Your Saturday Stoic Review — Week of April 8 - 14

​ ​ PASSAGE OF THE WEEK: We are afraid of what we don't understand. We are vulnerable to what we can't grasp. This is why science and history and good ole' personal experience are so essential. They make us wiser but also braver. Because now we know, and once we know, then we can know what to do. Read: This Is Why We're Afraid​ YOUTUBE TAKEAWAY OF THE WEEK: ​ In a recent video on the Daily Stoic YouTube Channel, Ryan Holiday and Steven Pressfield share some Stoic strategies to overcome inner resistance, such as working without attachment and taking the small steps: "Zeno said that well-being is often realized by small steps, but they're no small thing. That's what the resistance prevents you from doing. So what the Stoics want you to do to beat the resistance is just to do that small thing, the next right thing, the little thing. Get the sentence down, edit it later, and you'll be happy with where you end up." Watch 9 Stoic Tips For Beating Resistance (With Steven Pressfield and Ryan Holiday)​ Subscribe to Daily Stoic YouTube ​ PODCAST TAKEAWAY OF THE WEEK: ​ In a popular episode of The Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan Holiday speaks with entrepreneur and host of My First Million Sam Parr on selling his first business, how to overcome trauma, and the real "psychedelics" we should be using: "I think if you're not settling down because you feel like you're going to be held back, that's loser talk. That means you have the wrong person and wrong attitude….So what a lot of people will do is turn to psychedelics. Yes, it may work, but you know what would be a much better psychedelic — have a kid! Get a dog! Do anything where other people rely on you and so you're now not thinking to yourself 'I am lost' but rather 'I need to provide for this,' 'I need to give to others,' and that is a significantly better experience." 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: " "Ultimately, happiness comes down to choosing between the discomfort of becoming aware of your mental afflictions and the discomfort of being ruled by them." ​ — Why Buddhism Is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment by Robert Wright ​THIS WEEK'S BEST SOCIAL MEDIA POST: Follow us on social ​​​​​ ​Unsubscribe | Update your profile | 906 Main Street #274, Bastrop, Texas 78602 ​info@dailystoic.com is not a monitored email