You Aren’t Killing Time. Time Is Killing You | Ryan Holiday Answers On Ego And Mentorship
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🗓️ 7 March 2024
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
Seneca reminded himself that death is not this thing in the future, but something that is happening now. It is always happening. It is the ticking hand of the clock. It is the spring flowers. It is the fall harvest. It is the summer rains. It is the first snow of the year.
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On this episode of the Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan delivered an impactful talk on "Ego is the Enemy" to a captivated audience of 600 real estate agents, aged between 30 and 60 years old, at Omni Barton Creek. This talk focuses on finding one's process and the importance of mentors. Holiday inspired the attendees to navigate their professional journeys with humility and self-awareness. The talk delved into Holiday's own experiences, emphasizing the value of continuous learning and the influence of some of his favorite books. Additionally, Holiday shared insights on overcoming challenges such as writer's block and providing practical strategies to maintain creativity and productivity.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Daily Stoic |
| 0:06.8 | podcast where each day we read a passage of ancient wisdom |
| 0:10.1 | designed to help you in your everyday life. Well, on Thursdays, we not only read the daily meditation, |
| 0:15.0 | but we answer some questions from listeners and fellow stoics. |
| 0:18.0 | We're trying to apply this philosophy just as you are. |
| 0:22.0 | Some of these come from my talks, some of these come from my talks. |
| 0:24.2 | Some of these come from Zoom sessions |
| 0:27.3 | that we do with Daily Stoic Life members |
| 0:29.7 | or as part of the challenges. |
| 0:32.0 | Some of them are from interactions |
| 0:34.0 | I have on the street when there happened to be someone |
| 0:35.9 | there recording. |
| 0:37.3 | But thank you for listening, and we hope this is of use to you. As winter fades and spring emerges as we adjust our clocks for daylight savings, it's a good time to pause and reflect, |
| 0:58.0 | where did that time go? It seems like only yesterday that we were bundled up against the cold watching the last |
| 1:04.7 | leaves fall from the trees now the days are getting longer and the air feels warmer. |
| 1:09.5 | We talked recently about Philip Larkin's beautiful poem about the changing of the seasons, how their circular renewal contains within them a kind of finality. |
| 1:18.0 | The winter you just had is over forever. |
| 1:21.0 | Those cold winter afternoons where you didn't want to go outside, where you didn't do anything, |
| 1:25.0 | where instead you waited for the temperature to go up, a break in the snow, you weren't just |
| 1:29.2 | killing time, that time was killing you. Seneca reminded himself that death is not this thing in the future, but something that is happening now. It's always happening. It is the ticking hand of the clock. It is the spring flowers. It is the fall harvest. It is the summer rains. It is the first snow of the year. |
| 1:46.0 | This idea is a reminder that each moment is precious. It tells us to wake up and really live, not just watch the time go by, to embrace the longer days and make |
| 1:55.8 | the most of it. |
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