Dr. Kara Cooney on the Power Strategies of the Ancient World | This Is The Secret To Stoicism

<p>Ryan reads today’s daily meditation and talks to author and Egyptologist Dr. Kara Cooney about her new book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09K4KK7KJ/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Good Kings: Absolute Power in Ancient Egypt and the Modern World</a>, the use of short term thinking and long term thinking as tools to gain power, ancient strategies that were used to gain and maintain power, and more.</p><p>Dr. Kara Cooney is a professor of Egyptian Art and Architecture at UCLA. Specializing in craft production, coffin studies, and economies in the ancient world, Cooney received her PhD in Egyptology from Johns Hopkins University. She has released several books including <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Woman-Who-Would-King-Hatshepsuts/dp/0307956776" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Woman Who Would Be King</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B078G749F4/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">When Women Ruled the World</a>. She is also the host of the <a href="https://karacooney.squarespace.com/podcast-afterlives" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Afterlives Podcast</a>.</p><p>Check out the new perennial <a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/products/daily-stoic-page-a-day-desk-calendar" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Daily Stoic Page A Day Calenda</a>r: <a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/products/daily-stoic-page-a-day-desk-calendar" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://store.dailystoic.com/products/daily-stoic-page-a-day-desk-calendar</a></p><p><a href="https://cometeer.com/STOIC" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cometeer</a> partners with the best locally owned roasters in the world and through their breakthrough brewing technology, provides a delicious, high-quality, balanced cup of coffee for a fraction of the price. For a limited time, you can save 20 Dollars off your first order - that’s 10 free cups on your first order, and shipping is a