The Time To Start Doing This Is Now | What's Up To Us, What's Not Up To Us
The Daily Stoic
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🗓️ 30 December 2024
⏱️ 15 minutes
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“How long are you going to wait before you demand the best for yourself?” Epictetus says. Start Now.
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| 1:16.3 | stoics illustrated with stories from history, current events, and literature to help you be better at what |
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| 1:33.4 | whatever it is you happen to be doing this is now. |
| 1:53.0 | We all have vices. We all have flaws. We have habits, as Seneca said, that turn us into slaves. |
| 1:59.3 | We have things we know we want to change. We know this, |
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