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The Daily Stoic

Where Are You Trying To Get Better? | Do Not Be Deceived By Fortune

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

🗓️ 8 September 2023

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Tom Brady has always been relentless about trying to get better. Trying to get his passes out quicker. Trying to get his spirals a little tighter. Trying to optimize his diet. Trying to recover from games faster.

While almost none of us are like Tom Brady on the practice field, we’re all like him in the sense that we spend a lot of time and energy focusing on improving ourselves at work, at our chosen craft or profession. But when it comes to personal improvement?

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And in today's reading and meditation from The Daily Stoic, Ryan examines why Seneca stated that "no one is crushed by fortune unless they are first deceived by her," and the folly of trusting in fortune. You can read more of Seneca's views in On the Shortness of Life: Life Is Long If You Know How to Use It.

📙 Check out The Daily Dad: 366 Meditations on Parenting, Love, and Raising Great Kids for inspiration, motivation, and tools to help you become a better parent.

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0:00.0

Well done. You've sorted through the embarrassment of riches that is the modern podcast landscape

0:09.8

and found me Rob Briden on my podcast. In this series of Briden and I talk to, among

0:17.2

others, Harry Hill, Ben Elton, Charlotte Church, Steve Cougan, and Dame Harriet Walter.

0:23.9

And that's just a few. We tend to chat for about 45 minutes to an hour never longer.

0:29.8

It's terrific conversation, reminiscence where appropriate, and exchange of anecdotes.

0:36.0

So do join me, Rob Briden, wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes of Briden and

0:41.2

are available early and ad-free on Amazon Music, or by subscribing to Wondery Plus in Apple

0:46.5

Podcasts, or the Wondery app.

0:54.9

I'm Anna, and I'm Emily, and we're the hosts of Terribly Famous, the show that takes you

1:00.9

behind the velvet rope and inside the lives of our most iconic stars. This season, we're

1:06.2

going to spice up your life, diving into the world of Victoria Beckham, from her disastrous

1:10.7

first Spice Girls audition to her fateful meeting with a certain footballer, say you'll

1:15.3

be there listeners. Okay, that's enough. You're going to want to be listening. Stop

1:18.2

that immediately. Listen to Terribly Famous early and ad-free on Wondery Plus.

1:22.7

Terribly Famous Welcome to the Daily Stoic Podcasts.

1:31.4

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

1:35.7

passage from the Daily Stoic. My book, 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance in the

1:42.3

Heart of Living, which I wrote with my wonderful collaborator, translator, and literary agent,

1:48.2

Stephen Hanselman. So today, we'll give you a quick meditation from the Stoics with

1:52.4

some analysis from me, and then we'll send you out into the world to turn these words

1:57.9

into works.

2:10.2

Tom Brady has always been relentless about trying to get better, trying to get his passes

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