Why EVERY Generation Rediscovers Stoicism | Mark Manson & Ryan Holiday
07 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every crisis creates the same instinct in people: go back to the wisdom that has outlasted everythin...
The Question That Haunts the World’s Most Successful People | Andrew Ross Sorkin (PT. 2)
06 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Even the giants of history couldn’t outrun insecurity, comparison, or the feeling of not having en...
No One is Truly “Self-Made” | The Philosophy Behind High Achievers
05 Dec 2025
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The myth of the self-made man is just that, a myth. There has never been such a thing.🎥 Check out...
This Will Make You Stupid | Ask Daily Stoic
04 Dec 2025
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It doesn’t matter how smart you are. In the moment, if you can’t control your emotions, you will...
It’s Not That Complicated
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Power is corruptive and corrosive no matter your age. To the young and inexperienced, it is even wor...
Why Andrew Ross Sorkin Spent 8 Years Chasing One Story
03 Dec 2025
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How do you stay locked in on one project for eight years? Andrew Ross Sorkin shares what he learned ...
We Can Give This to Each Other | Be Stingy With Time
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We have to illustrate those virtues of courage and justice toward and for and through others. To hel...
This is What’s Really Important | Pretend Today Is The End
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Let us be good Stoics today and prove that we don’t just talk about this philosophy—we live it.F...
BONUS | The #1 Way To IMMEDIATELY Feel Better
30 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There’s so much happening in the world, and so much of it feels terrible. There is dysfunction. Th...
The 12 Things You Need To Know About Stoicism
30 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Most of what people know about Stoicism is totally wrong. They might recognize names like Marcus ...
“I Had 90 Minutes To Live” | Sebastian Junger’s Near-Death Experience (PT. 2)
29 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Facing death rewires your view of the world. Today's guest, bestselling author and legendary war rep...
Let Us Fulfill Our Obligation | 10,000 Pages That Will Change Your Life
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Let us try to put some of our energy towards helping the less fortunate. Let's alleviate someone els...
BONUS | An Important Message About Grace & Forgiveness
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Thanksgiving! In today’s bonus episode, you will hear a powerful excerpt from Ryan’s inter...
Every Day Can Be A Thanksgiving | Ask Daily Stoic
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There's something wonderful about being together, family, traveling in from near and far good people...
Honesty Without Tact is Cruelty
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Stoics said what needed to be said. But they weren’t jerks. Not on purpose anyway.👉 Support...
You’re Addicted To The Illusion of Control | Sebastian Junger (PT. 1)
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After you have faced death, you can’t believe what people care about online. In this episode, Ryan...
We’ve Always Done This | Balance The Books Of Life Daily
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is what it is to be a human. Some of it good, some of it better to resist. 📓 Check out ...
We Are All Trying This | Train To Let Go Of What's Not Yours
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Seneca wasn’t perfect. He struggled, as all humans do, with inconsistencies between his philosophy...
The Philosopher Who Laughed in the Face of Kings
23 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dive into the wild life of Diogenes, the philosopher who wasn’t afraid to challenge norms or even ...
The REAL Difference Between Stoics and Cynics | Cynicism Expert Inger Kuin (PT. 2)
22 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What can Diogenes teach us about the roots of Stoicism? In today’s episode, Ryan and classicist In...
Do This. It's Enough. | 7 Stoic Habits To Make You Wiser
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Marcus Aurelius didn't just study philosophy when he was young. To him, philosophy was a lifelong st...
It’s Mostly Froth And Bubble | Ask Daily Stoic
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Silly worries and petty rivalries. People arguing for no reason. People trying to accumulate more th...
Do You Have One Of These?
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Whether we’re beginning some creative work or we’re trying to solve some complex problem, we sho...
The Most Misunderstood Philosopher of All Time | Diogenes Expert Inger Kuin
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Diogenes wasn’t a Stoic… but without him, the Stoics don’t exist. His life was so bold, so unc...
Are You Having Trouble With These Changes? | Practice Letting Go
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Culture has changed. Technology has changed. Work has changed. Politics have changed. The environmen...
