You Are Strong. You Just Haven’t Been Tested. | Only Fools Rush In
18 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In August of 1967, Lieutenant Dave Carey was shot out of his A-4 Skyhawk over Vietnam. Soon enough, ...
All You Can Do Is This | Ask DS
17 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Life is unpredictable. Events are uncertain. What can go wrong will. Nice guys sometimes finish last...
Coach Greg Harden On The Mindset Of Champions
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan speaks with Greg Harden about how Stoicism influenced his new book Stay Sane in an Insane World...
Here’s How To Find Tranquility
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We all want more peace, right? More stillness. The quiet confidence that comes from being on the rig...
They Don’t Want You To Know This | The Stoics Guide To Becoming Wealthy
15 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Those shoes you’re wearing were likely made in a sweatshop by a child in horrendous labor conditio...
Turn Down These Voices Inside Your Head | Always Ask Yourself This Question
14 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It is not enough, of course, to simply tune out the noise around you. One can turn off social media....
Ryan Holiday And Robert Greene Talk Strategy And Philosophy For Turbulent Times
13 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In anticipation of their upcoming live discussion series, Ryan and Robert sat down to discuss where ...
Troy Baker, Molly Bloom, Alexander Ludwig, And Camila Cabello Share How They Were Introduced To Stoicism
12 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan presents a compilation of highlights from interviews with some of his most high-profile, influe...
The Whole Point Is To Not Fit In | No Time For Theories, Just Results
11 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Stoics stood out in Athens. They stood out in Rome. Whether it was Cato walking around barefoot ...
It’s Going To Take A While, So You Need To Do This | Ask DS
10 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It takes a lot of flying time to become a certified pilot. It takes years on stage for a comedian to...
Kevin Rose On Staying Healthy With Entrepreneurship, Zen Buddhism, And Being Vulnerable
09 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan speaks with Kevin Rose about the pros and cons of his entrepreneurial drive, the calming effect...
This Is The Most Dangerous Vice
09 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“The pretense of knowledge is our most dangerous vice, because it prevents us from getting any bet...
The Secret To Happiness | How To Let Go And Stop Worrying (10 Stoic Tips)
08 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What is the secret to happiness?It’s not an easy question to answer. And it might seem like the St...
We’re Broken…But Not Fixed | What Little Wins Can You Find?
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We all have bad habits. Some of us procrastinate. Nearly all of us, as Seneca said, are slaves to so...
How Stoicism, Eastern Philosophy, And Fitness Work Together
06 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the spirit of sharing ideas and learning from cultures outside of one’s own, Ryan was excited w...
Leonard Mlodinow On The Poetry, Power, And Beautiful Challenge Of Physics
05 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan speaks with Leonard Mlodinow about his book Feynman's Rainbow: A Search for Beauty in Physics a...
You Have To Know Where You’re Going | No Blame, Just Focus
04 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We know we want to go somewhere. We want to do something. We want to be successful. We want to win. ...
Will You Understand Or Be Understood? | Ask DS
03 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There are very few people who feel completely understood. Starting from a young age, our parents did...
Beware This Madness
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What we do while in the sway of anger we almost always come to regret. Whether it was the yelling or...
Ann Wroe On The Real Story Of Pontius Pilate, And His Connection To Stoicism
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan speaks with Ann Wroe about her book Pontius Pilate: The Biography of an Invented Man, what she ...
What Is The Function of Worry? | How Stoicism Can Help You Get Sober (And Stay Sober)
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most timeless lines in all of the Stoic writings comes from Epictetus, "What upsets peopl...
We Almost Always Regret This | A Week Without Complaining
31 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s not that we didn’t have a reason. That we weren’t provoked. Or mistreated. We were. We ha...
How Stoicism Can Help Make Health Care Better
30 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As Epictetus said, “the philosopher’s classroom is like a hospital,” so, too, can Stoic philos...
Lt. David Carey Uncovering Our Own Capacity To Get Through Anything
29 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan speaks with Lieutenant David Carey in this second of a two-part interview about the bonds that ...
What Matters Is What You Can Do In The Moment | Check Your Privilege
28 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Epictetus didn’t care what you had read. He didn’t care if you had made it through the densest w...
This Is Always There | Ask DS
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Every retail business knows about shrinkage–the percentage of goods shoplifted or stolen off the f...
They’re Not All Going To Like You
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There are so many things you don’t like. Bands you think are overrated. Shows that just didn’t d...
Lt. David Carey On Surviving As A POW W/ Admiral James Stockdale (with Stoicism)
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan speaks with Lieutenant David Carey in the first of a two-part interview about his incredible ex...
Let It Pound Your Head | Stoicism's Secrets To Being More Present (With Your Family)
25 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For years, you’ve worked. For years, you’ve sacrificed. You’ve risked. You’ve hustled. You’...
No One Can Hold Anything Over You | Keeping “The News” In Check
24 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Many of the Stoics were powerful and privileged. Marcus Aurelius was born to a wealthy family and th...
