You Can’t Deny This |10 Stoic Tips For Being A Better Leader
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Seneca thought he knew Nero. He was confident in his ability to teach or contain or even control him...
It’s All In How You See It | Judge Yourself Not Others
13 Nov 2023
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It’s fascinating to think of all these different translators sitting down and seeing this same bit...
Lives Of The Stoics | Epictetus the Free Man
12 Nov 2023
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Epictetus taught that philosophy is a way of life and not simply a theoretical discipline....
Steven Pressfield On Work Without Attachments (Part 1)
11 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan speaks with book athour & screenwriter Steven Pressfield on fewer possessions, superstition...
All Success Is A Lagging Indicator | Always The Same
10 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
From the outside looking in, author Philipp Meyer had the kind of success that is easy to not just b...
This is Why You Can’t Try To Avoid Criticism | Ask DS
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nobody wants to be criticized. It doesn’t feel good when people judge what you’ve done. We want ...
Joy Even So (Part 1)
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
John Adams' life was not an easy one. First, because it was just hard to be alive in the 18th centur...
Adam Kinzinger On Doing The Unexpected And Freeing Ourselves From Fear
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan speaks with Adam Kinzinger on losing the things in life that become normal to us, freeing ourse...
This Is Where You Are | Marcus Aurelius' 12 Fundamentals Of Great Leadership
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It would be wonderful to live in a time where people got along. It’d be better if the economy was ...
Which Limits Do You Respect? | The Real Power You Have
06 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When you’re tired, you stop. When you’re not feeling it, you put it off until tomorrow. When it’...
Lives Of The Stoics | Cato the Younger, Rome's Iron Man
05 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
also known as Cato the Censor and the Wise, was a Roman soldier, senator, and&nb...
Morgan Wade On Sticking To The Routine
04 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan speaks with American country music singer Morgan Wade on physical and mental benefits to our ro...
All The Stoics Were Kings | Following The Doctor’s Orders
03 Nov 2023
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Marcus Aurelius was a true philosopher king, but he wasn’t the first or the last amongst the Stoic...
This Matters Way More Than The Details | Ask DS
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There can be so much about the study of this philosophy that can be overwhelming that’s intimidati...
It's The Dead's Day
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Yesterday was Halloween here in America, which is a fun holiday for children. It’s full of masks a...
Performance Anxiety & Yips With Eileen Canney Linnehan
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan Speaks with Eileen Canney Linnehan on Yips, performance anxiety, and mental block on todays epi...
Don’t Be Scared By Things Like This | 10 Stoic Parenting Tips
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You might think that the Stoics were above silly things like superstitions. After all, these were ra...
A Measure Of Greatness | Accepting What Is
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Not everyone thinks Marcus Aurelius was so great. And it’s true, his record is not unblemished: He...
The Power Of Purpose
29 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ryan answers questions on purpose and stoic wisdom at Dr. Edith Egar's workshop. Dr. Eger’s...
Adam Grant On Hidden Potential And Measuring Yourself Against Yourself
28 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan speaks with organizational psychologist and book author Adam Grant on seeing things in the cont...
Rule The Empire Between Your Ears | We Reap What We Sow
27 Oct 2023
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Epictetus, who was a slave, looked around at Nero’s court and saw rich and famous men who were les...
Try To Surprise People This Way | Ask DS
26 Oct 2023
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He didn’t dress in fancy clothes. He didn’t support a large entourage. He liked to walk the stre...
It’s Not About The One-Liners
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A Stoic sense of humor, a tough exterior–these are only the beginning of the process, of processin...
Dr. Peter Attia On The Philosophy and Quality Of Life (Part 2)
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan speaks with Dr. Peter Attia on the philosophy and quality aspects of our lives, early morn...
Sometimes Words Are Very Unnecessary | Robert Greene's 10 Stoic Laws For A Better Life
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Stoics talk about how events don’t need your opinion, they aren’t asking to be judged or lab...
