Are You Willing To Be Taught? | 11 Stoic Books That Will Improve Your Life

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<p>Wisdom isn’t just what you seek out. In fact, much of the most important wisdom we learn in life seeks us out. The piece of unsolicited advice from someone who has been in our position. The <a href="https://dailystoic.com/always-consider-the-unconsidered-consequences/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">painful consequences</a> of a bad decision that become undeniably clear. The feedback from the audience or the customer after all those years of work.</p><p>Epictetus said <a href="https://dailystoic.com/the-more-you-learn-the-less-you-know/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">we can’t learn that which we think we already know</a>. Zeno reminds us that conceit is the impediment to growth and change. If you’re not willing to be taught, you cannot learn.</p><p>-</p><p>And in today's <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_5_jvXHbGg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Daily Stoic video</a> excerpt, Ryan shares&nbsp;11 Stoic Books That Will Improve Your Life. But what if you wanted to go deeper? What if you wanted to read commentary and biographies on the practitioners? How did the philosophy develop over the years? What do the critics have to say? How did Stoicism inspire Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy? Or maybe you want to find a fiction book that is inspired by Stoicism? Or just a simple introductory text for beginners? In this video excerpt Ryan Holiday talks about some of the essential books that you should read about Stoic philosophy.</p><br><p>✉️<strong>&nbsp;Sign up for the Daily Stoic email:&nbsp;</strong><a href="http://dailystoic.com/dailyemail" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail</a></p><p>🏛 Check out the&nbsp;<a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Daily Stoic Store</a>&nbsp;for Stoic inspired products, signed books, and more.</p><p>📱 Follow us:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TikTok</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>