Ryan Speaks To The YMCA About Courage, Perseverance, And Showing Up Every Day
23 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As a fan of the YMCA and avid user of its services, Ryan jumped at the chance when the Pennsylvania ...
Austin Kleon On Maintaining Healthy Habits, Growing As Parents, And Interrogating The Stoic Virtues
22 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan speaks with his longtime friend fellow father Austin Kleon during a stop along his book tour fo...
How To Create Change | Made For Working Together
21 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rosa Parks wasn’t just some lady who happened to make a stand on a bus one day. She was trained. S...
When You’re Tired Of Life… | Ask DS
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
He buried too many children. He was betrayed by those closest to him. He dealt with health issues. H...
Professor Martha Nussbaum On Humanity's Obligation To Protect Animal Rights
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan speaks with Martha Nussbaum about her new book Justice for Animals: Our Collective Responsibili...
Your Mind Is Not Your Friend
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How would you describe someone who lies to you? Who riles you up? Who makes you anxious and afraid? ...
There Is No Race | Transformative Quotes From The Founder Of Stoicism (Zeno)
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We know at least one of the Stoics was a runner. Chrysippus ran the dolichos, a grueling three-mile ...
Wait For It To Settle | Practice Gentleness Instead Of Anger
17 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the demands of daily life, in the immediacy of a heightened moment, in the pincering crush of com...
Epictetus - Discourses Pt. 2: On Preserving Character
16 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s audiobook reading, Ryan presents an excerpt from one of the seminal texts of Stoicism, ...
Casey Neistat On The Purpose That Parenthood Gives You
15 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
While on tour for his new book The Daily Dad: 366 Meditations on Parenting, Love, and Raising Great ...
Do You Practice For Rejection? | A Little Knowledge Is Dangerous
14 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Part of the reason we’re afraid of things is that we’re unfamiliar. We don’t know what it’s ...
You Have To Anticipate This Kind Of Behavior | Ask DS
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Richard III and in Othello, Shakespeare has two different characters utter the sam...
Melinda Moyer On Changing The World By Raising Curious Kids
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan speaks with Melinda Moyer about how the death of her family dog became an opportunity to teach ...
Don’t Let Them Steal This Too
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
People will take things from you (as we talked about recently with Epictetus and his lamp). People w...
This Is All There Is | 10 Stoic Quotes That Will Motivate You To Seize The Day
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s one of the great moments in the history of comedy. At Comedy Central Presents: The Roast of B...
What Are You Fueling? | Don't Look For The Third Thing
10 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the early days of the pandemic, many of us picked up new hobbies and habits. We started taking wa...
The Life Of Seneca The Striver
09 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s audiobook reading, Ryan narrates the chapter on Seneca the Striver from his own best-se...
Rachel Hollis On Learning From The Worst Moments, Measuring Success, And Doing Your Best
08 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan continues the second in his two-part discussion with Rachel Hollis about what she learned from ...
You Are The Solution To Your Problem | Our Duty To Learn
07 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Life may have big challenges in store for us. What’s more certain, as we talked about recently, is...
You Can Let This Make You Miserable, Or Come To Terms With It | Ask DS
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It doesn't matter how important you are. It doesn't matter how much money you have. It doesn't matte...
Andrew Wehrman On Why It Is Crucial To Study Pandemics Of The Past
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan speaks with Andrew Wehrman about his new book The Contagion of Liberty: The Politics of Smallpo...
May This Be The Last One Standing
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For years, the Stoics had fought. First, they fought moral and spiritual decay, trying to prese...
Can You Embrace The Challenge Like They Did? | How Stoics Develop a Strong Mindset
04 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The fact that America exists is the ultimate argument that Stoicism is not apathy and that philosoph...
You Must Play It Like A Game | Protect Your Own Good
03 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Life may have big challenges in store for us. What’s more certain, as we talked about recently, is...
Epictetus - Discourses Pt. 1
02 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s audiobook reading, Ryan presents an excerpt from one of the seminal texts of Stoicism, ...
Garland Robinette On The Stoic Principle That Shapes His Incredible Life
01 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan speaks with Garland Robinette about the brain-altering effects of chasing dopamine, how he has ...
Yes, This Is How It Is | The Obstacle Is The Way
30 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nearly every day was a terror. People died of easily curable diseases. People starved to death. Peop...
It’s Really That Simple | Ask DS
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes we are so stuck, so in our own heads, so down on our luck that improvement–let alone a f...
Susan Sauve Meyer On Becoming A Better Person With Aristotle
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan speaks with Susan Sauve Meyer about the work of making ancient philosophy accessible in today’...
Build A Life You Aren’t Trying To Flee
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Of course, it’s lovely to take a vacation. It’s lovely to go to cool places. Even on the weekend...
Can You Make It This Long? | How Stoics Find Balance In Their Life
27 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We’re supposed to put up with difficult people. We’re supposed to turn the other cheek. We’re ...
How To Astonish and Inspire For Centuries | What's in Your Way Is The Way
26 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Walter Isaacson’s wonderful biography of Leonardo Da Vinci, he spends a lot of time dissecting ...
