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The Daily Stoic
It’s Time for Class
It’s Time for Class

It’s Time for Class

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Ryan Holiday
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Jul 8, 2020
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0:06
Welcome to the Daily stoic or each day. We read a short passage designed to help you cultivate the strength inside wisdom necessary for living good life each. One of these passages is based on the 2000 year old philosophy that is guided some of History's Greatest men and women for more. You can visit us daily stoic.com
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It's time for class. No one is saying you're not smart. No one is saying you're not pretty well-versed in philosophy. You might even be the most informed out of all of us, but that doesn't change facts education is not a thing you do. Once it's a process. It doesn't stop no matter who you are. Imagine how incredible it must have been the day that Epictetus was teaching in the cop Alice when he suddenly heard a commotion in the back of the room a student.
0:59
Arrived late, who was it? It was Hadrian the emperor imagine being Pompey and stopping in to learn from posted onus on multiple occasions Marcus. Aurelius kept ruse to kiss his philosophy instructor close by so we could always have someone to discuss issues with even as an old man Marcus was seen visiting the home of sextus another philosopher to learn all the things. He did not yet know for the stoics stoicism was an ongoing process. It was a journey.
1:29
Wisdom wasn't something you obtained. It was something that was pursued you never arrived at a final destination because something new would always come up. You never mastered material either because as Marcus said everything is constantly changing. That's why Seneca recommended we linger and revisit the works of the grades over and over and over again. Remember this you have not graduated school is not out for summer. No, it's a daily thing. You must keep
1:59
You must keep studying. You must keep investing in your education. You must always pursue wisdom. By the way, you can sign up for our newly launched master class on calm. It's an app. You can check it out calm.com and I teach the principles and practices of stoicism to live a more focused and satisfying life. And of course if you want to use stoicism to accomplish another goal, we've courses in challenges that will help. You learn to read more effectively conquer your anger come a better parent and more.
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Or just check out daily stoic.com / courses.
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