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The Daily Stoic
For centuries, all sorts of people—generals and politicians, athletes and coaches, writers and leaders—have looked to the teachings of Stoicism to help guide their lives. Each day, author and speaker Ryan Holiday brings you a new lesson about life, inspired by the thoughts and writings of great Stoi...
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You’ve Gotta Make Them Work For It | The Presidential Biographies You Can’t Afford to Skip
It’s discouraging. It’s distracting. All the stuff that’s happening in the world. But you know what you can’t do? You can’t give up your work, your fr...
What A Wonderful Thing to Measure | Stoic Strategies for Becoming More Resilient
We should pride ourselves on our ability to put up with these people, to be able to be nice to people who are not nice, to be able to turn the other c...
They’re Not Thinking About You At All | The Dangerous Comfort of Half Measures
Day to day, it’s only our individual actions that are up to us: How we treat people, how we run our businesses, what we think about.
BONUS | This Stoic Idea Will Reset Your Week
The Stoics knew that wanting less increases gratitude, just as wanting more obliterates it.
"Freedom isn't secured by filling up on your heart'...
Burn this Letter | The Enemy of Happiness
It’s not that you should never speak up. It’s not that you should never speak truth to power. It’s just that you should never do it while you’re angry...
This Was Washington’s Philosophy | Power Fades. Character Leads.
All that we see must be illuminated by the calm light of mild philosophy. So we can see what it really is. So we don’t do anything we regret.
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If You Only Read a Few Books This Year, Read These
Most people don’t read that many books, maybe a few a year at most. So if you’re only going to read a couple books this year, the decision of which on...
11 Stoic Rules For Love
Love isn’t just an emotion. It’s not just a feeling that hits you out of nowhere. It’s an action, something you can practice and something you can get...
This Kindles the Soul | Why You Can't Ignore What's Happening
Marcus Aurelius said that if you ever found anything better in life than courage, discipline, justice, and wisdom—the four virtues—it must be an extra...
Do Not Delay | Dan Harris & Ryan Holiday on The Pursuit of Wisdom
Life has a way of stripping all our reasons bare, of humbling our plans and assumptions. We must live, as Marcus Aurelius said, as if death hangs over...
Stephen Greenblatt: Why “This Time Is Different” Is Always Wrong
Why do the same patterns keep showing up in completely different centuries? In this episode, Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Stephen Greenblatt joins...
There’s a Rhythm. There’s a Rhythm.
It can feel like everything is falling to pieces. It can feel like you’re lost. It can feel like there’s no hope, no way forward, nothing to do. But t...
You Have to Fight for It | Is There A Dark Side To Stoicism?
It would be wonderful if the world was naturally just, if people were automatically good, always doing the right thing. But of course, they don’t.
You Are Responsible For How They Make You Feel | Watch Over Your Perceptions
At the core of Stoicism is the idea that our emotions are our responsibility. No one can make us frustrated. No one can offend us either, Epictetus sa...
Bert Kreischer's Reading List (From Ryan Holiday)
After recording their episode, Ryan and Bert Kreischer stopped by The Painted Porch, where Ryan shared some must-read books with Bert.
The Philosopher Who Didn’t Care What Anyone Thought
The most fearless philosopher in the ancient world didn’t rule an empire or write books. He lived on the street and begged for food. And yet, he was b...
This Is A Good Surprise | The Stoic Edge Behind Peak Performance
You’re tough. You’re firm. You don’t get bothered by things. You keep yourself under control. Good. But you’re missing something else just as importan...
BONUS | No One Is Coming to Give You Permission
If your New Year motivation didn’t make it to February, this episode is for you. Ryan and his business partner and longtime friend, Brent Underwood, t...
This is The One Thing You Don’t Accept
From corruption to tyranny, the Stoics refused to sit on the sidelines. They tried to change things.
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Chuck Klosterman: The NFL Explains More About America Than You Think
Few writers understand American culture like Chuck Klosterman, which is why he joins Ryan ahead of the Super Bowl to talk about how football reshaped...
It’s Always Going To Be One-Sided
It’s always been a dilemma: Why should I be honest when no one else seems to be? Why should I play by the rules when others are so visibly breaking th...
Do You Have Double What It Takes? | The Source Of Your Anxiety
Obstacles, adversaries, pitfalls, and bad luck. It’s going to be there. It’s going to happen.
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Sometimes You Just Lose (But That’s No Excuse) | A Proper Frame Of Mind
We have to stay at it. We have to accept the losses that come…without accepting the status quo. We should not give up.
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BONUS | You Can't Let The Setbacks Win
When jarred by circumstances, Marcus Aurelius writes, we have to revert back to ourselves. We have to come back to the rhythm. We have to intervene. W...
This Is Why You Have To Care
Immigration is a complicated issue. Crime is complicated. But this is not complicated.
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Why Bert Kreischer Thinks He Needs a Stoic Coach
Bert Kreischer and Ryan continue their conversation about the tension between discipline and indulgence, why Bert sometimes feels better hungover than...
The Age of Catos is Gone (or Is It?) | Ryan Holiday Owes Everything To This One Book
It always feels like the traditional values are slipping away…Maybe they are. Maybe they aren’t.
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This is the Day You Start | What Does Living A Virtuous Life Look Like?
Sometimes life happens, but here’s your second chance. Now is the best time to start being the person you want to be.
Let’s not...
Do You Think They Liked It?
This is what philosophy is about, what discipline is as a virtue: Doing things you don’t want to do.
Let’s not write the year off...
Bert Kreischer Has a Stoicism Problem
Bert Kreischer wants to be Stoic. It just doesn’t come naturally. In this episode, he talks with Ryan about why Stoicism feels almost impossible for h...
We Have to Care About the Little Guy | A Stoic Reset for Right Now
Forget party, forget class, forget any perceived differences: We must speak loudly and with one voice against those who intimidate, those who violate,...
Discipline is Doing It Anyway | The Power of Mantra
You’re tired. You’re busy. It would be easier to stay home...It’s the perfect excuse. Unless, of course, you are disciplined.
Let’...
Feeling Scared and Overwhelmed? Start Here
Pain and hardship are part of life. From ancient Greece and Rome to now, people have faced plagues, wars, illness, and loss. The question has never be...
Jaimie Alexander: “I Was Asked If I Wanted to Live or Die”
You’ve seen Jaimie Alexander as the tough, unstoppable character on screen, but what was happening off camera tells a completely different story. In t...
Remember That This Moment is Not Your Life | The Six Stereotypes Of Stoicism
January is January. A slump is a slump. They’re not fun, but neither are they the whole world…or forever.
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Be Strict with Yourself, Tolerant with Others | Ask Daily Stoic
It’s important to remember that Stoicism isn’t about judging other people. It’s not a moral philosophy you’re supposed to project and enforce onto the...
Don’t Be a Broken Parable
Be wary whom you go to work for. Moral compromises add up and eventually destroy you.
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The Stoic Question David Mamet Engraved on His Watch
David Mamet is one of the most influential writers of the last half-century, so when he talks about craft, discipline, and courage, it’s worth listeni...
These Days You Need Double What It Takes | Reignite Your Thoughts
We can train. We can prepare. This will not be enough. Because more will be expected of us still, more will be piled onto our plates.
We Are Falling Short | How George Raveling Was Given the “I Have a Dream” Speech
Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day here in America. It’s worth taking a minute today to consider one particularly brilliant and inspiring part of Kin...