The Present Is All There Is | The Truly Educated Aren’t Quarrelsome

“There’s a constant internal tension within Meditations—between urgency and patience, contemplation and action, focusing in and zooming out. Marcus tells us to forget the future, on the one hand, then to contemplate infinite time on the other hand. At first glance, it can feel like there’s a dissonance there. A contradiction. But the purpose of these seemingly divergent exercises is the same: presence and the present.” Ryan explains why you have to embrace this moment, and reads The Daily Stoic ’s entry of the day, on today’s Daily Stoic Podcast. The new Pod Pro Cover by Eight Sleep is the most advanced solution on the market for thermoregulation. It pairs dynamic cooling and heating with biometric tracking. You can add the Cover to any mattress, and start sleeping as cool as 55°F or as hot as 110°F. Go to eightsleep.com/dailystoic to check out the Pod Pro Cover and save $150 at checkout. Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: http://DailyStoic.com/signup Follow us: Instagram , Twitter , YouTube , TikTok , and Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.