The Beginner's Guide to Stoicism (Paperback)

Optimize joy, overcome obstacles―discover the calm of stoicism

Being a stoic means embracing positivity and self-control through the ability to accept the uncertainty of outcomes. With this stoicism guide, the beginner stoic will learn how to take charge of their emotions on the path to sustained happiness and satisfaction.

This easy-to-navigate stoicism guide gives you the emotional tools needed to let go of the things you can't control and find joy in what you have. Through thought-provoking strategies and exercises, this book helps you find contentment so you can build closer relationships and become an active member of society.

The Beginner's Guide to Stoicism includes:

• Evolution of stoicism―Discover the history of stoicism and how its principles can help you find peace.
• Complete the mindset―Find acceptance using an essential emotional toolkit based on the disciplines of Desire, Action, and Assent.
• Time to reflect―Apply what you've learned to your own life with ethical questions, quotes, and exercises.

Change your perception, focus on positivity―become the best version of yourself with The Beginner's Guide to Stoicism.

MATTHEW J. VAN NATTA is the creator of the stoic podcast, Good Fortune, as well as the website Immoderate Stoic. His writings focus on the daily application of stoicism in the modern world.