The Marcus Aurelius Quote Tom Junod Can’t Forget

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<p>One sentence from Marcus Aurelius made Tom Junod circle it three times, star it, and dog-ear the page. In this episode, Ryan talks with the acclaimed writer about reading <a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/meditations" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Meditations</em></a> for the first time, why Marcus still feels so modern, and the line he can’t stop thinking about.</p><br><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tom_junod/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tom Junod</a> is senior writer for <em>ESPN</em>, where his work has won an Emmy and the Dan Jenkins Medal for Excellence in Sportswriting. He is a two-time winner of the National Magazine Award for Feature Writing, and a winner of the James Beard Award for essay writing. Previously he was a staff writer at <em>GQ</em> and <em>Esquire</em>. The film <em>A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood</em> was based on his article in <em>Esquire</em>.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Grab signed copies of<em> </em><a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/in-the-days-of-my-youth-i-was-told-what-it-means-to-be-a-man-a-memoir-copy?_pos=2&amp;_sid=49735af81&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man</em> by Tom Junod</a> at The Painted Porch | <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/in-the-days-of-my-youth-i-was-told-what-it-means-to-be-a-man-a-memoir-copy?_pos=2&amp;_sid=49735af81&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.thepaintedporch.com/</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tom_junod/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow Tom on Instagram | @tom_junod</a></p><br><p>📚 Grab your own copy of <a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/meditations" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Meditations translated by Gregory Hayes</em></a><em> | </em><a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/meditations" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/meditations</a></p><br><p>🎟️<a href="https://www.dailystoiclive.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;<strong>DAILY STOIC LIVE&nbsp;</strong></a>| Ryan Holiday is coming to a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dailystoiclive.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">city near you</a>!&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dailystoiclive.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grab tickets here</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dailystoiclive.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.dailystoiclive.com/</a></p><br><p>🎙️<a href="https://dailystoic.supercast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>&nbsp;AD-FREE&nbsp;</strong></a><strong>|</strong>&nbsp;Support the podcast and go deeper into Stoicism by subscribing to<a href="https://dailystoic.supercast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;The Daily Stoic Premium</a>&nbsp;- unlock ad-free listening, early access, and bonus content:<a href="https://dailystoic.supercast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;https://dailystoic.supercast.com/</a></p><br><p>🎥&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic/videos" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>VIDEO EPISODES</strong></a><strong>|</strong>&nbsp;Watch the video episodes on<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic/videos" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;The Daily Stoic YouTube channel</a>:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic/videos" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic/videos</a></p><br><p>✉️&nbsp;<a href="https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>FREE STOIC WISDOM</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;|&nbsp;</strong>Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at<a href="https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail</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>