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Where Does It Get You? | Keeping "The News" In Check

Where Does It Get You? | Keeping "The News" In Check

The Daily Stoic
Jul 27, 2026 8 min
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<p>People have been doing the same things for as long as there have been people.&nbsp;</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>📚 Books Mentioned:&nbsp;<a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/products/the-daily-stoic-journal-signed-edition" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Daily Stoic Journal: 366 Days of Writing and Reflection on The Art of Living </em>by Ryan Holiday</a></p><br><p>🎟️<a href="https://www.dailystoiclive.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> <strong>DAILY STOIC LIVE </strong></a>| Ryan Holiday is coming to a <a href="https://www.dailystoiclive.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">city near you</a>! <a href="https://www.dailystoiclive.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grab tickets here</a> |&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> AD-FREE </strong></a><strong>|</strong> Support the podcast and go deeper into Stoicism by subscribing to<a href="https://dailystoic.supercast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> The Daily Stoic Premium</a> - unlock ad-free listening, early access, and bonus content:<a href="https://dailystoic.supercast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://dailystoic.supercast.com/</a></p><br><p>🎥 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic/videos" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>VIDEO EPISODES</strong></a><strong>|</strong> Watch the video episodes on<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic/videos" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> The Daily Stoic YouTube channel</a>:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic/videos" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic/videos</a></p><br><p>✉️ <a href="https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>FREE STOIC WISDOM</strong></a><strong> | </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"> 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>

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