Welcome to the weekend edition of the Daily Stoic. Each weekday we bring you a meditation

inspired by the ancient Stoics, something to help you live up to those four Stoic-virtues

of courage, justice, temperance and wisdom. And then here on the weekend we take a deeper

dive into those same topics. We interview Stoic philosophers, we explore at length how

these Stoic ideas can be applied to our actual lives and the challenging issues of our time.

Here on the weekend when you have a little bit more space when things have slowed down,

be sure to take some time to think, to go for a walk, to sit with your journal and most

importantly to prepare for what the week ahead may bring.

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Hey it's Ryan Holiday, welcome to another episode of the Daily Stoic podcast. You've probably

heard me talk about Kato on the podcast before. He is this fascinating Stoic figure because

in many ways he embodies the absolute best of what it means to be Stoic. He had this strict

moral code. He cared about the little guy. He studied deeply. He was unflinchingly honest.

I talk about him a lot in lives of the Stoic. We have a whole chapter on him. He, Cicero

famously said of Kato that he acted as if he lived in Plato's Republic instead of in

the Dredges of Romulus, right? That he lived and acted as if decency and goodness was

possible and important as opposed to being this kind of pragmatic Machiavellian self-interested

politician that we come to expect from politicians today. But it's funny. The more I read about

Kato, the more I admire and like him and the less I admire and like him. That's why I

think he is so important to study. Going back to Plutarch who's fascinating essay is

worth reading. There's also a book called Roam's Last Citizen, which I sell at the Pay

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