Temporary Madness — An Excerpt from Don Robertson’s “How to Think Like a Roman Emperor”

<p>On today’s episode, Ryan features a clip from the audiobook of Donald Robertson’s 2019 book <a href='https://geni.us/XQyZc'><em>How to Think Like a Roman Emperor</em></a><em>,</em> published by Macmillan Audio, and available wherever book and audios are sold. For more from Ryan and Donald, check out <a href='https://dailystoic.com/donald/'>their appearance on Daily Stoic’s podcast from August</a>, when they discussed the history behind Stoicism, the Antonine Plague, and more</p><p>Donald Robertson is a cognitive-behavioral psychotherapist, trainer, and writer. Robertson has been researching Stoicism and applying it in his work for twenty years. He is one of the founding members of the non-profit organization <a href='https://modernstoicism.com/'>Modern Stoicism</a>. His 2019 book <a href='https://geni.us/XQyZc'><em>How to Think Like a Roman Emperor</em></a> (<a href='https://geni.us/cSYU'>audiobook</a>) is published by <a href='https://us.macmillan.com/audio/'>Macmillan Audio</a> and available wherever books and audiobooks are sold.</p><p>This episode is brought to you by <a href='http://blinkist.com/stoic'>Blinkist</a>, the app that gets you fifteen-minute summaries of the best nonfiction books out there. <a href='http://blinkist.com/stoic'>Blinkist</a> lets you get the topline information and the most important points from the most important nonfiction books out there, whether it’s Ryan’s own <a href='https://www.blinkist.com/en/books/the-daily-stoic-en'><em>The Daily Stoic</em></a><em>, </em>Yuval Harari’s <a href='https://www.blinkist.com/en/books/sapiens-en'><em>Sapiens</em></a><em>, </em>and more. Go to <a href='http://blinkist.com/stoic'>blinkist.com/stoic</a>, try it free for 7 days, and save 25% off your new subscription, too.</p><p>***</p><p>If you enjoyed this week’s podcast, we’d love for you to leave a review on Apple Podcasts. It helps with our visibility, and the more people listen to the podcast, the more we can invest into it and make it even better.</p><p>Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: <a