It’s Nothing Without This | Judge Not, Lest...
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
People are weak. People are scared. People are afraid to go for what they want. It has always been t...
Make Stoicism Your Anchor in Chaos (Ryan Holiday Live at FreedomFest)
16 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We should fight, as Marcus Aurelius says, to be the person philosophy tried to make us. In this epis...
Mark Manson: “I Didn’t Realize How Out of Control I Was.”
15 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What’s the point of achieving success if you’re burned out, lonely, or exhausted? In today’s e...
This Is The Part To Love | "I Spent 6 Years Researching The Most Elusive Trait In The World"
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It seems insensitive to even suggest that someone “love” their fate. How are you supposed to lov...
BONUS | Where Service Meets Stoicism — U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Joe Byerly & Ryan Holiday
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode, Ryan sits down with his friend and collaborator, Joe Byerly, retired U.S. Arm...
There’s No One Stupider Than An Angry Person | Ask Daily Stoic
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There’s even a famous old saying: Whom the gods wish to destroy, they first make angry.🎟️...
Cheryl Strayed: “I Had to Lose EVERYTHING to Find Myself”
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At some point, you realize courage isn’t something you are born with, it’s something you build. ...
Don’t Let It Trouble Your Mind
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You don’t have to accept being treated this way. You should stand up. You should speak out. But yo...
None of Us Are Perfect | Judge Yourself, Not Others
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Was Marcus Aurelius a bad father? How did he not manage to pass his Stoicism—to say nothing of his...
Failure Doesn’t Define You—Neither Does Success | Always The Same
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ulysses S. Grant knew what the Stoics knew—that outside circumstances don’t say anything about u...
The Surprising Habit Hack from Aristotle
09 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is the "Tortoise Method" and how can it help us build habits for happiness? Look no further tha...
Persuasion Expert: "You Can TRAIN Your Mind to See the Positive" | Jay Heinrichs (PT. 2)
08 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It takes a trained mind to see wonder and awe in the middle of everyday struggles. In today’s PT. ...
This Is The Point of Philosophy | You're Wasting Your Life
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What’s the point? What is philosophy for?🏛 The 2025 LIVE session of Stoicism 101: Ancient ...
BONUS | Ryan Holiday Curates a Reading List for Nick Thompson
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After their interview, Ryan and Nick Thompson, CEO of The Atlantic and author of The Running Ground,...
Take This Seriously | Ask Daily Stoic
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is what Stoicism has done throughout history. It’s made people the best they could be.🏛 Th...
Persuasion Expert: "You Can Manipulate Yourself Into Doing Hard Things" | Jay Heinrichs (PT. 1)
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You’re not lazy, you’re just losing the debate in your own head. In today’s episode, Ryan talk...
This Is Not What We Fight For
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Stoics were not passive. They did impressive things. They were impressive people. They were figh...
When The Statues Still Had Paint On Them | The Real Power You Have
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
History isn’t something that other people lived through and we get to read about. We all live thro...
This is How To Be Smart (Or At Least Not Dumb) | Following The Doctor's Orders
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We can avoid being swept up in the newest fad or the oldest con. We can stop reliving the same mista...
Everything (And I Really Mean Everything) Is A Chance To Do This
02 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Will you be brave or afraid? Selfish or selfless? Strong ...
What Did The Stoics Get WRONG? | Nick Thompson (CEO of The Atlantic)
01 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Running isn’t just good exercise, it’s Stoicism in motion. In part two of Ryan’s conversation ...
This is the Deads Day | Harsh Truths From The Stoics
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today is Halloween here in America, a holiday of fun and mischief for children—masks, candy, and s...
BONUS | Seeking External Validation is RUINING Your Life - Dr. Rangan Chatterjee
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every time you chase approval, you trade a piece of who you really are. Today's bonus episode is a c...
Do You Have That Dog In You? | Ask Daily Stoic
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In a world of hypocrites, status worship, and fools masquerading as wise men, we need the clarity an...
