The Daily Stoic It’s Not Extraordinary | No Pain, No Gain
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Sep 22, 2025 Greatness is built through daily, incremental efforts, not overnight success. Embrace challenges like sparring partners to grow strength and resilience. Stoic wisdom emphasizes the importance of consistency and discipline in achieving virtues. Plus, there's a sneak peek at Ryan's upcoming book, highlighting that wisdom truly takes work. Dive into these insights to start your day empowered!
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Small Actions Compound Into Success
- Success usually emerges from repeated, ordinary actions rather than extraordinary events.
- Small, consistent deposits over time compound into major achievements.
Phelps' Coach: Just Do Your Work
- Mark Svelius taught Michael Phelps and his team a simple mantra: "Just do your work."
- That phrase became the team's ritual to show up and perform regardless of motivation.
Stoic Growth Is Daily And Incremental
- The Stoics taught that well-being and virtue are built incrementally through daily effort.
- Zeno and Epictetus both recommend acquiring or digesting one useful thing each day.
