This book uniquely combines ancient Stoic insights with techniques discovered by contemporary psychological research, such as anchoring and framing. The Stoic Challenge, then, is the ultimate guide to improving your quality of life through tactics developed by ancient Stoics, from Marcus Aurelius and Seneca to Epictetus. Irvine teaches us to turn any challenge on its head. Plumbing the wisdom of one of the most popular and successful schools of thought from ancient Rome, philosopher William B. Stoicism offers us an alternative approach. We often think that these responses are hardwired, but fortunately this is not the case. Some people bounce back in response to setbacks others break. To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice.

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The stoic challenge by william b irvine