{"title":"Art","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"ego-is-the-enemy-print","title":"Ego Is the Enemy Print","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDesigned in collaboration with San Francisco based artist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/joeyroth.com\/\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eJoey Roth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, this print is inspired by the international bestseller \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eEgo Is the Enemy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e. The print shows an interpretation of the following: humility is a knowledge of our weaknesses, confidence is a knowledge of our strengths, and ego is something dangerous with none of the former and a skewed sense of the latter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eEach print is letterpress-printed on 11″ x 17″ Lettra stock. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping Information\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e: We ship worldwide. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eDoes not come framed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vag9HQwLyn0\" class=\"ui-droppable\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eView \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/prints.dailystoic.com\/collections\/prints\"\u003eall of our available prints\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, including timeless quotes from the Stoic greats Marcus Aurelius and Epictetus, by \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/prints.dailystoic.com\/collections\/prints\"\u003eclicking here\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Daily Stoic Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":5344450773022,"sku":"EGO_PRINT","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1757\/6457\/products\/Ego-is-the-enemy-1_22e6deef-ea04-4a5b-a4ec-436452bedf16.png?v=1596199701"},{"product_id":"arrow","title":"The Dance of Death Print","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e**This product is no longer available**\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis print is a recreation of a beautiful anonymous German engraving from 1635 that features\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/dancingdeath08-1080x1423.jpg\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ea standing, smiling skeleton aiming a crossbow\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e. An hourglass rests by his back foot. A broken arrow sits beside it and there is another one in the quiver. It was a piece of art designed to hang at eye level so that the arrow—the one locked and loaded into the crossbow—was pointing directly at the viewer. In French, the inscription reads\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMa flesche (asseure toy) n’espargnera personne\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eVous danserez trestout ce balet, que je sonnne\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMy arrow (I promise you) spares no one\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eYou will all dance the ballet of which I sing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIt’s a fantastic and haunting \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ememento mori, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003emeant to be looked at multiple times a day. It calls  to mind the quote from the movie \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eGladiator\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, which has been wrongly attributed to Marcus Aurelius, “Death smiles at every man, and all a man can do is smile back.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMore than “art,” this was a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003epractice, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003epart of a genre known as “The Dance of Death” (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Danse_Macabre\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDanse macabre\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e). “Danse macabre wasn’t just a generalized response to mortality,” says Elizabeth Welch, a curator at the Blanton Museum, “but instead specifically a performative social leveling that could be used... to think about mortality and the inevitability of physical decay.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis is why the skeleton is grinning. The symbolism is dark but it’s also absurd. Like life, and death. We are born... to die. It can come and take us at any time, for the most ridiculous of reasons. Just look to Chrysippus, the famous Stoic, who died \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ebecause he laughed too hard at a donkey eating figs in his front yard.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHe, of all people, would agree that death’s arrow spares no one. All we can do is smile back and live while we can. This print, designed to hang at eye-level like the original engraving, is meant to help you remember—to smile and live life with urgency.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eEach print is\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e letterpress printed on elegant 8″ x 10″ Lettra stock. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe print is framed within a matching 8” x 10” white wood frame\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eShipping Information\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e: We ship worldwide.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Daily Stoic Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":7510066757662,"sku":"Arrow","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1757\/6457\/products\/The-dance-of-death-1.png?v=1596199915"},{"product_id":"the-first-draft-of-anything-is-shit-print","title":"“The First Draft of Anything Is Shit” Print","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eStarting is the first step to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ehaving written\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e. Starting is also the hardest step. There is fear, perfectionism, uncertainty--all of them standing in the way of putting pen to paper. Every writer knows that just about any excuse to avoid getting started will work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eI have too many ideas! I need coffee first! Let me check my email before I begin, just in case.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWhat separates the amateurs from the pros is that they get the first sentence down. And then the second, and then the third. Until they have what looks like a story or an article or a chapter or a play or a whole book. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAnd then they get to work\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eErnest Hemingway recognized this trait in the important, successful authors he knew (himself, first and foremost, obviously) and with this timeless mantra he freed generations of aspiring writers:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e“The First Draft of Anything Is Shit”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWe’re excited to announce our variation of this classic quote, complete with the initial edits. Our hope is that you frame this print above your desk and look at it each time you feel the resistance, as the prolific author Steven Pressfield calls it, pulling you away from your words. When the urge to not write overwhelms you; when you start to beat yourself up over what you have written, may Hemingway’s words mounted to the wall over your workspace tap into the power of putting your butt in the chair and staying at it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eOur goal is to help you, or help that friend who has always talked about wanting to write, to create that work which has been trapped inside them for as long as they can remember. In some small way, we want to draw all those shitty first drafts out of you, because all great works start with a first draft. And all first drafts are shit. We should know: you should have read the first draft of the message you’re reading right now!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWriters write (and then they edit). So start writing. Today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eEach print is handmade in Texas using the centuries old letterpress technique, stamping each word into the paper to give incredible detail and texture. 