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The Daily Stoic · October 26, 2026 · 16m 35s
The Past Is Looking Brighter All The Time
In this brief episode, the host reflects on Seneca's advice to 'choose ourselves a Cato'—to pick a moral exemplar as a standard for self-improvement. The concept is drawn from Ryan Holiday's 'Lives of the Stoics,' emphasizing that having a concrete model of virtue helps guide behavior. The title hints at the tendency to romanticize the past, but the core message is about looking forward with a Stoic benchmark.
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Seneca advised selecting a moral exemplar like Cato the Younger as a standard against which to measure one's own character and actions.
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