Stoicism is just one of many philosophies that can help a person live a good and upright life. Reading, i think, in particular, and specifically, the reading or learning of history, is one of those things. Just like listening to this podcast introduces you to philosophical concepts relative to stoicism that you've never known or never knew to consider. And i would encourage you to seek it out, because there is little a person can do to improve themselves more powerful than to continuously learn.