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The Daily Stoic

When You Don’t Like What You See | Looking Out For Each Other

The Daily Stoic

Daily Stoic | Backyard Ventures

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

4.55.3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 October 2023

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Marcus Aurelius, like all of us, would catch glimpses of himself in the mirror. As we talked about recently, Marcus would have checked himself in the mirror in the morning, he would have seen his reflection as he passed through a hallway, from one room to the next.

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And in today's excerpt from The Daily Stoic, Ryan explains why its so beneficial to watch other people around us succeed, and why we should show our friends and loved ones affection while celebrating their advancements as if it were or own.

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0:00.0

What do I do? What do I do? What do I say?

0:03.3

What do I say? In the Macmillan online community,

0:07.4

we know what it's like to have cancer because we have it too.

0:11.8

So, whatever you're thinking, whatever you're feeling,

0:16.2

whatever you need to ask about cancer, whatever the time of day or night,

0:22.0

we'll do whatever it takes to help you.

0:25.9

To join us, search Macmillan online community.

0:30.3

Emily, do you remember when One Direction called it a day?

0:33.0

I think you'll find there are still many people who can't talk about it.

0:36.7

Well, luckily, we can. A lot, because our new season of terribly famous is all about the

0:42.2

first One Directioner to go it alone. Zayn Malik.

0:45.3

We'll take you on Zayn's journey from Shilad from Bradford to being in the world's

0:49.6

biggest boy band and explore why, when he reached the top, he decided to walk away.

0:54.7

Follow terribly famous wherever you get your podcasts.

1:03.6

Welcome to the Daily Stoic podcast.

1:06.0

On Friday, we do double duty, not just reading our daily meditation, but also reading a passage

1:11.1

from the Daily Stoic, my book, 366 Meditations on Wisdom,

1:16.0

Perseverance in the Heart of Living, which I wrote with my wonderful collaborator,

1:20.4

translator, and literary agent, Stephen Hanselman.

1:24.2

So today, we'll give you a quick meditation from the Stoics with some analysis from me,

1:29.2

and then we'll send you out into the world to turn these words into works.

1:40.7

When you don't like what you see, Marcus Aurelius, like all of us, would catch glimpses of himself

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