This Is What We Use This For | Build Up, Don’t Tear Down
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On the surface, there are not many phrases designed to be less appealing. “Stoic philosophy” is ...
The Kind of Philosophical Life To Aim For
22 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
More than 60 years ago, a young boy in Pittsburgh, PA was curious about philosophy. He went to his h...
Dr. Peter Attia On The Philosophy and Quality Of Life (Part 1)
21 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan speaks with Dr. Peter Attia on the philosophy and quality aspects of our lives, early morn...
There Is Always Both | Marks Of The Good Life
20 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It was an awful period of Roman history. A fifteen year plague that killed millions. Political corru...
Don’t Underestimate This | Ask DS
19 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We don’t know a lot about Seneca’s friend Lucilius. From Seneca’s letters though, we get the s...
We Can Never Not Be All Of Us
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Book Six of Meditations, Marcus Aurelius gives himself (and us) a command to keep an important id...
Steven Rinella On Rockhounding, Stoic Wisdom & Controlling The Process
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan talks to Steven Rinella about the sense of wonder, respect & adventure for nature, spending...
Your Mind Is A Fighter | Powerful Stoic Quotes That Will Change Your Life
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Marcus Aurelius hated the gladiatorial games. He despised the violence and the pointlessness of it. ...
Don’t Let This Crush You | Make Honesty Your Only Policy
16 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This life thing: It’s wonderful. We are sentient beings. The apex predators at the top of the food...
This Is Why You Can't Wait Until Late
15 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ryan reads from an email he received from his mentor Seth Roberts pioneering and peerless sci...
Arnold Schwarzenegger On Finding Ways To Be Useful
14 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan speaks with Arnold Schwarzenegger on how to be useful while we still have the time, the mental,...
We Are All Unreliable Narrators | Revenge Is A Dish Best Not Served
13 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All day long, we tell ourselves stories.When something goes wrong—“this is my fault.” We blame...
Are You Obsessed With Living? | Ask DS
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There is a morbid theme running through the music of Johnny Cash. His deep, haunting voice is rarely...
Today Is The Greatest Day You Have Ever Known
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As you wrapped yesterday up, you should have said to yourself, as Seneca did each night, “that’s...
Tom Segura On Career, Comedy, And Craziness
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan speaks with Tom Segura in the second of a two-part conversation about the changing landscape of...
No One Has The Time For This |14 Choices A Stoic Should Make Every Day
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“What would you do if you found out you were diagnosed with a terminal illness?”We’ve all mull...
It’s Counting Down For Each Of Us | Practice Love
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It may have been a hard couple weeks. It may have been a hard couple years. It may have been a tough...
Embracing Alive Time And Stoic Wisdom with Arnold Schwarzenegger And Robert Greene
08 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this Sunday episode of The Daily Stoic, Ryan Holiday takes us on an exhilarating journey through ...
Tom Segura On Honing The Craft of Comedy
07 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan speaks with Tom Segura in the first of a two-part conversation about the links between writing ...
When You Don’t Like What You See | Looking Out For Each Other
06 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Marcus Aurelius, like all of us, would catch glimpses of himself in the mirror. As we talked about r...
The Beautiful Language Of Marcus’s Philosophy | Ask DS
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There are so many beautiful passages in Meditations.“The way loaves of bread split open on top in ...
Nate Boyer On Developing Perseverance And Asking For Help
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan speaks with Nate Boyer in the second of a two-part interview about why his new movie is aligned...
Are You Getting The Most Out Of This Gift?
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You’re alive right now or you wouldn’t be reading this. But what proof do you have that you’re...
You’re Not Dead Yet… | 9 Stoic Secrets For Self-Mastery (From Experts)
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Marcus Aurelius was already quite old while writing Meditations. He was sick and surrounded by plagu...
You Really Can’t Hear This Enough | Practice Silence
02 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most highlighted passages in the digital version of The Daily Stoic is the December 9th q...