The Habit That Changes EVERYTHING | Nick Thompson
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nick Thompson couldn’t change his father’s story, but he found a habit that helped him make sens...
It’s A Thinking Person’s Game
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Life is hard. Life is complicated. Will you make the most of this time you have here?📖 Wisdom Tak...
It Can Make You Great | Accepting What Is
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What made Marcus Aurelius different? What were his secrets to success, resiliency, and productivity?...
You Get To Choose This (So Don’t) | We Reap What We Sow
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Things will go wrong. Fortune will turn on you. You will make mistakes. Plans will be disrupted. Dre...
BONUS: The Man Behind The Daily Stoic (Not Ryan Holiday)
26 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been six years since Ryan and his longtime editor and collaborator, Stephen Hanselman, first ...
7 Stoic Lessons on How To Keep Going
26 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do we persevere well? How do we persevere happily? Thankfully, we can look to the Stoics. T...
Not Seeking Wisdom DESTROYS Great Minds | Ryan Holiday & Billy Oppenheimer
25 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when brilliance goes unchecked? In today's episode, Ryan and his research assistant Bil...
What Does It Change? | How To Stay Unbothered In Chaotic Times
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What watching the news these days does to you is indisputable. It disrupts your focus. It disturbs y...
Happiness Is Wisdom. Wisdom Is Happiness. | Ask Daily Stoic
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Elon Musk is smart. Yet would anyone describe Elon Musk as happy?📖 Wisdom Takes Work by Ryan Holi...
Advance, Forlorn Hope
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The bad guys might get away with it. But that’s not going to stop us from doing what we’re suppo...
How The Stoic Virtues Became Ryan’s Greatest Test | Billy Oppenheimer & Ryan Holiday
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does six years of studying and writing about the Stoic virtues really teach you? In today’s e...
Wisdom Takes Work CHAPTER UNLOCKED: Hear It Before Anyone Else
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wisdom Takes Work, the final book in the Stoic Virtues Series, is out TODAY! To celebrate, Ryan’s ...
The Moment When This is More Precious Than Gold | Build Up, Don't Tear Down
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
No one will be able to do this for you. You can't outsource it. You can't fake it. There are no hack...
This Is What You Must Be Chasing | Marks Of The Good Life
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Being smart is knowing facts. Being intelligent is having a mind that can solve hard problems or do ...
How Smart People Become Stupid
19 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why do smart people fall for dumb ideas? In this episode, Ryan explains how ego and overconfidence c...
Every Great Leader Has THIS Secret Weapon | Les Snead (Los Angeles Rams GM)
18 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The difference between panic and power comes down to a few simple rules. In today’s episode, Ryan ...
This Is Freedom | 1 Habit That Will CHANGE Your Life
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Whether we're a slave or an emperor, wisdom helps us rise above our limitations. It gives us clarity...
BONUS | The One Thing You’ll Regret More Than Failure - Daniel Pink
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you’ve ever thought, “What if I had just gone for it?” today's bonus episode is for you.🎥...
It’s A Brilliant Flash | Ask Daily Stoic
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We come into existence—by some impossible, unbelievable set of circumstances—and then come out o...
This is How You Know It’s Working
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This Stoicism thing—you’ve been practicing it for a while, but how do you know it’s working?📖...
How Stoic Thinking Built a Super Bowl Team | Les Snead (Los Angeles Rams GM)
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As a leader, what do you do when your team is falling apart? Or when success comes faster than you e...
This Answers The Great Unanswered Question | Make Honesty Your Only Policy
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Those that don’t, or those that think they can go it alone, almost always fail.📖 Preorder the f...
Didn’t They Know Better? | Revenge Is A Dish Best Not Served
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
They knew the costs of ego. They knew that happiness was never about externals. Yet they did chase i...
The First Person to Say NO to Ryan Holiday’s Book Recommendations
12 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After recording their episode for The Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan took Pete Holmes on the usual post-i...
Pete Holmes on Why Laughter Is the REAL Path to Enlightenment (PT. 2)
11 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian Pete Holmes is back for Part 2 and in full philosopher mode. He and Ryan dive into success,...
