BONUS | A Reality Check From Ryan

0:00Ryan Holiday: They say that every day your business is late to AI, you fall two days behind. One of the things we've been talking about at our staff meetings at Daily Stoic is how can we use AI to maximize efficiency? And how can we make sure that it's buying us time to do the things that only humans can do? We want to improve our workflow so we can be more human, more connected, better at what we do. And if you're not having these conversations with your team, I hate to say it, but you are already late. And if you are lost when it comes to how AI can help you, well, there's NetSuite Next. You probably know NetSuite.

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1:48No, you weren't. The ancient Stoics lived in the time of Nero. You know Socrates? He didn't live in the golden age of Athens. He lived in the time of 30 tyrants. He lived through a great power conflict. People have always lived in difficult times, but you know what they figured out? They figured out you got to focus on what's in your control. You got to figure out how to not let the assholes make you an asshole. You got to do good where you can. You got to remind yourself what's important. You can't follow every news story. You You can't extrapolate everything into the end of the world. You have to ride it out.

2:25You have to focus. You have to stay good and stay decent. And then you got to make a positive difference where you can. You can't give up hope. You have to stand strong. And you have to realize in times like these that there have always been times like these. And people got through it. And you will get through it. And it may well be an opportunity for you to be great, to be heroic, to make a difference. That's what you focus on in dysfunctional, crazy, scary times.