Ryan Holiday
The beloved classic daily devotional of Stoic meditations—the only authorized print edition in the US and complete with a ribbon marker—with more than two million copies sold!
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Ryan Holiday
The beloved classic daily devotional of Stoic meditations—the only authorized print edition in the US and complete with a ribbon marker—with more than two million copies sold!
Score based on developer article recommendations — not sales data or reviews.
This book offers daily Stoic meditations designed to cultivate resilience, improve decision-making, and foster personal growth for developers.
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It helps people protect focus in distraction-heavy environments.
Cited by 5 different developers, each bringing their own experience and perspective.
Developers credit this book with fundamentally changing how they approach their craft and think about engineering problems.
"I will also try to recommend a few books that everyone should read."
— patferraggi · Ancient Philosophy for the Modern Developer · Mar 2, 2020
"As I promised, here is a list of great books that will change your life."
— patferraggi · Ancient Philosophy for the Modern Developer · Mar 2, 2020
"Ryan Holiday has done more to popularize Stoicism in the 21st century than anyone else, and *The Daily Stoic* is his most accessible work."
— ironledger · 11 Best Stoicism Books for Modern Life · Mar 27, 2026
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