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[bearing] witness, not to the intimates’ frivolous curiosity about princes and palaces, but to their reverential memory of the passage of a great man upon the earth.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e —Matthew Arnold\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eOnly available for delivery to US-based locations.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eA 5.5” tall, hand-sculpted pewter portrait bust of Marcus Aurelius. Individually hand-numbered, patinated and waxed with an aged verdigris finish. \u003c\/span\u003eMounted on a 3”x3”x2.5” cherry wood base with an espresso stain. Comes wrapped in an emerald-green velour pouch with an included hand-numbered and signed certificate of authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis bust of Marcus Aurelius was inspired by Ryan’s own antique bust that he keeps on his writing desk. It was a source of inspiration to him while he wrote his own reflections on Stoicism like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/mJYa\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eStillness Is the Key\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/R0rS\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eEgo Is the Enemy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/fjSJJ\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Obstacle Is the Way\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e. Designed exclusively for readers of the Daily Stoic by ES Schubert Sculpture Studios, this bust was made to be passed down and to one day serve as an antique of its own—perhaps yours will inspire you in the same way Ryan’s inspired him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFor more information on the crafting process, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dailystoic.com\/es-schubert-interview\/\" title=\"Interview with E. Spencer Schubert\"\u003eread this interview\u003c\/a\u003e conducted by the Daily Stoic with the sculptor, E. Spencer Schubert. And to purchase a larger version of the bust, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/e-s-schubert-sculpture.myshopify.com\/products\/marcus-aurelius-bronze-bust?utm_source=daily_stoic\u0026amp;utm_medium=link\u0026amp;utm_campaign=aureliusbust\"\u003eclick here\u003c\/a\u003e. And to purchase our Seneca bust, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/prints.dailystoic.com\/products\/seneca-bust\" title=\"Seneca bust\"\u003eclick here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eE. Spencer Schubert has been sculpting the human figure for more than two decades. He has a degree in Sculpture from the University of Kansas and works out of his studio in Kansas City, Missouri. His work can be found in public and private collections across the United States.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNOTE: Busts purchases are final and nonrefundable.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Daily Stoic Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31342089666669,"sku":"MA_STATUE","price":400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1757\/6457\/products\/Marcus_wood_edited_fronton.jpg?v=1599538487"},{"product_id":"seneca-bust","title":"Seneca Bust","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eOnly available for delivery to US-based locations.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA 7” tall, hand-sculpted pewter portrait bust of Seneca the Younger. Individually hand-numbered, patinated and waxed with an aged verdigris finish. Mounted on a 3”x3”x2.5” cherry wood base with an espresso stain. Comes wrapped in in an emerald-green velour pouch with an included hand-numbered and signed certificate of authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis bust of Seneca the Younger was inspired by the Double Herm of Socrates and Seneca. Dating to the third century CE, this is one of the only accurate depictions of Seneca that survives. Seneca, a famed writer, dramatist, politician and advisor, is one of the three key figures in the development of Stoicism. Designed exclusively for readers of the Daily Stoic by ES Schubert Sculpture Studios, this bust was made to be passed down and to one day serve as an antique of its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor more information on the crafting process, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dailystoic.com\/es-schubert-interview\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/dailystoic.com\/es-schubert-interview\/\u0026amp;source=gmail\u0026amp;ust=1587490274549000\u0026amp;usg=AFQjCNHDEXEO3lI8ZJIfZs7AGTtaksc1jA\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eread this interview\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e conducted by the Daily Stoic with the sculptor, E. Spencer Schubert about how he developed the companion Marcus Aurelius bust. To purchase a larger version of the bust, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/e-s-schubert-sculpture.myshopify.com\/products\/seneca-bronze?utm_source=daily_stoic\u0026amp;utm_medium=link\u0026amp;utm_campaign=senecabust\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/e-s-schubert-sculpture.myshopify.com\/products\/seneca-bronze?utm_source%3Ddaily_stoic%26utm_medium%3Dlink%26utm_campaign%3Dsenecabust\u0026amp;source=gmail\u0026amp;ust=1587490274549000\u0026amp;usg=AFQjCNHmgHFEKJ6GQRG88PuXCmcJqzFUVg\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eclick here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. And to purchase our original Marcus Aurelius bust, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/prints.dailystoic.com\/products\/marcus-aurelius-bust\" title=\"Marcus Aurelius bust\"\u003eclick here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eE. Spencer Schubert has been sculpting the human figure for more than two decades. He has a degree in Sculpture from the University of Kansas and works out of his studio in Kansas City, Missouri. His work can be found in public and private collections across the United States.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNOTE: Busts purchases are final and nonrefundable.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Daily Stoic Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32202573611117,"sku":"SN_STATUE","price":400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1757\/6457\/products\/RBP13047.jpg?v=1587409400"},{"product_id":"premium-memento-mori-calendar","title":"Premium Memento Mori Calendar","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarcus Aurelius\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esaid, “You could leave life right now. Let that determine what you do and say and think.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMoses\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esaid, “Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShakespeare\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewrote, “Every third thought should be my grave.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMozart\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esaid, “As death, when we come to consider it closely, is the true goal of our existence.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAnd\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTolstoy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esaid, “If we kept in mind that we will soon inevitably die, our lives would be completely different.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThat’s over 3,000 years of wisdom on the same theme...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBut for most of history, memento mori was more than a thought exercise, it was a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003epractice\u003c\/i\u003e. 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By scratching off the Memento Mori Calendar every week, you will not only see how much life you've already lived (or as Seneca says, how much you’ve already died), but also how much life you've (hopefully) got left.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAnd of course, none of those to-be-scratched-off dots are guaranteed. Every day it is true: this could be your last day on this planet. As wonderful as it would be if there was no such thing as death, we have to use death as a tool. We have to use it as a spur to move us forward. We have to use it as a reminder of what’s truly important and we have to be made better for the fact that we don’t know how much time we have. We never do. 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