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Stoic at Work

Ancient Wisdom to Make Your Job a Bit Less Annoying

Annie Lawson

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As head of the Roman empire, Marcus Aurelius encountered his fair share of difficult people, frustrating situations and political infighting. In his Stoic philosophy bible, Meditations, he encouraged us to accept other people's inevitable shortcomings, make the most of our short life, resist the temptations of fame and flattery and, when things get too much, take a cosmic perspective of our existence.

Stoic at Work is for anyone with a job, applying ancient wisdom to the modern workplace set out in 49 rules, such as: think less; suck up but don't suck up; avoid irrelevant meetings; and remind yourself that work happiness sits somewhere on the spectrum between fear and boredom. These will help you manage the mind games, the meltdowns and the numbing reality that most of us must work until we die, transforming your experience of work from a place of irritation to a place of joy. Or one that is a bit more tolerable, at least.