\u201cWork nourishes noble minds.\u201d
\n\u2014SENECA, MORAL LETTERS, 31.5
\nYou know that feeling you get when you haven\u2019t been to the gym in a few days? A bit doughy. Irritable. Claustrophobic. Uncertain. Others get a similar feeling when they\u2019ve been on vacation for too long or right after they first retire. The mind and the body are there to be used\u2014they begin to turn on themselves when not put to some productive end.
\nIt\u2019s sad to think that this kind of frustration is an everyday reality for a lot of people. They leave so much of their potential unfulfilled because they have jobs where they don\u2019t really do much or because they have too much time on their hands. Worse is when we try to push these feelings away by buying things, going out, fighting, creating drama\u2014indulging in the empty calories of existence instead of finding the real nourishment.
\nThe solution is simple and, thankfully, always right at hand. Get out there and work.\u201d
\nExcerpt From: Ryan Holiday & Stephen Hanselman. \u201cThe Daily Stoic.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u201cWork nourishes noble minds.\u201d \u2014SENECA, MORAL LETTERS, 31.5 You know that feeling you get when you haven\u2019t been to the gym in a few days? A bit doughy. Irritable. Claustrophobic. Uncertain. Others get a similar feeling when they\u2019ve been on vacation for too long or right after they first retire. The mind and the body …<\/p>\n