Stoicism: An Ex-SPY’s Guide to the Stoic Way of Life - Master the Ancient Philosophies of Productivity & Peace of Mind

Spy Self-Help, Volume 9

By: James Daugherty

Narrated by: Spencer Jacobsen

Length: 1 hr and 13 mins

Publisher's summary

Imagine how different your life would be if you knew how to develop the resilience to deal with tough times, whilst effortlessly getting on the path to peace of mind. Stoicism is a timeless ancient philosophy which can teach you just that. Unlike many religious and new age thinking methods, Stoic teachings provide a clear road map on exactly “How” to think, not simply “What” to think. Thus giving its practitioners a way to better deal with the misfortunes and hardships they face.

James Daugherty is an intelligence expert & former CIA Spy who specializes in all forms of human behavior. But there’s one trait which is critical to a productive life, obtaining and retaining a pragmatic and stable mindset. A spy would be worthless without it. Daugherty is a huge proponent of the Stoic philosophies, as a result of being exposed to highly stressful and testing situations over the years. A Stoic mindset is not a luxury for a field agent, but a necessity.

©2017 James Daugherty (P)2017 James Daugherty

Enlightening!

I picked up this audiobook on a whim, I've never contemplated stoicism and it's place (or absence) in my life. If I'm being completely honest, I may not have understood what exactly stoicism really meant. quite a self-help guide, it's more of a philosophy audiobook with tools readers can use the to unlock the keys of stoicism with. Broken into three parts, the first part was very helpful in breaking down the foundations and history of stoicism to get to its very essence, the second part was an emotional "tool kit," and the third part is more practical advice on how exactly to cultivate positivity, practice emotional resilience and applying the lessons of stoicism into your life to change your mind set and outlook on things you can't control. I learned a great deal and I was very pleasantly surprised.

Impressive! This is really just an excellent book

Impressive! This is really just an excellent book describing how to apply Stoic philosophy to modern life. It's well written, clearly articulated, convincing and ultimately practical. This does seem like a good way to live your life. I would highly recommend this book!

Great introduction to Stoicism

The best introduction on Stoicism I've listen so far. Very good listen, precise, understandable. It wasn't overwhelming and offered really good and really practical advice that is easy to implement.

This Stoicism book is extremely instructive..!

This Stoicism book is extremely instructive, it has an incredible content.We will take in the basics of utilizing Stoicism in our day by day life and how this ancient logic will function to influence us to feel more joyful.But i found little bit difficulty to understand some points.

This book since there were such a large number of life lessons to gain from this book...Very Informative!!!

Life changing

Stoicism is an excellent practice to adopt but I would not recommend this book to learn more about it unfortunately. The writing was clunky and difficult to get through. Instead of the parody I've seen in SNL, I now understand affirmations as more of a way to prepare future responses to trying situations.

A nice brief guide

This Stoicism Book is really great, I have this on my house and I already read this. On my own opinion, The lessons and tips were very effective for me, this philosophy book have gave me ideas how should I overcome problems and become more effective and efficient in this life. It was also explained to me what Stoicism is. It is Very informative and well-detailed.

Best of the two audiobook

I gained from listening this, and I will listen it again as necessary while I grow in my pursuit of Stoicism.

A good place to start

This audiobook is a foundational starting point to begin your Stoic journey. The audiobook ties in the historical foundation of Stoic philosophy with its modern day practical application.

Great methods to live by

Great book, must hear or read. Easy way to live and be grateful. Really a great perspective to live.

Wonderful in so many ways

This is a great audiobook for anyone who has a passing curiosity of what stoicism is, or anyone who has an interest in stoicism and want to begin this personal journey of being your best self.