The Stoic Handbook
Jon Brooks
Founder of The Stoic Handbook. I make things for people who want to close the gap between knowing Stoicism and living it.
I have spent over a decade testing Stoic ideas against real life: work, parenting, training, setbacks. What survives that testing goes into what I publish. When something does not work, I say so.
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Where I publish
Everything lives in one of these six places.
- Articles The Stoic Handbook Articles and guides on Stoicism as a daily practice.
- Audio The Podcast Practical episodes on anxiety, anger, discipline, and everyday life. New episodes every Monday.
- Video YouTube A weekly video on putting Stoic philosophy to work.
- Newsletter The Practice A short Stoic newsletter every Sunday morning.
- Meditation Insight Timer Guided Stoic meditations and audio courses.
- Community The Stoic Vault A paid community for people who already know who Marcus Aurelius is.
If you only listen to three things
Start with these episodes.
- i. The Complete "View From Above" Stoic Meditation One of the most powerful Stoic techniques for stepping back from a hard moment.
- ii. Marcus Aurelius Was Terrible at Stoicism Why the most quoted Stoic kept failing, and what that teaches the rest of us.
- iii. Seneca on the Value of Past Hardship Turning past adversity into present strength.
“Jon is a great source of information, and his content has helped many people get turned on to modern Stoicism.”Donald J. RobertsonAuthor of How to Think Like a Roman Emperor
Go well.