On this episode of the Daily Stoic Podcast Ryan Holiday talks to author Susan Cain about her new book “Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole,” (https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/bittersweet-how-sorrow-and-longing-make-us-whole-contributors-cain-susan-author?_pos=1&_sid=9f88f5496&_ss=r) how melancholy can spark creativity and drive ambition, how to take heartbreak and mold something great out of it, and more. 🎧 Subscribe to the Daily Stoic Podcast: https://dailystoic.com/podcast/ Susan Cain is the author of the bestsellers “Quiet Power: The Secret Strengths of Introverted Kids,” and “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in A World That Can't Stop Talking,” which is in its eighth year on The New York Times bestseller list and was named the best book of 2012 by Fast Company. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal and many other publications. Her viral TED Talk, "The power of introverts," has been viewed more than 30 million times, making it one of the most popular of all time. ✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail 📕Pre-order Ryan Holiday's new book "Discipline Is Destiny" and get exclusive pre-order bonuses at https://dailystoic.com/preorder 🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/ Instagram: ​https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/dailystoic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic #Stoicism​ #DailyStoic​ #RyanHoliday​ Music: "Grow Old" by innerkid: https://ampl.ink/aKePP