240102 What I learned in my studies this morning 4

Changing on the fly,
Catching up with the Joneses
And comparing stuff.

Today's Meditation(s):

Finished the introduction to Robin Waterfield's Annotated Meditations and ch. 16 of the Companion to Marcus Aurelius (about the famous equestrian statue of the Emperor).

I like how Waterfield stressed Marcus' version of assent and passions.

And this section —

— about Marcus's repetition. And about why he practiced that repetition: he was following established practice of drilling the basics regularly. And he swelled on areas which we're particularly challenging for him.

This makes me feel better about the fact that certain themes show up here so often.