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Saturday, June 3, 2023
Your Saturday Stoic Review — Week of May 29 - June 4
Do you wish your daily practices and mindset towards money and wealth were better? If you've always wanted to make a change, now is your time! This new live course starts June 5, and will take place on our new community platform so you can share your experience with other Stoics from around the globe.
The Wealthy Stoic will include 3 Live Q&As where Ryan Holiday will be joined by a guest to discuss their hard-won lessons on that week's theme, and take questions from you.
Don't miss out on our most important course yet. Enroll today!
PASSAGE OF THE WEEK:
"'You have to reflect,' Seneca writes, 'not only when it is a question of gain, but also when it is a question of loss.' You have to think not only of the upsides, but also of the downsides that come with money. You have to think about the time, freedom, and happiness wrested from your hands and replaced with money (which you have less time to freely spend on the things that make you happy). You have to think about the burdens of becoming rich."
In a recent episode on the Daily Stoic YouTube channel, Ryan Holiday talks about how most of the Stoics, ancient or modern, were literally and figuratively wealthy. By understanding what enough is, and remaining true to their values, the Stoics were able to live a rich and happy life:
"Whether they were wealthy like Seneca or poor like Epictetus, they lived wealthy lives because they knew what enough was. They felt empowered that they could provide for themselves and their families. They had purpose and meaning – and they valued the right things."
In a recent episode of the Daily Stoic podcast, Ryan Holiday speaks with award-winning businessman and author Morgan Housel on what it really means to be wealthy, what it takes to be successful, how to build an audience, true happiness, and more:
"When I was broke, I had hope. Once you have money, there's no more hope. I think the liability of having lots of money is overlooked…It takes away your sense of hope of having more and the social liability of having more."
This week over at Daily Dad (sign up here!) we wrote about Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius' adopted father and predecessor, and the importance of not just talking about your philosophy, but embodying it.
It was this that helped Marcus become Marcus Aurelius. All his life, as one biographer put it, Marcus strived to be like Antoninus, holding him up as "the most beautiful model of a perfect life."
It's fitting that Marcus biggest Stoic influence was his step-father because Father's Day is just two weeks away! The Dads on the Daily Dad team put together a list so you don't have to go on a hunt to find a good gift for the Dads in your life. Please place your order by Monday June 8 to ensure enough shipping time.
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