The Daily Stoic - Use It. That’s What It’s There For.

Episode Date: September 1, 2020

"There’s no question that the Stoics accustomed themselves to hard living. For many people, this is the image we have of them: Cato walking bareheaded and barefooted. Marcus sleeping on a hard mattress. Seneca practicing poverty and cold plunges. Yet less well known but equally true is that the Stoics knew the good life: Cato had a family fortune. Marcus lived in an imperial palace. Seneca threw epic parties. Is this a contradiction? No." Ryan explains how the Stoics found fulfillment despite their own personal fortunes in today's Daily Stoic Podcast.***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.

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greatest men and women. For more, you can visit us at dailystowoc.com. Use it. That's what it's there for. There's no question that the Stowocs accustomed themselves to hard living. For many people, this is the image they have of them. Cato walking bare headed and bare footed, Marcus sleeping on a hard mattress, Seneca practicing poverty and cold plunges.

Yet less well known, but equally true is that the Stoics knew the good life. Cato had a family fortune, Marcus lived in an imperial palace, Seneca through epic parties. Is this a contradiction? No. What Seneca tell us, via Clientes, is that while the wise men doesn't need luxuries, that's why we practice deprivation from time to time, they can still enjoy them. The Stoics

attitude was something like smoke them if you got them or use it. That's what it's therefore. If Fortune has blessed you, you don't have to feel guilty, wealth, success, the ability to make money or build things, this is a tool. What matters is what you do with this tool. What matters is how you use it. There were Romans far richer than Cato, and these Romans were invariably made weaker by their money.

They were not drawn to public service. They were not incorruptible. Markets during the Antonine plague sold off many of the palace furnishings to help pay down Rome's debts. Senaqa was ready to give all his money back when it came clear that Nero was a monster. It was too late.

A stoic does it need money, but then they'd also don't mind it. And if they have it, they know how to use it. If you like the podcast that we do here and you wanna get it via email every morning, you can sign up at dailystoic.com slash email. Daily Stoic, Early and Add Free on Amazon Music, download the Amazon Music app today, or you can listen early and add free with Wondery Plus in Apple podcasts.

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