Welcome to the Daily Stoic Podcast, where each day we bring you a passage of ancient

wisdom designed to help you find strength, insight, and wisdom every day life.

Each one of these passages is based on the 2000 year old philosophy that has guided some

of history's greatest men and women.

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Are you getting the most out of this gift?

You're alive right now, or you wouldn't be reading this.

But what proof do you have that you're really living?

Don't overthink that question, it's not some complicated metaphysical question.

Instead, it's a variation of Seneca's observation that often a very old man has no other proof

of his long life than his age, meaning that they racked up many years but little living.

And the same can be true for us if we're not careful.

Yes, we're here, but are we really here?

Are we really getting the most out of this gift we've been given?

Are we squeezing every second out of every second?

Are we simply content to let them tick off the clock?

That's the question for you to answer today.

What proof do I have that I'm really alive?

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