Waste No More Time Doing This | Keeping "The News" In Check

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<p>“Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be,” Marcus Aurelius says. “Be one.”</p><br><p>Don't follow breaking news. Don't let it change who you are. Don't let it rattle your equilibrium. </p><br><p>📕 Turn off the news and read these books instead:</p><p><a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/ryan6?_pos=1&amp;_sid=a7f81fb60&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Trust Me I’m Lying</em></a> by Ryan Holiday&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/amusing-ourselves-to-death-public-discourse-in-the-age-of-show-business?_pos=1&amp;_sid=c49db4074&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Amusing Ourselves to Death</em></a> by Neil Postman</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Image-Guide-Pseudo-Events-America/dp/0679741801" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Image</em></a> by Daniel Boorstin</p><p><a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/the-brass-check-a-study-of-american-journalism?_pos=1&amp;_sid=057e70976&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Brass Check</em></a> by Upton Sinclair</p><br><p>📓 Pick up a signed edition of <a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/products/the-daily-stoic-journal-signed-edition" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Daily Stoic Journal: 366 Days of Writing and Reflection on The Art of Living: </a><a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://store.dailystoic.com/</a></p><br><p>🎟 Ryan Holiday is going on tour! Grab tickets at<a href="https://ryanholiday.net/tour/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><a href="http://ryanholiday.net/tour" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ryanholiday.net/tour</a></p><br><p>💡Take the first step towards a calmer future by signing up for the course:<a href="https://dailystoic.com/anger" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Taming Your Temper: The 11 Day Stoic Guide to Controlling Your Anger</a> at the Daily Stoic Store:<a href="https://dailystoic.com/anger" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://dailystoic.com/anger</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"> 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>