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Hello and welcome back to practical stoicism. I hope you had a great weekend. Before we start today, two things. First, the usual reminder that you can get rid of all ads in this podcast for just $6 a month by going to stoicism.com, link in the show notes. You don't need any kind of special app to access the ad-free

version of this podcast. You can use whatever app you are already listening on. And that includes

Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Overcast, etc. Second, you all know Kai Whiting at this point. He's been

somewhat of a regular fixture in the Discord and has appeared on a couple of episodes. His book,

Being Better, Stoicism for a World Worth Living in, is currently available for 50% off for the holidays

through his publisher's website. You can't get it from Amazon. The sale isn't there, but it is on the

publisher's website. This is slightly upsetting for me since I've already purchased a few copies

at the regular price, but if you haven't done that yet, you're in luck. There's a link in the show

notes for you to go and check that out. Please do. It is a great book. And if you've enjoyed

Kai and the conversations we've had in this podcast and some of the things he's said in the

Discord, well, then you will absolutely enjoy his book.

Today we're going to be going over Meditation 25 from Book 4 of the Meditations, which reads as follows. Try how the life of a good person suits thee, the life of they who are satisfied

with their portion of the whole, and satisfied with their own acts and benevolent dispositions.

Not ready to commit to stoicism? Well, Marcus is inviting you to try it out, to take it for a test

drive. He's saying, look, you don't have to be what I am, but I really think what I've made of

myself, through this philosophy, has some value, some merit. And I bet if you

give it a test drive, if you give it a shot, you'd see some things improve about yourself that would

make you feel the same way. Our favorite emperor turned used car salesman or used philosophy

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