Hi Everyone,

Happy Friday! Thanks for spending part of it reading The Lake Street Journal.

There is Crying in Baseball

I enjoyed this piece about Justin Verlander's last game and balancing professional ambition with being a good dad.

If you're a parent pursuing excellence in your career, I think you'll appreciate this one.

Ten Lessons from Ten Years of Stoicism

I didn't realize until reading this article that The Daily Stoic came out ten years ago. That means I've been thinking about, practicing, writing about, and applying stoicism for at least that long.

My first introduction to Stoicism was Holiday's The Obstacle is the Way—which I think came out in 2014. I was hooked from that point forward.

I've gone through phases of reading the Daily Stoic every day, writing daily journal reflections on passages from the book, reading Meditations, and reading and listening to almost everything Ryan Holiday has published.

Stoicism has made an immeasurable positive impact on my life, and I'm very grateful to Ryan Holiday for both re-popularizing the philosophy and making it accessible.

This article covered ten lessons he has learned in the ten years since first publishing The Daily Stoic. It's cool to see how his interpretation of the philosophy has changed with time and study and experience. As Holiday explains, philosophy isn't something you finish. It's something you practice and lean on to live a better life. Naturally, your perception will be colored by your experiences.

If you're new to Stoicism, buy the book. Give it a shot. Spend some time learning the ropes and applying them to your life. If you've been here a while, just read the article. I think you'll enjoy it. I know I did.

How to Lose Time and Money

This is a great piece from Paul Graham. He published it 16 years ago, but it feels just as relevant today.

It's cautionary wisdom about wasting time and losing money. He says people generally don't go from rich to poor by spending on luxuries. They do it by making bad investments. That's because we realize when we're spending a lot of money, but when we're investing we feel like we're doing something valuable.

It's similar with time. We generally don't waste it indulging in fun activities. We waste it doing useless tasks disguised as work.

The money part makes perfect sense to me. I'm still thinking on the time part.

Song of the Week

For some reason, every time this song comes on, I can't help dancing and singing along.

Quote of the Week

"Grief and anxiety are the receipts for love and joy." - Scott Galloway

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Talk soon,

Joe