What should we do? What can we do? These are disorienting times. Cruel times. Dysfunctional times.
There's plenty to be outraged by. Plenty to fear. AI disruption. Job uncertainty. Economic instability. Political chaos.
And it's natural to want someone, anyone, to step in and fix it.
But they're not going to. That's not how this works.
As Tolstoy put it: "Everyone thinks of changing the world. But no one thinks of changing himself." Kierkegaard said it more sharply: "It has often been said that a reformation should begin with each man reforming himself."
The Stoics had the same realization. We don't control what other people do. We don't control what's happening in the world around us. We do control what we do. We control how we respond. We have to get active in our own rescue, Marcus Aurelius wrote.
Blow your own nose…
That's what Epictetus said.
It's our job. Nobody else's.
So let's get after it.
Command yourself. Get your body under control. Eliminate vices that weaken you. Be useful to others. Build skills that last—no matter what the world throws at you. Make a difference where you can. Be the savior you'd have otherwise waited around for.
It's a 21-day reset—one clear, actionable challenge per day—built around the best, most timeless and most empowering wisdom in Stoic philosophy. Designed to help you change yourself and create ripples of positive change in the process. No fluff. Just daily work that compounds.
As a participant, you'll receive:
21 Days of Challenges — Actionable challenges sent daily and designed to help you create a better life in 2026 (plus bonus challenges!)
3 LIVE Q&A Sessions with Ryan Holiday — Access live Q&A sessions with Ryan himself, where you can ask questions about the challenges
Progress Tracker — Track and visualize your progress with the illustrated, printable 21-day calendar
Access to a Private Community Platform — Unlock our very own community platform where you'll be able to access the daily challenges and connect with other participants
No comments:
Post a Comment