Difficult Things Are Good For You | A Simple Way To Measure Our Days

<p>When one thinks of a philosopher, they usually picture something like an ancient figure in a toga, or they think of a college professor in a tweed jacket. They don’t think of an athlete. They don’t think muscles, right? They think brains, not brawn.</p><p>But in the ancient world philosophers were warriors, athletes, hunters, boxers, wrestlers, and distance runners. They did hard things. They pushed their physical limitations.</p><p>---</p><p>In today's Daily Stoic Journal reading, Ryan examines Marcus Aurelius' Meditation 7.69, and why the Stoics didn't believe that striving for perfection should be our primary goal in life.</p><p>---</p><p>You can reserve your spot right now in the 2023 Daily Stoic New Year, New you Challenge, at&nbsp;<a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/nyny2023" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">daily stoic.com/challenge</a>.</p><p>To check out <a href="https://geni.us/IXqXX" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Discipline is Destiny</em></a> and other books, visit <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thepaintedporch.com</a> </p><p>✉️&nbsp;Sign up for the Daily Stoic email:&nbsp;<a href="http://dailystoic.com/dailyemail" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">dailystoic.com/dailyemail</a></p><p>🏛 Check out the&nbsp;<a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Daily Stoic Store</a>&nbsp;for Stoic inspired products, signed books, and more.</p><p>📱 Follow us:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TikTok</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</