You Must Play It Like A Game | Protect Your Own Good

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<p>Life may have big challenges in store for us. What’s more certain, as we talked about recently, is the ‘petty hazards of the day.’ We may find ourselves thrust in some crisis–a big political moment or some emergency that unfolds in front of us on the street. We will definitely experience traffic and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-1nmwmHaY8&amp;ab_channel=DailyStoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">obnoxious people</a> and temptation and burnout.</p><p>It’s important we understand that whether the moment is big or small, the Stoic is supposed to respond the same way. That is to say: Calmly. <a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/products/courage-is-calling-signed-edition-pre-order" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Courageously</a>. <a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/products/sympatheia" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">With the common good in mind</a>.</p><p>---</p><p>And in today's <em>Daily Stoic Journal</em> excerpt, Ryan reflects what the Stoics teach about the innate goodness that all human beings are born with, and what we can do on a daily basis to better align ourselves with that goodness.</p><p>✉️ Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: <a href="http://dailystoic.com/dailyemail" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail</a></p><p>🏛 Check out the <a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Daily Stoic Store</a> for Stoic inspired products, signed books, and more, including <a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/products/the-obstacle-is-the-way-premium-leather-edition-book" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Obstacle Is The Way</em></a>.</p><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" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TikTok</a>, <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>