I am blogging everyday (or nearly everyday) on The Daily Stoic.

Today’s stoic is about taking bad situations and bad fates and making the best of the situation. I’ve started using that for sleep and other less than ideal scenarios. I take it as a time to meditate or reflect on my feelings and thoughts. I learned this from the plans I’ve had in life that fell through or didn’t work out the way I wanted. I had the worst six months of my life in my early 20s. My girlfriend and I broke up, my roommate bailed on me with money owed, I got in trouble at work. I was miserable and I realized this was an opportunity to change. To learn how to talk to women, choose my friends better, and do a better job at work.