Your Saturday Stoic Review — April 24 - 30

​ ​ Ryan Holiday's latest book, The Daily Dad, hits bookshelves Tuesday! We only have a couple hundred limited edition signed and numbered copies and a handful of signed manuscripts left! ​ ​The Daily Dad reminds us that we are part of a long tradition of parents who have loved, worried about, and sacrificed for their kids. This book is both a manual and a balm for any parent seeking advice, connection, and solace on life's most important journey. Preorders are almost closed, so pick up your copy today to secure your bonuses! YOUTUBE TAKEAWAY OF THE WEEK: This week on the Daily Stoic YouTube Channel, Ryan Holiday shares ways a Stoic can be more present, specifically with their family. We find excuses to be distracted everyday, but still feel like we don't have enough time with our families. To be more present, we have to be more mindful: "We talk about how life is short. We talk about how our kids grow up so fast. And then we spend the very finite and limited amount of time we have on this planet sucked into this [phone]…If you want to be a good parent, if you want to be a good person, you have to find a way. You have to set up boundaries." Need help staying off your phone? Ryan's got 8 tips here.​ Watch Stoicism's Secrets To Being More Present With Your Family Subscribe to Daily Stoic YouTube @ WHAT RYAN HOLIDAY IS READING: " Raising children is the hardest thing you will ever do. It will also be the most rewarding and important thing you ever do. That's what this book—and the hard-won wisdom of generations past—is about. You are a parent. You are every parent who has ever lived or will ever live. We are in this together. Now let's go do our best, together." ​The Daily Dad: 366 Meditations on Parenting, Love, and Raising Great Kids​ PODCAST TAKEAWAY OF THE WEEK: ​ In a recent episode of the Daily Stoic podcast, Ryan Holiday speaks with comedian Katherine Blanford to discuss how losing her mother at a young age impacted her, finding humor in dark places, her comedy career, building relationships, her Catholic upbringing, and more: "I think a lot of humor is letting go of perfectionism and ego. And realizing there's an expiration date. Take seriously that everything isn't so serious. Because it's going to end. Everything is going to end." Listen To This Episode Subscribe to Daily Stoic Podcast @ PASSAGE OF THE WEEK: "We put on their clothes for them. We make their decisions. We clear the road in front like a snowplow. We hover like a helicopter, just in case something goes wrong. We do everything for them. Then we wonder why they are helpless. We wonder why they have trouble with anxiety or low self-esteem. Confidence is something you earn. It comes from self-sufficiency. It comes from experience. When we coddle and baby them—when we take away their hands—we deprive them of these critical assets." —Make Them Do Their Own Stuff (Listen) THIS WEEK'S BEST SOCIAL MEDIA POST: ​ Follow us @ ​Unsubscribe | Update your profile | 906 Main Street #274, Bastrop, Texas 78602 ​info@dailystoic.com is not a monitored email