’s the game plan around reading books like meditations or senecas letters that are less books and more something to be contemplated upon.
Great question. You're right, those books are not really meant to be read all at once. I would recommend reading a little bit every day--for example, one of Epictetus' Discourses each day, or one of Seneca's letters each day. Ideally you can develop a reading routine where you sit down at the same time every day for your Stoic reading. I do this in the morning when I wake up and drink my coffee, but it could be evening or lunchtime, whatever works for you. I also keep a notebook so I can write down any quotes I find meaningful or any other reflections.
Excellent list, thank you! To clarify, is the curriculum to read through them sequentially from the top of the list down?
Yes, that's my suggestion, although of course you can mix and match if you like!
Nice! I'll plan on doing it that way, but I'll be trying to borrow the books from the library system, so I may have to switch it up based on availability. Thanks again!