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We have a duty. Our nature—justice—demands something from us. It demands that we get up, get after it, and wear ourselves down doing it.

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Life is a lot. It moves fast. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by what to do, what not to do, and whether you’re even focusing on the right things. In today’s episode, Ryan shares simple Stoic rules to live by that can help you live with more clarity, purpose, and steadiness right now.

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If you think history is boring, irrelevant, or just not your "thing", this episode is for you. In today’s episode, Ryan sits down with Kenny Curtis, host of the new podcast History Snacks, to make the case for history. They discuss why history isn’t about memorizing dates or dusty textbooks, but a superpower that gives you perspective, clarity, and calm.

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It’s discouraging. It’s distracting. All the stuff that’s happening in the world. But you know what you can’t do? You can’t give up your work, your freedom of thought, your freedom of choice pre-emptively.

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We should pride ourselves on our ability to put up with these people, to be able to be nice to people who are not nice, to be able to turn the other cheek and not be made bitter and cynical.

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The Stoics knew that wanting less increases gratitude, just as wanting more obliterates it.

"Freedom isn't secured by filling up on your heart's desire but by removing your desire." - Epictetus

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Day to day, it’s only our individual actions that are up to us: How we treat people, how we run our businesses, what we think about.

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It’s not that you should never speak up. It’s not that you should never speak truth to power. It’s just that you should never do it while you’re angry. Do it after you’ve calmed down. Do it after you’ve had time to think about it. Do it after you’ve slept on it.

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All that we see must be illuminated by the calm light of mild philosophy. So we can see what it really is. So we don’t do anything we regret. 

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Most people don’t read that many books, maybe a few a year at most. So if you’re only going to read a couple books this year, the decision of which ones you choose becomes really important.

In today’s episode, Ryan shares a handful of books he’s confident are worth your time. They’ve changed him, made him better, and he believes they’ll make you better too in a lot of different areas of your life.

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10% Happier by Dan Harris 

On Character by Stanley McChyrstal

Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Good Inside by Dr. Becky Kennedy

A Calendar of Wisdom by Leo Tolstoy

Die with Zero by Bill Perkins

The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel 

The War of Art by Steven Pressfield

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