{"product_id":"reasons-not-to-worry-how-to-be-stoic-in-chaotic-times-isbn-9780063314825","title":"Reasons Not to Worry: How to Be Stoic in Chaotic Times","description":"\u003cp\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 practical philosophy and wisdom of the Stoics for insights into the deepest questions of existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCenturies 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 this ancient wisdom to navigate life in the modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eReasons Not to Worry,\u003c\/i\u003e Brigid shares what she learned, showing us how we, too, can draw on the Stoics to regain a sense of agency and tranquility and find meaning and personal growth in our lives. From learning to relinquish control to cultivating daily awareness of our mortality to building community, Brigid’s insights are very funny and very wise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStoicism can be a tough medicine to swallow, but no longer. Thoughtful, timely, surprisingly practical, and filled to the brim with ways to learn how best to be in the world, Delaney’s self-help guide provides compelling and sensible reasons not to worry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis surprisingly practical guide to living a good life reveals:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAncient Wisdom for Modern Anxiety:\u003c\/b\u003e Discover how the teachings of Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, and Epictetus can provide a clear path to tranquility in our chaotic modern world.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Practical Philosophy for Life:\u003c\/b\u003e Join the author on her hilarious and heartfelt year-long experiment to see if a rash, chaotic person can really live like a Stoic.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTools for Resilience:\u003c\/b\u003e Learn to cope with life’s biggest challenges—from grieving loss to beating the fear of missing out (FOMO)—and regain a powerful sense of agency.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFinding Inner Peace:\u003c\/b\u003e Answering the timeless question of how to be good, this warm and insightful guide helps you work out what truly matters for a meaningful life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\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.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian (Australia)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eReasons Not to Worry: How to be a Stoic in Chaotic Times \u003c\/em\u003eis 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. \u003cem\u003e. . . [It]\u003c\/em\u003e is a handy and apposite guide to herald in the new year.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eArts Hub (Australia)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Delaney is a great guide.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eWellmania:\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\"I laughed so hard, I choked on a doughnut reading this book. I'm so glad Brigid Delaney tried all of this crazy stuff so I never have to.\"\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJen Mann, New York Times bestselling author of People I Want to Punch in the Throat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A rollicking romp and insightful journey through the wellness industrial complex told with honesty and candor.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJo Piazza, author of Fitness Junkie: A Novel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eReasons Not to Worry\u003c\/em\u003e is both an introduction and an interrogation of Stoicism. With acute thoughtfulness and a genial lightness, Delaney convinces us that this ancient philosophy is still relevant and necessary. I appreciated the kindness in this book and I was grateful for the care and commitment and joy of the writing and argument.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristos Tsiolkas, author of Damascus and Seven and a Half\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Brigid has the most incredible gift of taking seemingly complex and esoteric concepts and explaining them to the reader in a way that is generous and clear, but above all, relatable. Reading this book is like having a long walk with your cool big sister while she just happens to be giving you the skinny on Greco- Roman philosophy.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBen Lee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It’s hard not to think of a better philosophy with which to face the silly season … [\u003cem\u003eReasons Not to Worry\u003c\/em\u003e] is insightful and surprisingly fun.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eQantas Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890517143781,"sku":"NP9780063314825","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063314825.jpg?v=1730233471","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/reasons-not-to-worry-how-to-be-stoic-in-chaotic-times-isbn-9780063314825","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}