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Welcome to the Daily Stoic Podcast, where each day we read a passage

of ancient wisdom designed to help you in your everyday life.

On Tuesdays, we take a closer look at these stoic ideas,

how we can apply them in our actual lives.

Thanks for listening, and I hope you enjoy.

Just do this thing daily.

A successful day for a stoic is simple.

It's not about making more money or getting more famous

or dazzling more people with your accomplishments.

It's whether or not you got better.

Specifically, it's whether you get better at life,

more prepared for the troubles, for the temptations,

for the opportunities that lay ahead.

As Seneca wrote to Lucilius, the prescription for this philosophy

is simple.

Each day acquires something that will fortify you against poverty,

against death, indeed against other misfortunes as well.

And after you have run over many thoughts,

select one to be thoroughly digested that day.

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