| NEW DATES ADDED! Join us for Daily Stoic Live—a timeless, in-person conversation where Ryan Holiday will share insights and answer your questions about his new book, Wisdom Takes Work. Head to dailystoiclive.com to grab tickets and learn more (get a 20% discount for a limited time only with code EARLYSTOIC at checkout!). Look, some people are just not bright. They didn't receive much of an education…or they weren't much interested when they were getting one. Some people receive genetic gifts and others don't. Some people get kicked in the head…or a worm eats part of their brain. Maybe we, ourselves, are not exactly geniuses. But you know what? This doesn't really matter. Success (and happiness) in life does not require being a genius. It begins with not being a fool. This is one of the ideas at the center of Wisdom Takes Work (the fourth book in the Stoic Virtue series). In fact, the middle of the book is entirely about avoiding the traps that make smart people really stupid, which again, is key. For instance, Marcus Aurelius doesn't credit Rusticus for making him brilliant. He thanks him for two things—for teaching him not to be satisfied with 'just getting the gist of things' and for showing him how 'not to fall for every smooth talker.' That is to say, he helped him avoid two pitfalls in life: superficiality and grifters. If we can avoid ego, if we can cultivate a smidge of self-awareness, if we can try not to let our emotions blind us, we have already struck enormous blows against stupidity in life. We can avoid being swept up in the newest fad or the oldest con. We can stop reliving the same mistake. We can remain curious and inquisitive, diving deep into things instead of settling for first appearances and surface-level understanding. If we can do that, we're on the path to wisdom. If we can do that, we are already winning. Wisdom is not just one Stoic virtue among others—it is the governor of the rest. Wisdom is what helps us see clearly and act rightly. If you want to live a life of virtue, you must cultivate wisdom. Wisdom Takes Work, the fourth and final book in the bestselling Stoic Virtues Series, came out last month to overwhelming support and praise, and recently landed on the New York Times Bestseller list! We're so pleased you're enjoying the book, but if you haven't grabbed your signed first-edition copy yet, we still have a few left. Today is the LAST DAY to get the preorder bonuses with your order, including cut chapters and the annotated bibliography with all purchases, or a signed manuscript, Q&A invite, and even dinner with Ryan if you buy more copies. If you're interested, grab your copy now before it's too late. Head to dailystoic.com/wisdom to get your first-edition copy and exclusiveWisdom Takes Work bonuses today! Read on DailyStoic.com *** | 
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