This Is the Most Impressive Thing

"In Meditations, we have Marcus Aurelius writing notes to himself about who he wanted to be, what he expected of himself. In Book X, he writes about how he never wants to be overheard complaining—not even to himself. In Book X, he talks about greeting death cheerfully, bravely, because what choice do we have? But as we’ve said before, to talk about something is one thing, to do it is another. That’s what makes Marcus Aurelius so inspiring."Ryan describes why Marcus stands out amongst the Stoics on today's Daily Stoic Podcast. Get your copy of Ryan's new book, Lives of the Stoics (https://geni.us/LUN7). To get the special bonuses for ordering the book, visit dailystoic.com/lives.***If you enjoyed this week’s podcast, we’d love for you to leave a review on Apple Podcasts. It helps with our visibility, and the more people listen to the podcast, the more we can invest into it and make it even better. Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: http://DailyStoic.com/signupFollow @DailyStoic:Twitter: https://twitter.com/dailystoicInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/Facebook: http://facebook.com/dailystoicYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/dailystoicSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. 📢 Share | ⚙️ Manage Subscription

Speaker names marked ? are inferred from speaking time and the show’s known hosts — they are not voice-verified.

• 0:06Ryan Holiday?

  Bienvenidos al Daily Stoic, donde cada día leemos un corto pasaje diseñado para ayudaros a cultivar la fuerza, la visión y la sabiduría necesarias para vivir la vida buena. Cada uno de estos pasajes está basado en la filosofía de 2000 años que ha guiado a algunos de los hombres y mujeres más grandes de la historia. Para más, pueden visitarnos en dailystoic.com.

• 0:29Ryan Holiday?

  Esto es lo más impresionante. En Meditaciones, tenemos a Marcus Aurelius escribiendo notas para sí mismo sobre quién quería ser, de lo que esperaba de sí mismo. En una sección, él escribe sobre cómo nunca quiere ser complaciente, ni siquiera a sí mismo. En otro libro, habla de alabarse a la muerte con orgullo, porque qué elección tenemos. Pero como hemos dicho antes, hablar de algo es una cosa, hacerlo es otra. Eso es lo que hace a Marcus Aurelius realmente tan inspirador. Meditaciones es su periódico privado, uno que nunca esperaba que alguien leía. Podría haberse complacido a sí mismo y haberse ido con él, y tenía mucho por complacer. Pero el libro está vacío de cualquier self pity.

• 1:13Ryan Holiday?

  Cuando Marcus se sentía enfermo y cerca de muerte, habría sido perfectamente razonable para que se preocupara, que se sintiera triste, que se sintiera triste. Pero sabemos desde el registro histórico que era valiente. Aplaudía a sus amigos llorosos. No pensaba solo en preparar el imperio para la transición. Fue pacíficamente al otro lado. Ayer hablamos de cómo Seneca escribió maravillosamente sobre el estoicismo, pero falló a veces en vivirlo. Lo que hace a Marcus Aurelius tan impresionante es que más o menos vivió sus hermosas escrituras. No solo habló de su filosofía, lo envolvió. En eso, es tal un ejemplo inspirador, un llamado a seguir en sus pasos. Y en mi nuevo libro, Lives of the Stoics, estudiamos y escribimos la vida

• 1:58Ryan Holiday?

  de no solo Marcus Aurelius, sino de 25 otros esenciales filósofos estoicos. ¿Algunos de ellos caen por pocos, como Diotimis y Seneca? Sí, pero por la mayor parte, Marcus Aurelius Was the rule and not the exception. Clianthes lived Stoicism. So did Cato, so did Zeno. So must you, or at least you must try. Remember Seneca said that the goal of philosophy was to turn words into works. Even if he didn't quite manage that himself, he's right, and you know that. To live up to these teachings, to turn their, and your words into works, that's what we're trying to do here. That's the greatness that we're chasing, and that's what philosophy is all about. So, look, I'm so excited. Lives of the Stoics: The Art of Living from Zeno to Marcus Aurelius.

• 2:43Ryan Holiday?

  The first book ever to put the lives, the biographies of all the Stoics in one place, is out now. Came out yesterday. It's available everywhere books are sold. Support your local indie retailer. You can click the show notes on the podcast page and get it on Amazon. Barnes and Noble has got some signed copies left. We are still giving out the preorder bonuses. If you get them this week, you can check that out at dailystoic.com/lives. Look, if you've gotten anything out of the email over the years, if I can ask one thing of you, it would be to please support this book. Check it out. Lives of the Stoics: The Art of Living from Zeno to Marcus Aurelius. To me, the purpose of philosophy is to make you a better person. And so what I've tried to do is, even in this biography, come up with all sorts of real actionable things that you can apply in your life. Check it out.

• 3:28Ryan Holiday?

  Lives of the Stoics: The Art of Living from Zeno to Marcus Aurelius. Available now.