Your Saturday Stoic Review — Week of March 25 - 31

​ ​ PASSAGE OF THE WEEK: We will stagger under the weight of all this. We will struggle and break. All we can do, the Stoics tell us, as Hemingway wrote, is try to be strong in the broken places. To focus on how we respond, what we do about it, to who we can become for having gone through it. Read: Everything, Everywhere, All At Once​ YOUTUBE TAKEAWAY OF THE WEEK: ​ In a recent video on the Daily Stoic YouTube Channel, Ryan Holiday urges us to remind ourselves of our mortality and to take action, just as the Stoics told us to: "You are mortal. So go play with your kids, go apologize to your brother, tell that person you love them. Speak out about the things you think are important. Stop sweating the things that don't matter. Stop deferring what you know you were meant to do, what you know is right to do. Don't be arrogant, be humble — realize that you cannot assume that you will get 6 months from now, let alone 6 years. While you are blessed with this life, use it. Watch Do What You Were Meant To Do (With Stoicism)​ Subscribe to Daily Stoic YouTube ​ PODCAST TAKEAWAY OF THE WEEK: ​ In a popular episode of The Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan Holiday speaks with professor and writer Cal Newport on his new book Slow Productivity, the difference between writing for academic and general audiences, and how taking things slow improves quality: "As you obsess more about quality, slowness, or lack of busyness, becomes really natural. Once you get more obsessed with doing something, the more all the other stuff begins to feel morally bankrupt — you just instinctually want to have less busyness." Listen To This Episode Subscribe to Daily Stoic Podcast ​​​ Listen ad-free with Wondery plus or on Amazon Music with your Prime membership. WHAT RYAN HOLIDAY IS READING: " "A dream that is dependent on other people, on a bunch of conditions being right – that's a dream with no integrity. It's a hope, a wish, and not something to shoot for. It doesn't matter until there are boots on the ground, hands in the dirt." ​ — Ghost Town Living: Mining for Purpose and Chasing Dreams at the Edge of Death Valley by Brent Underwood (we have limited-edition signed and numbered copies at the Painted Porch!) ​THIS WEEK'S BEST SOCIAL MEDIA POST: Follow us on social ​​​​​ For fans of fast, your solution is right here. Check out the HOKAs Mach 6. This responsive and lightweight trainer is great for both long and short runs, and chasing down my kids. ​ The Mach 6 has been upgraded with a new high-performance foam for a snappier ride but still has the HOKA cushion you know and love. HOKA also added strategic rubber outsole coverage for durability and traction. Whether you're lacing up to walk around the neighborhood or lining up for your race, try the Mach 6 shoes today. ​Unsubscribe | Update your profile | 906 Main Street #274, Bastrop, Texas 78602 ​info@dailystoic.com is not a monitored email