Your Saturday Stoic Review — Week of July 29 - August 4

PASSAGE OF THE WEEK: There are going to be moments—years, maybe even decades—of life that make you question just how much a person can possibly take. You'll wonder how you even have any tears left. But there is that inner-citadel within you as well—and if you cultivate it now, reinforce it now, it will be even stronger and more dependable when you need it. Read: How Much Sad Do You Think You Have?​ YOUTUBE TAKEAWAY OF THE WEEK: ​ In a recent video on the Daily Stoic YouTube channel, Ryan Holiday shares Stoic keys to finding tranquility in an ever-chaotic world, such as turning away from the "noise" of technology: "A lot of what disturbs us from our tranquility is not literal noise. It's not the pinging of our phone. It's when we pull up our phone and see what other people are doing, when we have that FOMO or jealousy or we feel inadequate that we're not accomplishing or achieving the way they are. Because what we're forgetting is the path that we're on, we forget what we're trying to do, we forget what's important to us." Watch the full video here: How To Keep Calm In A Chaotic World (Stoic Keys To Tranquility) Subscribe to Daily Stoic YouTube ​ PODCAST TAKEAWAY OF THE WEEK: ​ In a popular episode of The Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan Holiday speaks with comedian Whitney Cummings about how Stoicism has impacted comedy, how she has dealt with addictive behaviors, and the practice of not having an opinion: "Sometimes I go out in the world and I have to just be a person. You don't have to teach everyone all the time, you don't have to show off how much you know. Sometimes you got to just pump the brakes and be okay with not knowing stuff and not forcing it on everybody. Just walk the walk instead of talk the talk." Listen to the full episode: Whitney Cummings on Stoicism, Creating Great Art, and Overcoming Addiction Subscribe to Daily Stoic Podcast ​​​ Listen ad-free with Wondery plus or on Amazon Music with your Prime membership. WHAT RYAN HOLIDAY IS READING: " "And if you choose to hold fast to what is right, do not be irked by difficult circumstances, but reflect on how many things have already happened to you in life in ways that you did not wish, and yet they have turned out for the best." — T​hat One Should Disdain Hardships: The Teachings of a Roman Stoic by Musonius Rufus ​SOCIAL MEDIA POST OF THE WEEK: Follow us on social ​​​​​ ​ ​Unsubscribe | Update your profile | 906 Main Street #274, Bastrop, Texas 78602 ​info@dailystoic.com is not a monitored email