BONUS | A Selfish Reason To Be Good

“The person who does wrong, does wrong to themselves. The unjust person is unjust to themselves—making themselves evil.” —Marcus Aurelius, Meditations https://store.dailystoic.com/collections/stoic-works/products/meditations-marcus-aurelius-premium-leather-edition-gregory-hays-translation, 9.4 Thenew 10th Anniversary Edition of https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/the-daily-stoic-10The Daily Stoic https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/the-daily-stoic-10https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/the-daily-stoic-10is out NOW! 👉 Grabhttps://store.dailystoic.com/pages/the-daily-stoic-10your copy here: https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/the-daily-stoic-10 🎟️https://www.dailystoiclive.com/DAILY STOIC LIVE https://www.dailystoiclive.com/| Ryan Holiday is coming to a city near you https://www.dailystoiclive.com/! Grab tickets here https://www.dailystoiclive.com/ | https://www.dailystoiclive.com/ 🎙️AD-FREE https://dailystoic.supercast.com/| Support the podcast and go deeper into Stoicism by subscribing toThe Daily Stoic Premium https://dailystoic.supercast.com/ - unlock ad-free listening, early access, and bonus content:https://dailystoic.supercast.com/ ✉️ FREE STOIC WISDOM https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail | Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email athttps://dailystoic.com/dailyemail -- Stop online threats before they become real-world attacks. Visit ironwall.com/DAILYSTOIC and request a free Risk Assessment to see exactly how exposed your executives are. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• 1:28Ryan Holiday?

  October 7th, a selfish reason to be good.

• 1:35Speaker 01

  The person who does wrong, does wrong to themselves. The unjust person is unjust to themselves, making themselves evil. Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, Book 9, Verse 4.

• 1:56Speaker 02

  Wouldn't any person be happy to curb any impulse to anger as soon as they realized that it unleashes harm in the first place to themselves? Seneca on anger. Book 3, Chapter 4, Verse 4.

• 2:11Ryan Holiday?

  The next time you do something wrong, try to remember how it made you feel. Rarely does one say, "I feel great." There is a reason that there's often vomit at crime scenes. Instead of the catharsis the person thought they'd feel when they let themselves get out of control or when they got their revenge, they ended up making themselves sick. We feel a version of this when we lie, when we cheat, when we screw someone over. So in that split second before your ill-gotten gains kick in, ask, "How do I feel about myself? Is that moment when fear rises in your throat because you suspect you may get caught really worth it?" Self-awareness and wrongdoing rarely go together.

• 2:57Ryan Holiday?

  If you need a selfish reason not to do wrong, put yourself in touch with these feelings. They are a powerful deterrent.

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