{"product_id":"reasons-not-to-worry-how-to-be-stoic-in-chaotic-times","title":"Reasons Not to Worry: How to Be Stoic in Chaotic Times","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eBOOK SUMMARY\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eIn this heartfelt and soul-searching work, brimming with warmth, humor, and insight, the beloved Guardian columnist spends a year exploring how to pursue a rich and meaningful life, turning to the wisdom of the Stoics for insights into the deepest questions of existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eLike many people today, Brigid Delaney was searching for answers to timeless questions: How can we be good? Find inner peace? Properly grieve? Tame our insecurities, such as the fear of missing out? Determine what truly matters? Centuries ago, the Stoics pondered many of these same questions. And so, at an important inflection point in her own life, Brigid decided to let these ancient philosophers be her guide. Brigid is rash where the Stoics are logical; she runs on chaos, while the Stoics relinquish control of things beyond their reach. Over the course of a year, she dedicated herself to following the wisdom of Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius. She hoped to discover how best to live—how she could use the wisdom of these ancient thinkers to navigate life in the modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eBrigid Delaney is a political speechwriter for Australia's minister for finance and minister for women. For many years she wrote the popular weekly column \"Brigid Delaney's Diary\" for the Guardian. She cocreated the Netflix series Wellmania, based on her book, and cofounded the anti–death penalty movement Mercy Campaign. She lives in Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003ePRAISE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\"Pondering heavy topics including mortality, relaxation, disasters, anxiety, and moderation, as well as some more contemporary concerns like social media and FOMO, Delaney offers some uncomfortable but useful teachings…. Though (or perhaps because) she has some qualms with certain Stoic principles, Delaney is a great guide to their philosophy in that she recognizes the difficulty of putting it into practice… She shares personal experiences along with quotes from the ancients to assess our world and the sense of desperation that seems so pervasive.\" —Booklist (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\"[Brigid] is one of the wisest people you will meet. She's distilled that wisdom into her new book, which is a personal, fun and practical guide to the ancient philosophy of Stoicism, with which she became slightly obsessed pre-Covid, and then relied on throughout. . . . Packed with applicable tips, easy theory and idiosyncratic Delaney-esque anecdotes, this book is a gem.\" —The Guardian (Australia)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\"Reasons Not to Worry: How to be a Stoic in Chaotic Times is written in digestible, conversational tones; there's no dense philosophical treatise to wade through as Delaney convincingly points out how relevant and evergreen the teachings of the Stoics are to our present day dramas. . . . [It] is a handy and apposite guide to herald in the new year.\" —Arts Hub (Australia)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003ePRODUCT INFORMATION\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-pre-wrap leading-[1.7]\"\u003eTrade paperback 304 pages Non-fiction 8 in H | 5.3 in W | 0.6 lb\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Posman Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46107183153351,"sku":null,"price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/3277\/8951\/files\/reasons-not-to-worry-how-to-be-stoic-in-chaotic-times-3742778.jpg?v=1774628772","url":"https:\/\/posmanbooks.com\/products\/reasons-not-to-worry-how-to-be-stoic-in-chaotic-times","provider":"Posman Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}