Ryan Holiday

Number four, you have to be reading, not a little bit, but all the time.

We must linger on the works of the master thinkers, Seneca said.

Over and over again, we have to return to them, right?

The Stoics aren't something you have read.

of your life.

And in fact, there is no good life without study and reflection and wisdom.

You have to read and not just read, but read actively, read strenuously.

As Epictetus says, it's not enough to read.

You have to read the right things in the right way.

Number five, go for a walk.

I'm not saying walking will solve all your problems.

I'm saying very few of your problems will be made worse for walking.

Seneca said we need to take these wandering outdoor walks so that the mind can be nourished and refreshed by open air and deep breathing.

It calms you down.

It gets you out of your head.

It gets you out of your room.

It gets you outdoors into the world, into the beauty of the natural world.

It gets your mind moving.

It will make you better.

Number six, make time for some deep work and focus and reflection.