The Daily Stoic - Legacy Is Not For You

Episode Date: October 19, 2021

Ryan discusses what actually matters in life, on today’s Daily Stoic Podcast.Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: http://DailyStoic.com/emailFollow us: Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, TikTok, and FacebookSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Each one of these passages is based on the 2,000-year-old philosophy that has guided some of history's greatest men and women. For more, you can visit us at dailystoweth.com. Legacy is not for you. Marcus Aurelius' works in memory lives on. So, DeSeneca's, so do many great artists and inventors. That's great, right? For us, doesn't do them much good. Does it really mean anything to Alexander the great that Alexandria still bears his name? Do you think George Washington

is able to feel pride that DC remains? Of course not. When we had Camila Cabejo on the Daily Stoke podcast, one of the most popular musicians in the world, She recounted some advice that she'd gotten from her mentor. Legacy is not for you, she learned. Legacy is for everyone else. And this makes sense. Marcus really has noted that he wouldn't be around to enjoy posthumous fame. Nobody will be. Legacy then should be seen only as the incidental byproduct of a great life. If your art, your work, your organizations endure, if one of Camilla's songs still holds up 100 years from now, great, but that's extra, and it's not for you at that point. It'll be everyone else's blessing or in the case of bad legacy, their curse. Only right now matters, The life you're living. That's the only

monument that counts who you are in this moment. How you treat people. How you treat yourself. That is the real legacy and it's passing you by as you read this. Do check out the interview. She was awesome. It was so cool to hear about her interest in Stoicism. You can check that out. We also it up on YouTube go to youtube.com slash daily stoke and of course check out her music and enjoy Hey prime members You can listen to the daily stoke early and add free on Amazon music, download the Amazon Music app today, or you can listen early and add free with Wondery Plus

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