The Wisest Man Alive (Yet Not Without Flaws)

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<p>Socrates is considered the man who brought philosophy down from the heavens. He made philosophy practical, accessible, urgent, but he was also contradictory, confusing, and complicated.&nbsp;Today's audiobook excerpt is from <a href="https://www.amazon.com/How-Think-Like-Socrates-Philosophy/dp/1250280508" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>How to Think Like Socrates: Ancient Philosophy as a Way of Life in the Modern World</em></a> by Donald Robertson.</p><br><p>💡 <a href="https://join.dailystoic.com/nyny-long/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Daily Stoic New Year, New You Challenge </a>is 3 weeks of ALL-NEW, actionable challenges, presented in an email per day, built around the best, most timeless wisdom in Stoic philosophy, to help you create a better life, and a new you in 2025. Why 3 weeks? Because it takes human beings 21 days to build new habits and skills, to create the muscle memory of making beautiful choices each and every day.</p><p>Head over to<a href="https://join.dailystoic.com/nyny-nt/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://join.dailystoic.com/nyny-long/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">dailystoic.com/challenge </a>today to sign up.</p><br><p>📚 Get a signed copy of <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/search?type=product&amp;q=donald+robertson*" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Marcus Aurelius: The Stoic Emperor</em></a><em> </em>and <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/search?type=product&amp;q=donald+robertson*" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>How To Think Like A Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius</em> </a>from <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/search?type=product&amp;q=donald+robertson*" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Painted Porch</a>.&nbsp;</p><br><p>🎙️ Listen to Donald Robertson's interview on The Daily Stoic Podcast | <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daily-stoic/id1430315931" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> and <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/7fY99FB3bNyn7nEdXCoBeB" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spotify</a></p><br><p>🎥 Watch Donald Robertson’s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTUXex1F-Jc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">first interview</a> with Ryan on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTUXex1F-Jc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a></p><br><p>Check out Donald's <a href="https://donaldrobertson.substack.com/?sort=new" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Substack</a></p><p>Follow Donald on X: <a href="https://twitter.com/DonJRobertson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@donjrobertson</a></p><p>Follow Donald on IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/donaldjrobertson/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@donaldjrobertson</a></p><br><p>🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a></p><br><p>🎥 Watch top moments from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Daily Stoic Podcast</a> on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a></p><br><p>✉️ 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">https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail</a></p><br><p>🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: <a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://store.dailystoic.com/</a></p><br><p>📱 Follow us: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;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?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> TikTok</a>, and<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>