Where Is Your Command Center? | Casey Neistat's 10 Stoic Practices (For Productivity)
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<p>We get all sorts of messages. From the world. From social media. From other people. From our bodies. The question–the great difficulty of life–is gathering, deciphering and deciding which of these messages to listen to and act on, and which to ignore.</p><p>One of the best translators of the Stoics, Robin Waterfield (you <em>must</em> read <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/meditations-the-annotated-edition?_pos=1&_sid=77a51e7d7&_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">his annotated edition of <em>Meditations</em></a>), renders Marcus Aurelius’s use of the word <em>hegemonikon</em> as <em>command center.</em> Using this military metaphor, he says that we use our mental command center to receive all the messages of life and then send out our own messages to ourselves.</p><p>And while YouTube pioneer and highly successful entrepreneur Casey Neistat was in Austin premiering his new film at SXSW Ryan Holiday caught up with him to find out how he applies Stoicism to his work and life.</p><p>✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa2NOZ3RqVU5PelNYb3VoTVIta19OMUpJZ1ZKZ3xBQ3Jtc0trYzk3bkY2bVEwdjVWTGlfd0p3N3l6T1pQWWx3dEpnYjZHbEhIa0ZpVDFJWFZzTEF2QjYtdjB5dVh1NXRWOGYzcFltd0JIMHRPYUFXSEk5SVlaWjZPRDhxX054V3lRWU1nNWxMSlUtR1Z0ZnRsMEtFSQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fdailystoic.com%2Fdailyemail&v=aDsmoQpZtu0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail</a></p><p>🎓 FREE GUIDE to Stoic philosophy: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqblRTWlRrZzItc0treTc4SUJWX2xZOURKaGlFd3xBQ3Jtc0ttemtIWWtpSzZNNTJwUnVpZzk5ZFNxOUIzTFBQbmQxWEhoODEwU0k4S3p5Mi1ZR2E5VVBtdjVpV2RvNXhSUDV2dFdPeUpHME9VZzZkVUJzc1h0Q0VHNXhXcmhJY2hMdHpVSlZ0bmRCdWE0QXFSUmh6SQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fdailystoic.com%2Ffreeguide&v=aDsmoQpZtu0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://dailystoic.com/freeguide</a></p><p>🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa2xwTXVpejZ6T1M2QjlQRzlBSm1GUnVCV1FKQXxBQ3Jtc0tubndOM1B1enUxZDFhWVpUWDhYX2czZEtTM0V1TUZkV3J1Q3ozeW9VTEh1UVVPdlVaVzdFa1dNM042MHBnSkt3OWNTTWlnT2dLbWJlSDQyRmpES1F6TGRRZVY3akJ3VjZ1VVNRR3RQazNYbU5qc2xpUQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fstore.dailystoic.com%2F&v=aDsmoQpZtu0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://store.dailystoic.com/</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFduTEhEWUNCZDNFQ3psenRzb0pjVk9hcFNaQXxBQ3Jtc0ttNXBhQ2pLQ0R5dURjbWZVVlJ2U0NQb2ppU0x1MjFFdTZWaS1KSEloN29rN3BZTUJvREdfbE5nSml4WEl6LUpvdG1LT1ZGaGhPM0dndWoyNGRETENKbW85X2xzbzhySk9Gc1dtT2Q5dU9DdGppWHpDdw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fdailystoic&v=aDsmoQpZtu0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic</a></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbE8tcUFCRWZyUXRIODlLMXMzMmFMUjFPbkVuQXxBQ3Jtc0trajBJT2Job1dKVEVHX0taTVYwS2h3V1p2VW5vZzc1VWJkNWJ6V2R3NmZmbDBGZHJ0T2ZnQkk5alJObFByRDVQLWMyZkg4YTdNdTY4T2kySWFUZFVWdVpEQ1NVVkhRd3RObUpQUGlDN2R5UUE4aFRMSQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.twitter.com%2Fdailystoic&v=aDsmoQpZtu0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.twitter.com/dailystoic</a></p><p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqazJyRlkzZXI3dVFRMHQ5eWRxa0draEVBdTkzQXxBQ3Jtc0tsLVMyRmx1ZlVybFp4N3BKbzVTckxONktKbjRFam40UlBNZW1keVBKSTk2cGdnN2JmT1RLQkZjYVJyQTc0WFQyTXI5NEd0ZVczODNxZldPUURab1FPREFxdmhQRmpZRWkxNmRleHl1eE5BbDg3Uk5rYw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fdailystoic&v=aDsmoQpZtu0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic</a></p><p>TikTok: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbTFoWUtBNkJuaElzSjJxZkVZcEdfOGhrWlFDQXxBQ3Jtc0trTF84RzZsM2xGWDc1eWhieVNQblNEM1RSNHBBMTRCUnBlQTVSMkotaWc0czl3dGZKLXV1NEdyeUpNaUw5VFc1TmpPeENyM3NIa1R4SjNrSlNnTGlzQnE5c0g0OGIwWmpwRzduamtoZDlYb2JLX2wwVQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tiktok.com%2F%40daily_stoic&v=aDsmoQpZtu0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic</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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