The Daily Stoic - Just Do One Thing Every Day

Episode Date: May 11, 2020

"Seneca wrote a lot of letters to his friend Lucilius. We don’t know a lot about Lucilius, only that he was from Pompeii, he was a Roman knight, he was the imperial procurator in Sicily then its Governor, he owned a country villa in Ardea. For all his success though, we get the sense that he struggled with many of the things we all struggle with: Anxiety. Distraction. Fear. Temptation. Self-discipline."Find out Seneca's simple solution to Lucilius's problems in today's Daily Stoic Podcast.***If you enjoyed today’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: DailyStoic.com/signupFollow @DailyStoic:Twitter: https://twitter.com/ryanholidayInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryanholiday/Facebook: http://facebook.com/ryanholidayYouTube: 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.

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greatest men and women. For more, you can visit us at dailystowach.com. Just do one thing every day. Senna wrote a lot of letters to his friend, Lucilius. We don't know a lot about Lucilius, only that he was from Pompey, that he was a Roman knight, that he worked in Sicily as its governor and he owned a country villa in Ardena. For all his success, though, we get a sense that he struggled with the many things that we all struggle with, anxiety, distraction, fear, temptation, self-discipline. So it's good that he had a friend

like Seneca, someone who cared about him, told him the truth, and gave him advice. One of the best pieces of advice from Seneca, it's pretty simple. Each day, he told Lucilius, you should acquire something that will fortify you against poverty, against death, indeed against other misfortunes as well. Just one thing, one nugget. And that's what most of Seneca's letters to his friend are about. They have quoted them or a little prescription or a story. One little thing to make Lucilius stronger, smarter, wiser, calmer. This is the way to improvement. Incremental, consistent, humble,

persistent work. Your business, your book, your career, your body. It doesn't matter. You build them with little things day after day. As Arnold Schwarzenegger, fan of the Stoics, as well as a filmmaker, entrepreneur, author, former governor, professional bodybuilder, and father of five. As he said in a recent interview to people trying to stay strong and sane during this pandemic, just as long as you do something every day, that is the important thing. Whether it's from Seneca or Arnold's good

advice, good advice and truth is truth. One thing a day adds up. One step at a time is all it takes. You just got to do it and the sooner you start, the better you'll feel. And be. gotta do it and the sooner you start, the better you'll feel. And be. Don't forget to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes or your favorite podcast app. And if you don't get the daily Stoke email, go to dailystoke.com slash email. Hey, prime members. You can listen to the Daily Stoic early and ad free on Amazon Music. Download the Amazon Music app today, or you can listen early and ad free with Wondery Plus in Apple podcasts. Is this thing all? Check one, two, one, two. Hey, y'all. I'm Kiki Palmer. I'm an actress,

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