Epiktet: Über die Kunst der inneren Freiheit: Alte Weisheiten für ein Leben nach der Stoa (Alte Weisheiten für moderne Leser)

The Stoic principles can feel distant, so I wonder what motivated the author to make them relevant for today's readers and listeners.

The focus on virtue and discipline is intense — has anyone else felt a personal push or resistance when applying these ideas?

Modern ideas of freedom often focus on liberation from external constraints, but Epictetus’s approach seems more about inner mastery. What are others’ thoughts?