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Maybe you find out you don't actually enjoy playing the piano. So what? We learn nothing new by putting things off to another day. It's in acting that we discover whether the thing was right for us or not. Waiting teaches nothing. And hesitation teaches nothing. The only way to know is to start. And while these concepts can be uncomfortable to confront, the path to becoming a better, more resilient person isn't usually comfortable. That's what Memento Mori and Premeditatio Malorum is about. It's supposed to be tools that transform how you practice Stoicism every single day. I carry the Memento Mori coin in my pocket. Or maybe if you've ever seen me do a podcast or talk, I usually am wearing a memento mori ring. I'm fiddling with it. It's a reminder to stop waiting. Every time I touch it, I feel that little bit of urgency. And the premeditatio malorum idea is what gives you courage. When fear holds you back, the idea is to hold it, to face the worst case scenario. You realize you can handle it, and then you move forward anyway. These medallions, which we've sold here for Daily So for many years now, they take the abstract and they make it real. They turn hesitation into action, philosophy into practice. Thousands of people all over the world carry them daily, and they touch them before making big decisions, difficult moments at times when they need to remember that philosophy requires action. And that is how you move from thinking about Stoicism to embodying it. You can grab both of those at store.dailystoic.com.

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