You Can’t Afford To Be This | How 300 Spartans Saved Western Civilization
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When we react emotionally, we rarely make things better. When we get angry? We always make things wo...
Older But Never Wiser | Ask Daily Stoic
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There is no wisdom without experience. But experience does not necessarily translate into wisdom, do...
BONUS | If You’re Feeling Anxious Right Now, Listen To This
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Feeling anxious lately? In this bonus episode, Ryan and author Chris Guillebeau break down what your...
Don’t Be This Kind of Friend
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve all known these people. They say one thing and do another. They virtue signal but act withou...
Pete Holmes Doesn’t Buy Your Excuses (PT. 1)
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this hilarious and surprisingly deep episode, Ryan sits down with comedian, actor, and podcaster ...
The Most Critical (And Rarest) Ability In Life | Practice Love
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There is no technology that can do it for you. There is no app. No teacher who can simply download e...
You Don’t Have To Do This To Yourself | Looking Out For Each Other
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There is so much to worry about. There is so much to be stressed about. Or so you think…👉 Suppo...
BONUS | Is Taylor Swift a Stoic?
05 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In honor of Taylor Swift's new album The Life of a Showgirl, Ryan shares the surprising Stoic l...
This Isn't A Solo Journey | Does Character Still Matter?
05 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the past, character wasn’t just admired, it was expected. People demanded integrity, and even f...
Would You DIE to Keep Your Word? | John Amaechi (PT. 2)
04 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Moral challenges have existed throughout history, and we all handle them in our own way. In today’...
What The Wise Know—And Fools Ignore | 15 Stoic Lessons from the Birthplace of Stoicism
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Self-awareness is not something you just magically get. It’s something, like any form of wisdom, t...
BONUS | Joe Rogan's Reading List (From Ryan Holiday)
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
View the ENTIRE list of books mentioned in this video here: https://www.thepaintedporch.com/collecti...
This Is The One Thing That Keeps | Ask Daily Stoic
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
No one can take away what you’ve learned. No one can make you forget philosophy. 📖 Preorde...
This Says So Much About You
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are how we treat the vulnerable. We are how we treat people who can’t do much for us anymore. W...
The $17 MILLION Test of Integrity | John Amaechi (PT. 1)
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How much is your word worth? For former NBA player turned psychologist John Amaechi, the answer is $...
Don’t Let It Make You A Liar | Practice Silence
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You said you were going to take care of it. You said it would be done by the deadline. You set aside...
BONUS | 7 Stoic Lessons on Wisdom
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As Seneca says, the path to wisdom is acquiring one thing a day. Wisdom takes work. 📖 Preorder th...
The Little Things Say Everything | Your Actual Needs Are Small
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s our daily choices—our response to rudeness, our handling of power, how we treat frien...
The Stoic Way to Cope With Losing Someone You Love
28 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, Ryan reflects on the passing of his friend George Raveling and turns t...
The Courage Crisis: How YOU Can Make A Difference Today | John Avlon (PT. 2)
27 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The hardest thing in life is finding the courage to do what’s right when it costs you. In this epi...
It’s Not Something You’re Born With. It’s Something You Earn. | 15 Stoic Strategies For Success
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Just as one becomes strong through lifting weights, or skilled at woodworking through hours in the s...
You Are Never Excused From This | Ask Daily Stoic
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It doesn’t matter if you’re young or old. It doesn’t matter if you’re a private or a preside...
There’s No Such Thing As A Bad Thing
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We get to decide what things mean to us. We get to decide how we respond to things. 👉 Support the...
Fix Your News Diet NOW (Before It Breaks Your Brain) | John Avlon (PT. 1)
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do you stay informed without losing your mind? In this episode, Ryan sits down with journalist a...
BONUS | 12 Stoic Lessons from The Odyssey
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For nearly 3,000 years, one story has ruled them all. The Odyssey. In today’s episode, Ryan shares...
We Need More of These People | Pain Is Self-Inflicted Harm
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We once had Stoics in high office. We had Stoics making important decisions. We’re a long way from...