How To Improve Any Team With Ego Management And Silence
01 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ryan presents a talk he gave to a group of coaches at the Tennessee Athletics Department abou...
Nate Boyer On Striving For Excellence In Everything
30 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan speaks with Nate Boyer in the first of a two-part interview about what serving six years and mu...
You Either Are Or You Aren’t | Your Actual Needs Are Small
29 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s impossible not to read Marcus Aurelius or Seneca and sense that they were always working. Not...
It’s Ok To Break | Ask DS
28 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When Marcus Aurelius heard that his beloved teacher Fronto had lost a grandchild, he sent him a lett...
Heather Cox Richardson On What History Teaches Us About Fighting The Dark Energy Of The Human Soul
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan speaks with Heather Cox Richardson about her new book Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State o...
Don’t Be A Snob
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Because of the work we’ve done. Because of the study. Because of the experiences. We know. We know...
You Should Ask Yourself This Question When You Mess Up | 9 Stoic Keys To Building Character That Lasts
26 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Look, we all mess up. We take certain people or clients for granted and a relationship deteriorates....
You Either Are Or You Aren’t | Panic Is Self-Inflicted Harm
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s impossible not to read Marcus Aurelius or Seneca and sense that they were always working. Not...
How To Be A Leader (According To Plutarch)
24 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As one of history’s most important biographers and essayists, Plutarch studied deeply the traits o...
Jake Seliger On Cancer, Acceptance, And The Gift Of Life
23 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan speaks with Jake Seliger about how his cancer diagnosis and having his tongue removed have chan...
Consider The Cost Of Those Perks | No Pain, No Gain
22 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
During the American Revolution—as in any war—the British quite rightly targeted the estates and ...
You’ve Just Got To Keep Going Back | Ask DS
21 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s impossible not to read Marcus Aurelius or Seneca and sense that they were always working. Not...
You Took The Job
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Emperor Hadrian’s life sometimes felt, as it does for all leaders, like an endless demand for ...
Sid Stockdale On The Stoic Legacy Of His Father, Admiral James Stockdale
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan speaks with Sid Stockdale about his who his new memoir A World Apart: Growing Up Stockdale Duri...
Who Could Have Seen It? | 9 Stoic Lessons From Running Every Single Day
19 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Everything seems fine. Everything seems better than fine. Your life is going great. You’re happy. ...
This Is What Leaders Do | On Handling Haters
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After a long line of incompetence, after a long chain of excuses, after a series of failures, the Un...
The Life Of Agrippinus The Different
17 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Agrippinus marched to the beat of his own drum. Today, Ryan reads from his book Lives Of The Stoics ...
James Outman On Why Baseball Is Stoicism
16 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan speaks with James Outman on why he believes that baseball and Stoicism both promote the same pr...
This Is a Bad Way To Drive (and Live) | A Garden Is Not For Show
15 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With the proliferation of dashcams and the spread of social media, we see these clips everywhere. It...
How You Endure It Matters Most | Ask DS
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
No one knows what the future holds, but if it’s anything like the present or the past, it will not...
Who Do You See?
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We don’t think of the ancient Romans as living just like us, but in many ways they did. A recent a...
Adrian Grenier On Recovering From Being Famous
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan speaks with Adrian Grenier in the second of a two-part episode about what it’s really like to...
Good Leaders Give This | 10 Rules For Life From The Stoics
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
General Victor Krulak was an exacting Marine. He drove his troops hard. He cared about the tiniest d...
Bring Love To Every Situation You Face | A New Way To Pray
11 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this day 22 years ago, Brian Sweeney was a passenger trapped on hijacked United Airlines Flight 1...
How Stoicism Makes Coaches Better
10 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ryan presents a talk he gave to a group of coaches at the Tennessee Athletics Department abou...
Adrian Grenier On How Turning To Philosophy Saved His Life
09 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan speaks with Adrian Grenier in the first of a two-part episode about their parallel career and l...
