Not only can we overcome everyday obstacles-we can benefit from them, too.

Irvine's updated 'Stoic test strategy' teaches us how to transform life's stumbling blocks into opportunities for becoming calmer, tougher, and more resilient. Irvine explains how centuries-old wisdom can help us better cope with. In this practical, refreshingly optimistic guide, philosopher William B. The Stoics discovered that thinking of challenges as tests of character can dramatically alter our emotional response to them. 'The ultimate mental fitness program' (David Heinemeier Hansson, coauthor of Rework), The Stoic Challenge teaches us how to respond to the challenges of our increasingly unpredictable age. The result is a surprisingly simple strategy for dealing with life's unpleasant and unexpected challenges-from minor setbacks like being caught in a traffic jam or having a flight cancelled to major setbacks like those experienced by physicist Stephen Hawking, who slowly lost the ability to move, and writer Jean-Dominique Bauby, who suffered from locked-in syndrome. 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. The ultimate mental fitness program (David Heinemeier Hansson, coauthor of Rework), The Stoic Challenge teaches us how to respond to the challenges of our. 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. Print The Stoic Challenge - A Philosopher's Guide to Becoming Tougher, Calmer, and More Resilient

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