More Often Than Not | Ask Daily Stoic

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<p>The Stoics were not perfect. Nothing illustrates this more than Marcus Aurelius’ <a href="http://dailystoic.com/meditations" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Meditations</em></a>. Why would Marcus have to write reminders about not losing your temper or not wasting your time if he was not guilty of those very things? Why would he remind himself that the people he was going to deal with that day would be meddling, ungrateful and dishonest if he didn’t struggle dealing with those types of people? Why did he have to remind himself that doing the right thing was better than trying to be remembered? Would he remind himself of the importance of discipline if it came naturally to him?</p><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><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><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>, and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a>&nbsp;</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>