Alexander Ludwig Instagram – Vacations are great, but do you know what’s even greater? Building a life that you don’t need to escape from. The best vacations, Marcus Aurelius writes in Meditations, require no vacating. “People look for retreats for themselves in the country, by the coast, or in the hills,” Marcus wrote. “There is nowhere that a person can find a more peaceful and trouble-free retreat than in his own mind…So constantly give yourself this retreat, and renew yourself.” Listen to the full episode with @alexanderludwig and @ryanholiday on The @dailystoic Podcast.