Your Saturday Stoic Review — Week of August 4 - 10

With the upcoming release of Wisdom Takes Work—the fourth and final book of the Stoic Virtues Series—the team at Daily Stoic wanted to do something special, something we've never done before… ​A special collector's edition set of all four books signed and numbered, with a title page identifying these books as part of the only printing of this series (you'll also get exclusive preorder bonuses!). We were only able to publish a very limited number of these and so make sure to act now—once they're gone, they're gone. Head to dailystoic.com/stoicvirtues to secure your Stoic Virtues collector's edition set and learn more today. ​ PASSAGE OF THE WEEK: Education takes time. It takes work. It takes patience. It takes the right teachers, living and dead. But the rewards are worth it. And the sooner you start looking for those "door openers," the better. Read the full meditation here: Where Would We Be Without Them? YOUTUBE TAKEAWAY OF THE WEEK: ​ In a recent video on the ​Daily Stoic YouTube channel, Ryan Holiday shares Stoic lessons he's learned from one of his favorite pastimes: swimming. "Even when you love the water, even when you swim all the time, even though you know it at some level, you almost never like getting in. Getting in is hard! Getting in takes some getting used to, but you're almost always glad that you did. It reminds me of exactly what Musonius Rufus said: when you do something difficult, the labor passes quickly, but the good remains." Watch the full video here: I Visited The BEST Swimming Pools All Over The World (Here's What I Learned) Subscribe to Daily Stoic YouTube ​ PODCAST TAKEAWAY OF THE WEEK: ​ In a recent episode of The Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan Holiday speaks with developmental psychologist Dr. Aliza Pressman on reframing everyday frustrations, why she is worried for this generation of parents, and using Stoicism to let your kids be themselves: "You're not planting a seed and raising whatever flower you've decided. That flower is going to come out how they're coming out. So, are you going to provide the environment for that particular human to thrive?" Listen to the full episode: You Need To Stop Reacting To Your Feelings | Dr. Aliza Pressman Subscribe to Daily Stoic Podcast ​​​ Listen ad-free with Wondery plus or on Amazon Music with your Prime membership. WHAT RYAN HOLIDAY IS READING: "You fight the war with guns, you fight the peace with stories." — American War by Omar El Akkad ​SOCIAL MEDIA POST OF THE WEEK: *** Follow us on social ​​​​​ ​Unsubscribe | Update your profile | 906 Main Street #274, Bastrop, Texas 78602 ​info@dailystoic.com is not a monitored email