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The Daily Stoic · August 28, 2026 · 7m 5s
When It’s Not How You Imagined | Seeking Out Shipwrecks
In this short Daily Stoic reflection, Ryan Holiday explores how reality often fails to meet expectations, drawing on Seneca’s observation that fortune behaves unpredictably. He argues that embracing difficulty—metaphorically 'seeking out shipwrecks'—builds resilience and aligns with Stoic practice.
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Using Seneca’s maxim, Holiday underscores that external circumstances are beyond our control and rarely conform to our plans.
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