It’s Scary…But In A Good Way

Welcome to the Daily Stoic Podcast, designed to help bring those four key stoic virtues, courage, discipline, justice, and wisdom into the real world. Change is hard. That's why we avoid it. It's easier when things stay the same, when we have familiar ways and routines, our morning coffee, our job, the way we learned it where no news is good news. Change, on the other hand, requires adjustment. It requires acceptance. It requires us to change. So naturally, yeah, we avoid it. We fear it. But as Marcus Aurelius points out to those of us who are frightened by change, nothing could exist without it. And you know what else change is? It's growth, or at least it is the opportunity for growth. Without change, we stagnate. Our minds grow complacent, ignorant to new ideas. Our bodies grow weak from disuse. We remain stuck. We lack clarity. We, as part of the world, part of nature, part of the logos, need to change in order to maintain our well-being. With the new cycle of spring, of regrowth and renewal finally upon us, it is time to change. It's time to listen to the rhythm of the seasons to begin afresh, to grow back stronger than before. We've got an employee here at Daily Stoke. I won't say who because it's kinda private, but they've been using Monarch, today's sponsor, to track their progress as they try to pay off their student loan debts. I'm a college dropout, so I don't have any debt, thankfully, but I can only imagine how overwhelming it would be to have this thing hanging over you. And she's been using the app to budget and save, and it's bringing her a little bit closer every day to being debt free, which I can only imagine would be a huge relief. Monarch shows you exactly where your money is going. It helps you redirect it towards what matters. With automated tracking and clear projections, you can actually see yourself getting closer to being debt free or hitting your savings milestone instead of just hoping it happens. Unlike most other personal finance apps, Monarch is built to help make you proactive and not just reactive, and Monarch help users save over $200 per month on average after joining. You can set yourself up for financial success in 2026 with Monarch, the all in one tool that makes proactive money management simple all year long, and you can use code stoic at monarch.com for half off your first year. That's 50% off your first year at monarch.com code stoic. So So I told you I was at this Airbnb here in Maui, on the strip we took and, oh, man. The mattresses were not good. I did not sleep well. The kids did not sleep well. I wish that they had Helix mattresses. If you've ever slept on a Helix, you will know why so many people love them. Basically, you take this Helix sleep quiz that …