PASSAGE OF THE WEEK: We should not put important things off. We should not take things for granted. We should not presume a future, none of us are entitled to tomorrow. YOUTUBE TAKEAWAY OF THE WEEK: In a recent video on the Daily Stoic YouTube channel, Ryan Holiday shared insights and strategies from the Stoics on how we can be better prepared to endure and overcome the challenges facing us over the next four years: "Our job is to do our job—which is to be good. To do the thing we were trained to do, to do the thing we know as important, that we promised to do when we took up this responsibility. The consequences, the recognition, the pay can change—but the duty remains. The duty always remains." Subscribe to Daily Stoic YouTube PODCAST TAKEAWAY OF THE WEEK: In a recent episode of The Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan Holiday speaks with Lamb of God's lead singer Randy Blythe on conquering fears, the intersections between Stoicism and heavy metal in his life, and the role ego plays as a successful frontman: "The only requirement to be a good frontman is the willingness to get in front of other people and make an idiot of yourself again and again. And in order to do that, there has to be a healthy amount of ego. " Subscribe to Daily Stoic Podcast Listen ad-free with Wondery plus or on Amazon Music with your Prime membership. WHAT RYAN HOLIDAY IS READING: "Part of the wonder of being human is that we get to learn about the extraordinary levels of virtue of which other humans are capable." — How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question by Michael Schur *** Follow us on social |
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