Your Daily Dose Of Stoic Wisdom

How to face life's challenges with greater equanimity, one day at a time — even if happiness has always felt like it slips through your fingers.

Does your mind chase happiness like it's a permanent state you should always be in? Do you compare your life to the highlight reel on a friend's social media feed and come up short? Have you ever wondered if anyone can truly be happy all of the time?

Rafael Euba, consultant and senior lecturer in old age psychiatry, describes happiness as a "mental construct" that has imprisoned many people into believing they've failed because their lives aren't blissfully happy every single day. The Stoics saw it differently: a happy life results from managing your emotions, expectations, and reactions to external, lived reality. Your Daily Dose of Stoic Wisdom is a 30-day guide to practicing the foundational tenets of Stoicism, using the pragmatic wisdom of the Stoa alongside simple daily action steps.

In this book, you will discover:

• The true secret to happiness — and why it continues to elude so many people.
• A two-step strategy for controlling good and evil's impact on your life — and what it means for your personal growth.
• The powerful resource that transforms compromise into grace — a shift in how you experience daily life.
• How to combat your imagination when it becomes your worst enemy — your desires play an essential role in this.
• A 5-step plan for conquering worry — inspired by Marcus Aurelius's own wisdom.
• Why luck favors the prepared — and how to prepare for your own luck.
• How to overcome self-doubt — and be your own person, even if everyone is against you.
• Seneca's one-ingredient recipe for a fuller, happier life …and so much more.

Even if modern life leaves you anxious or perpetually morose. Even if you've never read Stoic philosophy before. Even if 30 days sounds like a big commitment — this book is designed to fit into your daily life, one dose at a time.