We are products of our influences, our environments, our family and friends....and random circumstances. Success, or failure, is a collaborative effort. We are, in the end, a reflection of the debts and lessons we receive from the countless people who shape our lives. It’s a good balance to carry and a better one to transfer to others.
In a recent video on theDaily Stoic YouTube channel, Ryan Holiday shares insights you need to take away from these Stoic-inspired books in 2025, including this one inspired by Steve Magness’ Do Hard Things:
“The one thing we know about the future is that it’s probably not going to be easy. There are going to be challenges and difficulties and by doing hard things, the Stoics say, we get the benefit of knowing that we are capable of doing hard things. We can meet the future with those skills and weapons we develop.”
In a recent episode of The Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan Holiday speaks with actor Josh Brolin on finding time as a parent, why we read books, and the realities of growing as a human:
“This is super messy. Often painful, really overwhelming at times. Yet, that’s the way it should be because that’s what develops character—you fall and you get up and you try again. It’s progress, not perfection.”
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