When You Come To The Crossroads… | Ask Ds

At the founding of Stoicism was a choice. Zeno hears the legend Hercules, a story about a young man who came to a crossroads one day in Greece, where the great hero had to choose between virtue and vice, the easy way and the hard way. It was inspired by this very story that Zeno rebuilt the wreckage of his life and founded the school of Stoicism. So we’ll leave you today by putting a challenge in front of you. For the last four years, we have been doing what we call the Daily Stoic New Year New You Challenge —a set of 21 actionable challenges, presented one per day, built around the best, most timeless wisdom in Stoic philosophy. These aren’t pie-in-the-sky, theoretical discussions but clear, immediate exercises and methods you can begin right now to spark the reinvention you’ve been trying for. We’ll tell you what to do, how to do it, and why it works. From these challenges, you will: ✓ Learn to stop procrastinating and avoiding the change you truly desire ✓ Build new habits that form a strong foundation for change ✓ Abandon the harmful habits that are dragging you down ✓ Strengthen your character, becoming a more virtuous version of yourself And above all: You will find out just…