The Most Human Thing You Can Do | Ask Daily Stoic

<p>Years before he became president, Harry Truman owned a haberdashery that doubled as a local hang-out. A kid named Albert Ridge would often head there after his shift at the neighborhood grocery store. For the rest of his life, Ridge would tell the story of the time Truman gave him a list of ten books to read. It included books like Plutarch's <a href="https://geni.us/AhwyBqo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Lives</em></a><em>,</em> Caesar's <a href="https://geni.us/gnKcH5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Commentaries</em></a>, and Benjamin Franklin's <a href="https://geni.us/E6h3C" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Autobiography</em></a>.</p><p>✉️&nbsp;Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: <a href="https://geni.us/4MSm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail</a></p><p>Check out the <a href="https://geni.us/LOMdRH" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Daily Stoic Store</a> for Stoic inspired products, signed books, and more.</p><p>📱 Follow us: <a href="https://geni.us/G7rRMTd" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://geni.us/Z0wI6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a>, <a href="https://geni.us/BVmmr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TikTok</a>, <a href="https://geni.us/0HJzY" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a></p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>