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The Daily Stoic · June 22, 2026 · 00:07:12

You Have To Be Both These Things | The Long Way Around

Ryan Holiday
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Ryan Holiday explores the Stoic tension between flexibility and principle—the need to bend, collaborate, and adjust while maintaining core values. A brief meditation on meeting people where they are without abandoning what you stand for.

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Highlights

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Flexibility and Principle Are Not Opposites
The Stoic path requires holding two seemingly contradictory truths simultaneously: the need to bend, adjust, and collaborate with others while maintaining unwavering core principles.
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Editorial

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Meeting People Where They Are
Effective influence and communication require understanding and matching the other person's current state, perspective, or readiness—not forcing them to come to you.
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The Long Way Around
The title suggests that progress often requires patience, indirection, and willingness to take a longer path rather than forcing a direct solution.
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References

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Wisdom Takes Work — Ryan Holiday (2026) — Holiday's recent work on Stoic practice and development

Misc

✧The episode title echoes a core Stoic paradox: strength through flexibility, conviction through adaptation
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