16 best-selling nonfiction books like The Daily Stoic Journal: 366 Days of Writing and Reflection on the Art of Living by Ryan Holiday

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The Daily Stoic Journal: 366 Days of Writing and Reflection on the Art of Living

By: Ryan Holiday

4.34

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Ryan Holiday has led the popular revival of stoicism since 2014, with his acclaimed bestsellers The…

"Stoicism is designed to be medicine for the soul."

-Ryan Holiday, The Daily Stoic Journal: 366 Days of Writing and Reflection on the Art of Living

"Death lies heavy upon one who, known exceedingly well by all, dies unkown to himself. - Seneca"

-Ryan Holiday, The Daily Stoic Journal: 366 Days of Writing and Reflection on the Art of Living

"Control your perceptions. Direct your actions properly. Willingly accept what's outside of your control. That's all we need to do."

-Ryan Holiday, The Daily Stoic Journal: 366 Days of Writing and Reflection on the Art of Living

"Freedom? That’s easy. It’s in your choices. Happiness? That’s easy. It’s in your choices. Respect of your peers? That too is in the choices you make."

-Ryan Holiday, The Daily Stoic Journal: 366 Days of Writing and Reflection on the Art of Living

If you liked the nonfiction plot in The Daily Stoic Journal: 366 Days of Writing and Reflection on the Art of Living by Ryan Holiday , here is a list of 16 books like this:

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1. Courage Under Fire: Testing Epictetus's Doctrines in a Laboratory of Human Behavior (Hoover Essays)

By: James B. Stockdale

4.30

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

When physical disability from combat wounds brought about Jim Stockdale's early retirement from mil… read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • self help
"After ejection I had about thirty seconds to make my last statement in freedom before I landed in the main street of a little village right ahead. And so help me, I whispered to myself: "Five years d…"

-James B. Stockdale, Courage Under Fire: Testing Epictetus's Doctrines in a Laboratory of Human Behavior (Hoover Essays)

Cover of Mindfulness: An Eight-Week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World by Jon Kabat-Zinn, J. Mark G. Williams, Danny Penman

2. Mindfulness: An Eight-Week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World

By: Jon Kabat-Zinn , J. Mark G. Williams , Danny Penman

3.66

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From one of the leading thinkers on Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, a pioneering set of simple… read more

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  • personal development
  • psychology
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • self help
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3. The Pentagon's Brain

By: Annie Jacobsen

3.70

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The definitive history of DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, from the author of t… read more

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  • nonfiction
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4. Meditations

By: Marcus Aurelius , Martin Hammond , Diskin Clay

3.75

Format: 148 pages,

Written in Greek, without any intention of publication, by the only Roman emperor who was also a ph… read more

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  • personal development
  • psychology
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • self help
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5. The Art of Living: The Classical Manual on Virtue, Happiness and Effectiveness

By: Epictetus , Sharon Lebell

3.37

Format: None pages,

Epictetus was born into slavery about 55 C.E. in the eastern outreaches of the Roman Empire. Sold a… read more

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  • personal development
  • psychology
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • self help
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6. The Elements of Style

By: E.B. White , William Strunk Jr.

4.18

Format: 105 pages, Hardcover

This style manual offers practical advice on improving writing skills. Throughout, the emphasis is … read more

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  • self help
  • nonfiction
  • reference
"He owned"

-E.B. White, The Elements of Style

"To achieve style, begin by affecting none."

-E.B. White, The Elements of Style

"Writers will often find themselves steering by stars that are disturbingly in motion."

-E.B. White, The Elements of Style

"When you say something, make sure you have said it. The chances of your having said it are only fair."

-E.B. White, The Elements of Style

7. Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work

By: Matthew B. Crawford

4.00

Format: None pages,

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8. Letters from a Stoic

By: Seneca , Robin Campbell

4.75

Format: 118 pages, Paperback

The power and wealth which Seneca the Younger (c.4 B.C. - A.D. 65) acquired as Nero's minister were… read more

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9. Holy Bible: New Living Translation

By: Anonymous

4.28

Format: 120 pages,

"The One Year Bible," which helps customers read the entire Bible in one year in as little as 15 mi… read more

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10. How to Be a Stoic: Using Ancient Philosophy to Live a Modern Life

By: Massimo Pigliucci

3.85

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

In the tradition of How to Liveand How Proust Can Change Your Life, a philosopher asks how ancient … read more

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11. A Calendar of Wisdom: Daily Thoughts to Nourish the Soul

By: Leo Tolstoy , Peter Sekirin

3.00

Format: 220 pages, Unknown Binding

This is the first-ever English-language edition of the book Leo Tolstoy considered to be his most i… read more

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12. Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

By: Cal Newport

3.73

Format: 244 pages, Hardcover

Do fewer things. Work at a natural pace. Obsess over quality. From the New York Times bestsellin… read more

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  • productivity
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • self help
"What are we really doing here?"

-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

"Wouldn’t it be nice to have a job like that where you didn’t have to worry about being productive?"

-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

"The world of cognitive work lacks coherent ideas about how our efforts should be organized and measured."

-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

"The pandemic didn’t introduce this trend so much as push its worst excesses beyond the threshold of tolerability."

-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

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13. Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results

By: Shane Parrish

4.21

Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFew things will change your trajectory in life or business as m… read more

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  • productivity
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • self help
"Our desire to feel right overpowers our desire to be right."

