How to Be a Stoic Minimalist: Minimalist Living, #5

By David Wright

Life comes with so many peaks and valleys, and things can be somewhat overwhelming on occasion. But if you learn how to save your time, energy and attention, and simply teach yourself how to focus on the things that really matter and let go of things that are beyond your control, you will notice that life not only gets better, but it begins to improve beyond measure, much faster than you might realize.

 

Stoic Minimalism is a merged school of philosophy that provides an exceedingly simple framework for leading a good life. It involves focusing on the essentials and awakening the desire to embody virtue for virtue's sake.

 

In this book, David Wright lays out life-changing tools and strategies on how to break out of your current negative habits and self-sabotaging patterns and become a Stoic Minimalist for good. As you master the principles in this book, you will empower yourself to make informed and confident decisions about what kind of things and relationships you must engage in to live a happy and successful life. The goal of this book to help you not only live a rational life, but to also equip you to prioritize long-term meaning and joy over short-term gratification.

• Language: English
• Publisher: David Wright
• Release date: Jul 10, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393024750

Book preview

How to Be a Stoic Minimalist

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Employing Ancient Philosophy and Simplicity to Live a Happy Life

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David Wright

Table of Contents

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Introduction

Chapter 1: How to Detach Yourself from Non-Essential People, Things and Situations

Chapter 2:  How Society Impacts the Way We Live

Chapter 3: Learning to Navigate Your Emotions

Chapter 4: Why You Need to Stop Taking Life So Seriously

Conclusion

Now is the time to get serious about living your ideals. How long can you afford to put off who you really want to be? Your nobler self cannot wait any longer. Put your principles into practice – now. Stop the excuses and the procrastination. This is your life! 

― Epictetus

The first step in crafting the life you want is to get rid of everything you don't.

― Joshua Becker

Introduction

Stoicism, understood properly, is a cure for a disease. The disease in question is the anxiety, grief, fear, and various other negative emotions that plague humans and prevent them from experiencing a joyful existence.

— William B. Irvine, A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy

Reduce the complexity of life by eliminating the needless wants of life, and the labors of life reduce themselves.

— Edwin Way Teale

Life can be tough, right? We go through so many ups and downs—difficult times, happy times, mediocre times—and it can be a little overwhelming on occasion. On top of this, we have work, relationships, money, health, you name it, and we have it.

If you allow life to drag you down, it will grab you by the ankles and pull you further into the abyss. That’s the negative. The positive? If you can learn how to save your time, energy and attention, and simply teach yourself how to focus on the things that really matter and let go of things that are beyond your control, you will notice that life not only gets better, but it begins to improve beyond measure, much faster than you might realize. Gone is the stress, gone are the toxic emotions you battle with on a daily basis, and you can say goodbye to the uncertainty that may plague you.

Put simply, learning not to give a f*ck and not to focus on the non-essentials and the superfluous is the way forward.

Of course, this doesn’t mean that you become

Reviews for How to Be a Stoic Minimalist

[Chriss · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Quite cliche and not many details. Not much new information to be obtained through this book.