YOUTUBE TAKEAWAY OF THE WEEK:
In a recent video on the Daily Stoic YouTube Channel, Ryan Holiday discusses some important Stoic lessons to help build lasting character, including seeking out difficult opportunities, meditating on the interconnectedness of humanity, and embracing the details of life:
"If you don't sweat the small stuff, the details that matter, you could lose everything—you could end up very far from where you want to be. The key isn't that you don't sweat any small things, but you know what are the irrelevant small things, and what are the essential small things."
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WHAT RYAN HOLIDAY IS READING:
| | "Keep in mind that what injures you is not people who are rude or aggressive but your opinion that they are injuring you. So whenever someone provokes you, be aware that the provocation really comes from your own judgment. Start, then, by trying not to get carries away by the impression. Once you pause and give yourself time, you will more easily control yourself." |
PODCAST TAKEAWAY OF THE WEEK:
Prior to the start of the Women's World Cup, Ryan Holiday spoke with American soccer legend Carli Lloyd for an episode of The Daily Stoic Podcast. In an interview that extends beyond this week's headlines, she explains how Stoicism informed her soccer career, how she was able to bounce back from being cut from the Women's National Under-21 team, and the intense discipline it takes to be a professional athlete at the highest level:
"You don't know what the journey's gonna be like, and you don't know how it's gonna play out—[I'm] just a big believer in just being consistent with everything that you do and giving it all you have, and the journey will write itself."
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PASSAGE OF THE WEEK:
"East, west, north, and south—worry is pointless. As Marcus Aurelius writes in Meditations, "Today I escaped from anxiety. Or no, I discarded it, because it was within me, in my own perceptions—not outside." Remember this the next time you get anxious, the next time you're stressed or overwhelmed with worry—these are thought-based delusions. I can discard them. I can let it go."
-What Is The Function of Worry? (Listen)
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