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Pain and suffering and loss are a part of life. It was a part of life for the rich and powerful Stoics like Marcus and Seneca, it was a part of life for the powerless like Epictetus, and it's a part of life today. ✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail [https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail] 🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/ [https://store.dailystoic.com/] 📱 Follow us:  Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/], Twitter [https://twitter.com/dailystoic], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic], TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic?lang=en], and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

It’s easy to forget that the Stoics, Socrates, and other ancient philosophers were just like us—human and therefore imperfect. But in his new book How To Think Like Socrates [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/search?type=product&q=donald+robertson*], author Donald Robertson peels back the mythology around the ancient philosopher and shows how we can apply his wisdom in modern times. Donald returned to the Daily Stoic podcast to talk with Ryan about Socrates’ fascinating life, what his flaws were, and his enduring influence on the Stoics. Donald is a writer, cognitive-behavioral psychotherapist and trainer. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH). Donald specializes in teaching evidence-based psychological skills, and is known as an expert on the relationship between modern psychotherapy (CBT) and classical Greek and Roman philosophy. 📚 Donald’s book, How to Think Like Socrates: Ancient Philosophy as a Way of Life in the Modern World [https://www.amazon.com/How-Think-Like-Socrates-Philosophy/dp/1250280508], is out now! Pick up a signed copy at The Painted Porch [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/search?type=product&q=donald+robertson*] Get a signed copy of Donald's other books Marcus Aurelius: The Stoic Emperor [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/search?type=product&q=donald+robertson*] and How To Think Like A Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/search?type=product&q=donald+robertson*]at The Painted Porch [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/search?type=product&q=donald+robertson*] 🎥 Watch Donald Robertson’s first interview [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTUXex1F-Jc] with Ryan on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTUXex1F-Jc] Substack [https://donaldrobertson.substack.com/?sort=new] X: @donjrobertson [https://twitter.com/DonJRobertson] IG: @donaldjrobertson [https://www.instagram.com/donaldjrobertson/] ✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail [https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail] 🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/ [https://store.dailystoic.com/] 📱 Follow us:  Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/], Twitter [https://twitter.com/dailystoic], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic], TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic?lang=en], and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

You can’t be a student of the Stoics without reading the Stoics. Books mentioned: Letters From A Stoic by Seneca [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/philosophy13?_pos=1&_sid=4b060fff7&_ss=r] Hardship and Happiness (The Complete Works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca) [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/hardship-and-happiness-the-complete-works-of-lucius-annaeus-seneca?_pos=2&_sid=bea088ede&_ss=r] by Seneca How To Keep Your Cool by Seneca [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/how-to-keep-your-cool-an-ancient-guide-to-anger-management?_pos=3&_sid=47dbe6ecb&_ss=r] On the Shortness of Life: Life Is Long If You Know How to Use It [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/philosophy19] by Seneca How To Die by Seneca [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/how-to-die-an-ancient-guide-to-the-end-of-life?_pos=10&_sid=47dbe6ecb&_ss=r] The Enchiridion by Epictetus [https://classics.mit.edu/Epictetus/epicench.html] Discourses by Epictetus [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/philosophy4?_pos=1&_sid=cd83b058b&_ss=r] That One Should Disdain Hardships by Musonius Rufus [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/that-one-should-disdain-hardships-the-teachings-of-a-roman-stoic?_pos=1&_sid=6bc3f913c&_ss=r] Call Sign Chaos by Jim Mattis [https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/war5?_pos=1&_sid=a39393f39&_ss=r] 📕 Pick up your own Premium Leather Edition of Meditations - Marcus Aurelius (Gregory Hays Translation) [https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/meditations] at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/ [https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/meditations] ✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail [https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail] 🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/ [https://store.dailystoic.com/] 📱 Follow us:  Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/], Twitter [https://twitter.com/dailystoic], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic], TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic?lang=en], and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

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