Where Are You Trying To Get Better? | Do Not Be Deceived By Fortune
08 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Brady has always been relentless about trying to get better. Trying to get his passes out quicke...
Do You Have This Ability? | Ask DS
07 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A leader is a doer…but that doesn’t mean they’re always doing. In fact, if a leader is always ...
The Only Part Of Your Reputation To Worry About
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Stoics were towering figures of their own time. Marcus Aurelius was cheered in the streets. Cato...
Brad Stulberg On Mastering Change With Science And Stoicism
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan speaks with Brad Stulberg about his new book Master of Change: How to Excel When Everything Is ...
How Do You Know If You're A Good Leader? | What Marcus Aurelius Learned from His Father About Being a Good Man
05 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You lead a large team. You are the head of a household. You have millions of followers or thousands ...
Go Out And Live Today | A Hard Winter Training
04 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Labor Day was first proposed by Matthew Maguire, a labor union secretary in 1882 in New York. It is ...
What American Legacy Company US Steel Can Learn From Stoicism
03 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When Ryan was asked to give a talk to the leaders of one of the most foundational companies in Ameri...
Rainn Wilson On How His Deepest Struggles Led To His Best Roles
02 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan speaks with Rainn Wilson in this second of a two-part conversation about the best entry points ...
In The End It Doesn’t Even Matter | A Strong Soul Is Better Than Good Luck
01 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A couple minutes of traffic on the way to work. The tone that the person was talking to you with. Th...
You Can’t Be Fragile Like This | Ask DS
31 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Cato, one of the most vaunted and towering Stoics, built a reputation and a career out of his refusa...
We Can Go At Any Moment
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s easy to nod along with a book (or even this email) when you’re reading it. Or to double-tap...
Rainn Wilson On Stoicism’s Role In The Spiritual Revolution
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan speaks with Rainn Wilson about his new book Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution, why ...
In Spite Of Everything, We Must Do This | How Stoics Find And Build Deep Relationships
29 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Marcus Aurelius must have wondered what he did to deserve all this. First, he lost his father at age...
What Stoic Rules Make Life Less Erratic? | A Cure For Procrastination
28 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Marcus Aurelius never claimed to be a Stoic.Gregory Hays, one of Marcus Aurelius’s best translator...
Epictetus - Discourses Pt. 3: On Being Sprung From God
27 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s audiobook reading, Ryan presents an excerpt from one of the seminal texts of Stoicism, ...
Christina Pazsitzky On Appreciating The Miraculousness Of Existence
26 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan speaks with Christina Pazsitzky in the second of a two-part interview about what really matters...
This Timeless Adage Will Determine Your Destiny | Respect The Past, But Be Open To The Future
25 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is not another note about memento mori.It’s about a different immutable, inescapable law...
Be This Kind Of Person | Ask DS
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In matters of law, Cato was a stickler. In matters of principle, Cato was uncompromising. His oppone...
This Is Real Power
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Seneca, Cato, and Marcus Aurelius operated in the real world. They navigated within and around the h...
Christina Pazsitzky On Teaching Comedians Philosophy
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan speaks with Christina Pazsitzky in the first of a two-part interview about her new Netflix come...
The Biggest Lie In The World | Toxic Habits The Stoics Want You To Stop Doing
22 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You may well have said it yesterday, or overheard someone else saying it, “Oh, I’ll do it in the...
This Is How They Found Peace and Priority | Just Say No To Future Misery
21 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
An explorer at Jamestown in the 17th century.A London gentleman during the Stuart Period.An unidenti...
The Life Of Chrysippus "The Fighter" From Lives Of The Stoics
20 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Known as the “Second Founder of Stoicism,” Chrysippus was a philosophical giant as revered as he...
Paul Kix On The Civil Rights Movement And What It Means To Be Courageous
19 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan speaks with Paul Kix about his new book You Have to Be Prepared to Die Before You Can Begin to ...