Ryan Holiday

It's sort of laying out his understanding of both ethics and the aesthetic life, how one finds pleasure not in sex or drugs, rock and roll or whatever, but in virtue itself.

And it's never a bad time to hear someone speak as eloquently of virtue and the pleasures of the good life as Epicurus does in this letter.

Enjoy.

And if you want to read some more Epicurus, there is a great book called The Art of Living, which is from Penguin Classics.

It's a collection of Epicurus's writings and his fragments.

I used it as a source and stillness is the key.

And I think you will like that.

I would check that out and carry it to Painted Porch.

I will link to it in today's episode.

I don't know if you've ever done any live shopping, but it's blown up.

And some of the kids, I don't know if I call them kids, but some of the Gen Z kids on my staff had to tell me about it.

They really love it because you can find vintage stuff and collectible stuff.

I was looking at some videos of people selling vintage band tees and records and watches and

And it's real people selling.

Like if you're going to an estate sale or a really cool, trendy shop, not, you know, overpriced stuff, not produced stuff.

There's no ads, no marketing.

And people are on there explaining their stuff, why you'd like it, what's cool about it, where they got it.

Like I love buying stuff on auctions.

So I think I'm gonna like Whatnot.

And I think you will too.