PASSAGE OF THE WEEK: Stop torturing yourself! Be present. Focus primarily on what's in front of you. Resist the impulse to add judgment or speculation to what you're dealing with. Dealing with it alone is sufficient. You'll do better and be less stressed.
YOUTUBE TAKEAWAY OF THE WEEK:  In a recent video on the Daily Stoic YouTube channel, Ryan Holiday reads an excerpt from The Daily Stoic on contentment and focusing on the present, not the future: "Marcus is saying that you can have what you want right now and, more importantly, the thing that you think will bring you something — peace, contentment, happiness — it's not going to happen. It's this horizon that you never quite meet—it's always a little bit out of view." Subscribe to Daily Stoic YouTube
PODCAST TAKEAWAY OF THE WEEK:  In a recent episode of The Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan Holiday speaks with author Ron Chernow on his epic biographies, how the world's greatest leaders manage their emotions, and the misconception that George Washington was "innately" Stoic: "There are people who aspire to be a Stoic but say to themselves, 'Well, you know, my nature is emotional and passionate and irrational, therefore I could never be a Stoic.' But, in the case of George Washington, the Stoicism was definitely something he achieved—something that he wasn't born with." Subscribe to Daily Stoic Podcast Listen ad-free with Wondery plus or on Amazon Music with your Prime membership.
WHAT RYAN HOLIDAY IS READING: "Let us learn to show our friendship for a man when he is alive and not after he is dead." — The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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