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The Tao of Seneca: Practical Letters from a Stoic Master, Volume 1
Audible Audiobook
– Unabridged
The Tao of Seneca (volumes 1-3) is an introduction to Stoic philosophy through the words of Seneca. If you study Seneca, you'll be in good company. He was popular with the educated elite of the Greco-Roman Empire, but Thomas Jefferson also had Seneca on his bedside table. Thought leaders in Silicon Valley tout the benefits of Stoicism, and NFL management, coaches, and players alike - from teams such as the Patriots and Seahawks - have embraced it because the principles make them better competitors. Stoicism is a no-nonsense philosophical system designed to produce dramatic real-world effects. Think of it as an ideal operating system for thriving in high-stress environments. This is your guide.
- Listening Length8 hours and 46 minutes
- Audible release dateJanuary 19, 2016
- LanguageEnglish
- ASINB01AIXEJ0U
- VersionUnabridged
- Program TypeAudiobook
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Product details
Listening Length | 8 hours and 46 minutes |
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Author | Seneca presented by Tim Ferriss Audio |
Narrator | John A. Robinson |
Audible.com Release Date | January 19, 2016 |
Publisher | Seneca and Marcus, LLC |
Program Type | Audiobook |
Version | Unabridged |
Language | English |
ASIN | B01AIXEJ0U |
Best Sellers Rank | #20,468 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #265 in Philosophy (Audible Books & Originals) #1,019 in Philosophy (Books) |
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Great daily listen for short trips. Buy if you like meditation, etc.
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- Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2017contrary to some of the reviews I read, this audiobook seems to be very high quality and the narrator's voice seems to be a perfect fit. anyway, i've listened to many letters and am enjoying them quite a bit.
- Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2022What I heard on Ryan holidays podcast that Tim Ferris was endorsing this audiobook, I jumped right on it. I should have read more carefully. It’s not Tim Ferriss‘s reading. The reader sounds quite erudite, and emphasizes all the proper words in a sentence. But wow is it hard to pay attention to him! Very boring. I use audio entertainment to occupy my mind while I mop floors, scrub toilets, pull weeds etc. This is not the cure! Total waste of money for me. I could only get anything out of this if I sat still and just listened to him. If I was sitting still I would read!
- Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2017On the plus side, you have Seneca's letters delivered as translated without any commentary, which is exactly what I was looking for.
Two major problems, though. The forward is done by a supposed Stoic who spends most of the time name dropping and bragging about his life's accomplishments. As well as offering dodgy medical advice based on the supposed medical knowledge presented almost 2000 years ago by the non-physician Seneca. It's well worth skipping.
The second is the reader. He's pompous and uses an unnatural inflection, likely to convey that he's reading Something Of Great Importance, rather than reading in a more natural voice fitting the fact that he's reading correspondence from on person to another.
If you can get past that, you have a good resource for Seneca's letters. But if you can find them elsewhere, I suggest trying that instead.
- Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2017Great
- Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2016Disappointing quality - perhaps Tim Ferris should focus on quality not quantity of new products.
- Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2016Purchased through Audible. I had high hopes for this recording based on Tim Ferris' involvement and recommendations. There are several technical glitches (garbled sections, echos, repeated segments) in Chapter 2 that I had to contact Audible tech support. After several rounds of settings changing, deleting and re-downloading, to no avail, I had to request a refund. A tweet to Mr. Ferris (apparently the only way to try to reach him and/or his team?) went unheeded. As for the recording itself, it is ok. You really have to concentrate and pay attention due to the somewhat dense language. I would not recommend this item.
- Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2016Note: there's a few bugs in the audio every 10 mins, I'm sure they will fix it. Don't let 5 seconds of glitched audio taint your view of the value of the other 99.9% of the audio.
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When I hear Seneca I think boring. I'd rather listen to a podcast, but I'm glad I bought this.
The first letter is pretty long, the rest aren't like that.
The other letters are short enough to listen one a day for 15 mins.
The preface is a fun origin story.
If you are in a high stress environment, in a high performance career or trying to attain a greater level of self-development, these ancient letters give good insight on the Stoic philosophy.
Well worth the 1 credit on audible, I preordered the other 2 as well.
5.0 out of 5 starsNote: there's a few bugs in the audio every 10 mins, I'm sure they will fix it. Don't let 5 seconds of glitched audio taint your view of the value of the other 99.9% of the audio.Great daily listen for short trips. Buy if you like meditation, etc.
Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2016
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When I hear Seneca I think boring. I'd rather listen to a podcast, but I'm glad I bought this.
The first letter is pretty long, the rest aren't like that.
The other letters are short enough to listen one a day for 15 mins.
The preface is a fun origin story.
If you are in a high stress environment, in a high performance career or trying to attain a greater level of self-development, these ancient letters give good insight on the Stoic philosophy.
Well worth the 1 credit on audible, I preordered the other 2 as well.
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- Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2016The quality of the audio is glitchy, been listening for 30 minutes and I've had three seperate incidents of crackled/distorted audio for 10-15 second periods. Content is great and well read, yes, but I get into it and then it distorts, please fix.