"Sellars’s book is an excellent starting point for anyone interested in experimenting with this approach to life."

Five Books

"Expertly and vividly Sellars presents lessons in Stoicism that are strikingly relevant to modern life. From the great Roman Stoic authors, he distills teaching on managing emotions, dealing with adversity, facing death, and making the best use of every hour and situation. This is a book that excellently shows why Stoicism is the philosophy for our time. I recommend it with enthusiasm."
 

A. A. Long, author of Epictetus: How to be Free

"Sellars gives an enlightening explanation of how Stoic philosophy can help us in our lives. It can put us in control of our feelings, help us in adversity, and guide us in our relationships with others. Sellars is ideally placed to offer these lessons in Stoicism as a teacher, scholar, and founding member of the group that teaches living like a Stoic for a week."
 

Richard Sorabji, author of Moral Conscience through the Ages: Fifth Century BC to the Present

"Excellent. . . . Sellars gives a lucid, easy-to-follow account of what Stoicism as a way of life amounts to and how you might start to put it into practice. . . . To cover so much ground without merely skimming the surface requires real skill as a writer." 

Nigel Warburton, author of A Little History of Philosophy

"In The Pocket Stoic, Sellars offers a brief (pocket-sized, in fact) introduction to Stoicism by summarizing the major teachings of the three main figures: Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius, and Seneca. The book is an introduction for those who have no prior knowledge of the philosophy, and it provides a list of suggested readings, both modern works and English translations of the ancient source documents. . . . The picture of Stoic philosophy that comes through The Pocket Stoic is of a worldview meant to help practitioners come to grips with impermanence, mortality, emotions and desires, and the fact of limited control over circumstances."

Chicago Maroon

"Sellars has done readers a favor with these two slim volumes [The Pocket Stoic and The Pocket Epicurean]. They do an admirable job of summarizing the tenets of these philosophical schools and feature valuable coverage of the heavy-hitters of . . .  Stoicism (Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, Epictetus). Sellars’ style is engaging and he often poses questions for the reader (such as “What aspects of your life do you really control?” or “Few people today worry about the vengeful thunderbolt of Zeus, so what lesson can we abstract from this?”) which are addressed by the various authors and schools."

Bryn Mawr Classical Review