Your Saturday Stoic Review — Week of July 10-16

​ ​ Amor fati is a mindset you take on for making the best out of anything that happens. That canceled flight. The cheating partner. Those medical test results. It's treating each and every moment—no matter how challenging—as something to be embraced, not avoided. Keep our Amor Fati medallion in your pocket, so the next time life throws you a curve ball, you can smile and say, I love it! YOUTUBE TAKEAWAY OF THE WEEK: ​ A recent video on the Daily Stoic YouTube Channel details the life and wisdom of one of the great Stoics, Epictetus. Coming from unfavorable circumstances, Epictetus went through unimaginable adversity, and yet he triumphed, due to his invaluable perspective on life and control: "Circumstances don't make the man, Epictetus said, they only reveal him to himself…That's how we must see life. We don't control where we were born, or who our parents are, or how other people treat us — we only control what we do with the material we are given." Watch Stoic Advice For Hard Days​​ Subscribe to Daily Stoic YouTube @ ​ THIS WEEK'S BEST SOCIAL MEDIA POST: Follow us @ ​​​​​ PODCAST TAKEAWAY OF THE WEEK: ​ In a recent episode of the Daily Stoic podcast, Ryan Holiday speaks with writer, journalist, and historian Sam Gwynne on the triumph of hope over experience, the fascinating history of the zeppelin, and how not to measure a genius: "If you set yourself up for being a genius because you sold a lot, you can just be so rocked and shattered. In looking at Kurt Vonnegut, we're going through Player Piano and Sirens of Titan… those all sold 2,000 copies each. If you set up that standard, he's not a very good writer, is he?" Listen To This Episode Subscribe to Daily Stoic Podcast @ ​​ WHAT RYAN HOLIDAY IS READING: "The most striking thing about the airship's interior is its luxury. The effect is of a prewar steam yacht married to a warship's admiral's quarters. From her sixty-seat art deco dining room, trimmed in white, gold, and Cambridge blue, to her commodious lounge with its windowed promenades, she is meant to suggest the grand ocean liners of the day." -His Majesty's Airship by S.C. Gwynne Pick up signed copies of this title and Empire of the Summer Moon at The Painted Porch! ​Looking for a good book? Subscribe to Ryan's FREE Monthly Reading List Email! This newsletter is brought to you by Lifeforce. Life is too short to feel average. So when it comes to your health, focus on what you can control. ​ ​Lifeforce is the first health optimization membership that provides everything needed to understand where you're sub-optimal, close the gaps, and take control of how you feel, how you perform, and how long you'll live. Developed in partnership with experts from Cleveland Clinic and Harvard Medical School, Lifeforce's personalized programs combine regular at-home blood testing with a team of functional medicine doctors, health coaches, and science-backed therapies. Start your journey at mylifeforce.com. ​Unsubscribe | Update your profile | 906 Main Street #274, Bastrop, Texas 78602 ​info@dailystoic.com is not a monitored email