-Shane Parrish, Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results

"The social rewards for going with the crowd are felt long before the benefits of going against it are gained."

-Shane Parrish, Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results

"Most people go through life assuming that we’re right about everything all the time and that people who don’t see things our way are wrong. We mistake how we want the world to be with how it actually…"

-Shane Parrish, Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results

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14. The Daily Laws: 366 Meditations on Power, Seduction, Mastery, Strategy and Human Nature

By: Robert Greene

4.27

Format: 463 pages, Paperback

Over the last 22 years, Robert Greene has provided insights into every aspect of being human whethe… read more

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  • productivity
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • reference
  • self help
"Work at what connects to you emotionally and ideas will come to you."

-Robert Greene, The Daily Laws: 366 Meditations on Power, Seduction, Mastery, Strategy and Human Nature

"Immerse yourself in the world or the industry that you wish to master."

-Robert Greene, The Daily Laws: 366 Meditations on Power, Seduction, Mastery, Strategy and Human Nature

"Everyone has a thumbscrew, a gap in the castle wall. Once found, it is a thumbscrew you can turn to your advantage."

-Robert Greene, The Daily Laws: 366 Meditations on Power, Seduction, Mastery, Strategy and Human Nature

"If you work hard, you will make your way to the inner circle of knowledge. That is the end goal of mastery: an inside-out understanding."

-Robert Greene, The Daily Laws: 366 Meditations on Power, Seduction, Mastery, Strategy and Human Nature

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15. The Art of Laziness: Overcome Procrastination & Improve Your Productivity

By: Library Mindset

3.92

Format: 139 pages, Paperback

Do you constantly feel unmotivated to work on your dreams?If the answer is yes, then this book is f… read more

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  • productivity
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • self help
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16. That One Should Disdain Hardships: The Teachings of a Roman Stoic

By: Musonius Rufus

3.98

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Perennial wisdom from one of history’s most important but lesser-known Stoic teachers  “He knew tha… read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
  • self help
"If one accomplishes some good though with toil, the toil passes, but the good remains; if one does something dishonourable with pleasure, the pleasure passes, but the dishonour remains."

-Musonius Rufus, That One Should Disdain Hardships: The Teachings of a Roman Stoic

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17. The Practicing Stoic

By: Ward Farnsworth

4.35

Format: 292 pages, Hardcover

The great insights of the Stoics are spread over a wide range of ancient sources. This book brings … read more

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  • personal development
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  • spirituality
  • self help
"If you would attain real freedom, you must be the slave of philosophy. Epicurus, quoted in Seneca, Epistles 8.7"

-Ward Farnsworth, The Practicing Stoic

"The first principle of practical Stoicism is this: we don’t react to events; we react to our judgments about them, and the judgments are up to us."

-Ward Farnsworth, The Practicing Stoic

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18. Breakfast with Seneca: A Stoic Guide to the Art of Living

By: David Fideler

4.28

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The first clear and faithful guide to the timeless, practical teachings of the Stoic philosopher Se… read more

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  • spirituality
  • self help
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19. Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life

By: Héctor García

3.72

Format: 208 pages, None

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20. A Handbook for New Stoics: How to Thrive in a World Out of Your Control - 52 Week-by-Week Lessons: How to Thrive in a World Out of Your Control―52 Week-by-Week Lessons

By: Gregory Lopez

4.07

Format: 402 pages, Kindle Edition

A pragmatic philosophy more popular than ever—here are 52 ancient lessons to help you overcome adve… read more

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  • productivity
  • personal development
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  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • self help
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21. The Daily Stoic Journal: 366 Days of Writing and Reflection on the Art of Living

By: Ryan Holiday

4.34

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Ryan Holiday has led the popular revival of stoicism since 2014, with his acclaimed bestsellers The… read more

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"Stoicism is designed to be medicine for the soul."

-Ryan Holiday, The Daily Stoic Journal: 366 Days of Writing and Reflection on the Art of Living

"Death lies heavy upon one who, known exceedingly well by all, dies unkown to himself. - Seneca"

-Ryan Holiday, The Daily Stoic Journal: 366 Days of Writing and Reflection on the Art of Living

"Control your perceptions. Direct your actions properly. Willingly accept what's outside of your control. That's all we need to do."

-Ryan Holiday, The Daily Stoic Journal: 366 Days of Writing and Reflection on the Art of Living

"Freedom? That’s easy. It’s in your choices. Happiness? That’s easy. It’s in your choices. Respect of your peers? That too is in the choices you make."

-Ryan Holiday, The Daily Stoic Journal: 366 Days of Writing and Reflection on the Art of Living

13 best-selling philosophy books like The Daily Stoic Journal: 366 Days of Writing and Reflection on the Art of Living by Ryan Holiday

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Courage Under Fire: Testing Epictetus's Doctrines in a Laboratory of Human Behavior (Hoover Essays)

James B. Stockdale

4.30

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Mindfulness: An Eight-Week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World

Jon Kabat-Zinn , J. Mark G. Williams , Danny Penman

3.66

Transform Your Habits

Meditations

Marcus Aurelius , Martin Hammond , Diskin Clay

3.75

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3.37

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Eric Schlosser

4.26

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Tim Weiner

3.93

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David Talbot

4.43

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Annie Jacobsen

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