Welcome to the weekend edition of the Daily Stoic podcast.

On Sundays, we take a deeper dive into these ancient topics with excerpts from the Stoic texts,

audiobooks that we like here or recommend here at Daily Stoic and other long-form wisdom that you can chew on on this relaxing

weekend. We hope this helps shape your understanding of this philosophy, and most importantly,

that you're able to apply it to your actual life. Thank you for listening.

Hey, it's Ryan.

Welcome to another Sunday episode of the Daily Stoic podcast.

You know, there's this stereotype of the Stoics as unfeeling and withdrawn, unfun. But friendship is a theme that runs throughout the Stoic writings. And in fact, one of the most powerful images we get from the Stoics

is rooted in friendship. Seneca says, you know you're making progress in this philosophy

when you become a better friend to yourself. But you think about Seneca's letters. Who's he writing to? He's writing to

his friend Lucilius. You can't open Marcus Rialius's meditations and read part one,

debts and lessons, and not see how this man was shaped by so many different relationships, people who taught him,

people whom he loved. When you read his letters to his rhetoric, teacher, Franto, you go,

man, this relationship has transcended like teacher and student, and they've become very close

friends. And that's because what kind of life is it if you are alone, if you are disconnected,

if you do not have friends, and if you are not a friend yourself. So that's what we're going to

talk about in today's episode. We did a deep dive over at Daily Stilic for some Stilic tips

for being a great friend. I did not read this one.

I worked on the article, but I didn't have time to do the audio.

It was narrated by Kat Pitchick.

I think you'll enjoy their voice.

Maybe you're tired of hearing from me.

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