Lesson #1 from Meditations by Marcus Aurelius: Don’t Seek Perfection. Meditations is perhaps the only document of its kind ever made. It is the private thoughts of the world’s most powerful man giving advice to himself on how to make good on the responsibilities and obligations of his positions. Trained in Stoic philosophy, Marcus Aurelius stopped almost every night to practice a series of spiritual exercises—reminders designed to make him humble, patient, empathetic, generous, and strong in the face of whatever he was dealing with. In this series @ryan_holiday breaks down applicable life lessons from his years of reading and studying Marcus Aurelius' Meditations. Follow us to make sure you don’t miss one of the powerful lessons. #lifelessons #dailyhabits #stoicism #dailystoic #meditations #marcusaurelius