Think Like a Stoic
by Massimo Pigliucci
Pigliucci's Great Courses lecture series in book and audio form: 25 lessons on Stoic ethics, the dichotomy of control, emotions, role ethics and death, each with a practical exercise. More systematic than his How to Be a Stoic.
Read it if…
you want a structured course in Stoicism with exercises rather than a narrative.
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Skip it if…
you want a single readable book; see How to Be a Stoic.
Try instead: How the Mind Works →
Three things you will actually use
- Stoicism is a system, not a slogan.
- Each principle has a practice.
- Role ethics: what would a good person in my position do?
Do this first
Do one lesson and its exercise per week for 25 weeks.
Our verdict
A structured Stoic course.
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