Episode · The Daily Stoic · 2026-10-29
Books mentioned on It’s Not How You See It. It’s What You Make It | 18 Stoic Lessons You’ll Wish You Learned Sooner
It’s easy to glamorize the past. It’s also easy to give short shrift to the present.
Ryan Holiday discussed Meditations by Aurelius Marcus.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Meditations
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius is a collection of personal journals and philosophical notes written by the Roman emperor, capturing his efforts in self-improvement and Stoic practice.
Discussed“There is a passage in meditations in which Marx really walks through this exact process. At first he despairs, writing that it feels like fortune has abandoned him. But then he stops and reminds himself that good fortune is something you make for yourself.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Ego Is the Enemy
“He says, "Remember it is impossible to learn that which you think you already know. Ego is the enemy. If you're a know-it-all, you're right. You cannot learn anything else.”