Just Keep Going | Solve Problems Early

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<p>The Stoics accepted that life could be cruel and random. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajtcMzarhVw&amp;ab_channel=DailyStoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">They knew people were stupid and annoying</a>. They did not deny that <a href="https://dailystoic.com/memento-mori/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">death was ever present</a>.</p><p>You might think the result of these beliefs was a dark and dour worldview. Certainly, many critics of the Stoics have registered that–or potential fans of the Stoics have turned away after a few passages of Marcus Aurelius’ <a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/meditations" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Meditations</em></a> or Epictetus’ <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/philosophy4?_pos=3&amp;_sid=689c85973&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">writings</a>.</p><p>Regardless of how realistic they might have been in their assessment of the world, the Stoics were, on the whole, not despondent.</p><p>---</p><p>And in today's <em>Daily Stoic</em> excerpt reading, Ryan discusses why it is so important for us to solve problems when they arise, rather than waiting for them to grow to an unmanageable size.</p><p>✉️ Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: <a href="http://dailystoic.com/dailyemail" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail</a></p><p>🏛 Check out the <a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Daily Stoic Store</a> for Stoic inspired products, signed books, and more.</p><p>📱 Follow us: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a>, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TikTok</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>