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The Daily Stoic

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Education, Stoicism, Stoic, Ryan Holiday, Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Business, Daily Stoic, Stoic Philosophy, Philosophy, 694393

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🗓️ 21 April 2022

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Ryan talks about why you should be open to change, and reads The Daily Stoic’s entry of the day.

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0:00.0	Hey, prime members. You can listen to the Daily Stood Podcast early and add free on Amazon music. Download the app today.
0:08.7	Hey, everyone. This is Dr. Rongan Chatechee from the Built to Thrive Podcast.
0:13.2	And I promise you that if you give me just five minutes of your time, I'm gonna help you revolutionize your life.
0:19.9	My aim is to inspire and empower you with simple daily hacks that will help you feel better and thrive.
0:26.6	Check out my latest Built to Thrive episode, streaming now, only on Amazon Music.
0:37.6	3.0 Words is back for another season exclusively on Amazon Music.
0:41.6	The lowest people to bring in three words of meaning and significance to their lives.
0:46.6	And we use that as a springboard for conversation. And then at the end of the show, we ask them for a word that they'll be happy never to hear again.
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1:10.6	Welcome to another episode of the Daily Stood Podcast.
1:14.6	On Thursdays, we do double duty, not just reading our daily meditation, but also reading a passage from the book, The Daily Stoic.
1:23.6	366 meditations on wisdom, perseverance, and the art of living, which I wrote with my wonderful co-author and collaborator, Stephen Hanselman.
1:31.6	And so today, we'll give you a quick meditation from one of the Stoics, from Epititus Markis Relius, Seneca, then some analysis for me.
1:40.6	And we send you out into the world to do your best to turn these words into works.
1:48.6	The Old Way is not the only way.
1:52.6	Cato went down in history for his ardent defense of rooms, Old Way's, the Moss Maoram.
1:58.6	The Republic wasn't perfect, but he was willing to die for it.
2:02.6	And this sacrificed this commitment to it enshrined his place in history forever.
2:08.6	As it happens, this was a family business. The Cato's had long been defenders of Rome's traditions.
2:14.6	Cato's father did it. His grandfather did it. His great-grandfather did it.
2:18.6	And that's partly how the Republic was able to last so long.
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