Your Saturday Stoic Review — Week of May 27 - June 2
Before we get into this week's review … a quick reminder that Ryan Holiday's new book Right Thing, Right Now, the much-anticipated third installment in the Stoic Virtues series, comes out in just 10 days! If you preorder right now, you can receive exclusive bonuses like a signed page from the original manuscript, a live Q&A with Ryan, bonus chapters, and more! We also worked with our publisher to produce an initial run of numbered first-edition copies signed by Ryan (see below). Head here to learn how you can get yours and receive those exclusive preorder bonuses TODAY.
PASSAGE OF THE WEEK:
That's why seeing justice as a way of being, as how you treat others, is so important. It's why Marcus Aurelius called it "the source of all other virtues." Because how can we become better versions of ourselves, how can we reach the heights of our potential, if we can't admit our past blunders, if we can't make amends with others, if we can't own the unpleasant responsibility of who we've been?
In a recent video on the Daily Stoic YouTube Channel, Ryan Holiday shares a Stoic tale about Marcus Aurelius and his pursuit of justice:
"It takes work to be a good person, perhaps more work than it takes to be a great, that is, a successful or famous person. But it's the most important work you can do, and the world depends on us doing it—who we are going to be depends on it."
"So Marcus is doing something that's beautiful, but sometimes beautiful things have a practical value, you know. The beauty of the Meditations makes it more evocative and more memorable, and therefore, more therapeutic."
As the social media post of the week reminds us, the whole point of this philosophy is to direct a person towards doing what's right. That's the aim of Ryan Holiday's newest book Right Thing, Right Now…
The book officially comes out June 11, but it's already been getting rave reviews. Arnold Schwarzenegger said it's "a message we all need to hear." And Dr. Edith Eva Eger called the book "a gift to humanity, showing us that each of us can live with a clear sense of justice, both within ourselves and within this planet."
If you want to take their word for it, you can preorder right now to receive those exclusive preorder bonuses we mentioned above—bonus chapters, an extended annotated bibliography, a live Q&A with Ryan, and more! Head here to learn how to receive those and get your copy of Right Thing, Right Now TODAY.
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