Reasons Not to Worry: How to be Stoic in chaotic times

Reasons Not to Worry offers practical advice for everyday life by adapting ancient Stoic principles of virtue, moderation, and self-discipline. It explores how to find calm, grieve properly, and beat FOMO, while highlighting the importance of living in the present moment. The book is filled with insight, humor, and compassion, making it a timely and useful resource for anyone seeking to regain control of their lives.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 304 pages
Publication date: 03 July 2025
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Reasons Not to Worry is an accessible introduction to the Stoic principles of virtue, moderation, and self-discipline, adapting this ancient knowledge to inspire practical advice for everyday life. We are all searching for answers to the biggest questions: How can we be good? Find calm? Properly grieve? Beat FOMO? Work out what truly matters? Well, the good news is that the wisest minds in history asked the exact same questions - and they found answers. The ancient philosophy of Stoicism shows us that we are already in possession of the very tools we need to excavate this much-needed wisdom for ourselves. So into the past we go with journalist Brigid Delaney, to a time not unlike our own: one full of pandemonium, war, plagues, pestilence, treachery, corruption, anxiety, overindulgence, and - even back then - the fear of a climate apocalypse. By living and learning the teachings of three ancient guides, Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius, Brigid shows us how we can apply their lessons to our modern lives in a way that allows us to regain a sense of agency and tranquillity. Stoicism can be a tough medicine to swallow, but no longer - this book is awash with insight, humor, and compassion. Timely, so very useful, and filled to the brim with ways you can wrest back control, here are all the reasons not to worry.

Weight: 244g
Dimension: 196 x 127 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780349436302