The Most Beautiful Model Of A Perfect Life
25 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Marcus Aurelius’s father died when he was young. But then this young boy who was cursed by tragedy...
Sam Gwynne On Progress, War, And Zeppelins
24 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan speaks with Sam Gwynne about his new book His Majesty’s Airship: The Life and Tragic Death of...
We Can Get This Expensive Thing Cheap | The Long Way Around
23 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The rarest thing in the world is wisdom. The most expensive thing in the world is experience. How ma...
Give It Your All | Ask DS
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Cato fought a losing battle. He was trying to preserve a Republic that was old and creaky in a rapid...
Brett Crozier On Bravery, Impossible Decisions And What It Takes To Be A Leader
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan speaks with Brett Crozier about his new book Surf When You Can: Lessons in Life, Loyalty, and L...
How To Not Be Afraid of Criticism | Marcus Aurelius' Advice For Better Days
20 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
No one likes to be found at fault. In fact, this is what many of us walk around fearing–that we’...
Words Count For Nothing | Take A Walk
19 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today the United States celebrates Juneteenth, the commemoration of the emancipation of slaves in Am...
Ryan And Jordan Harbinger Live At The West
18 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan Harbinger is a podcaster, radio personality, entrepreneur and longtime friend of Ryan’s. So...
Matthew McConaughey On The Art Of Livin’
17 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan speaks with Matthew McConaughey in the second of a two-part interview about his new course: Roa...
Life Is Emotionally Abusive | No Shame In Needing Help
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
One day everything is easy. The next, everything that can go wrong, does. One minute, everyone tells...
What To Do After You’ve Done Wrong | Ask DS
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Seneca should have owned up to it. We’ve talked about this. He was 13 years in Nero’s service be...
Matthew McConaughey On His Greenlights Philosophy, His Roadtrip Course And Feeling Gratitude For Life
14 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan speaks with Matthew McConaughey in the first of a two-part interview about the philosophy behin...
It’s Not Your Fault, But It Is Your Responsibility
14 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
So much happens in life. There is so much happening. Forget macro events—there are dogs that get s...
You Must Stay Outside of Time | 24 Life Changing Quotes From Epictetus
13 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Technology is advancing rapidly. While every generation has felt like it was impossible to keep up, ...
This is Your Kingdom. Will You Rule It? | Try The Other Handle
12 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the first century AD, few would have argued that Epictetus was the most powerful person in Rome. ...
The Life Of Zeno The Prophet
11 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In today's audiobook reading, Ryan narrates a section of his own New York Times and Wall Street Jour...
Troy Baker On How Stoicism Helps Him Be A Better Actor And Father
10 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan speaks with Troy Baker about how practicing Stoicism enriches the life of the artist and the pa...
Just Keep Going | Solve Problems Early
09 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Stoics accepted that life could be cruel and random. They knew people were stupid and annoying. ...
Did You Get Your Bonus? | Ask DS
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Here’s a way to feel good every single day, no matter what happens. A way to appreciate even a day...
Peter Singer On Being Part Of The Solution
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan speaks with Peter Singer about the tenth anniversary edition of his book The Life You Can Save,...
Late Is Better Than Never | Robert Greene's Favorite Stoic Lessons
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What new information could there have possibly been for Seneca, in 62 AD, when he finally broke with...
Help Them Be Better | Role Models
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
One evening Epictetus woke up to hear someone in his house. Walking towards the noise, he found a cr...
Cicero On The Paradox Of The Rich Man
04 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In today's audiobook reading, Ryan presents the sixth and final reading of Cicero's Stoic Paradoxes....
Wright Thompson On The Costs Of Greatness Throughout History
03 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan speaks with Wright Thompson about his work studying the convergence of sports and culture, the ...
The Fever Has You | Ask DS
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Look at any millionaire, Seneca tells Lucilius in one of his letters, they are some of the poorest p...
Start The Clock. Just Start The Clock. | Plato's View
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We don’t like how long they’re taking to get back to us. It’s slowing down the process, keepin...
Try To Be Less Like Yourself
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A classic episode of Seinfeld begins with George Costanza having a revelation. "Every decision I've ...
Stephen A. Smith On Debating, Working, And Living With Authenticity
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan speaks with Stephen A. Smith about his new memoir Straight Shooter: A Memoir of Second Chances ...
This is The Most Expensive Thing | The Best Stoic Insights On Raising Kids
30 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Since Stoicism was founded, most of the Stoics have been wealthy…and yet almost to a letter, most ...
What Do You Pledge Your Sacred Honor To? | The View From Above
29 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As the Founders signed the Declaration of Independence, they knew that this wasn’t some painless p...
Stoicism and Thought Leadership
28 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When an old friend from Ryan’s UC Riverside days reached out early on in the pandemic with an oppo...
Tim Urban On Procrastination, Changing Habits, And Slow Improvement
27 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan speaks with Tim Urban about his new book What's Our Problem?: A Self-Help Book for Societies, w...
How The Stoics Got Rich | Stop Caring What People Think
26 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When you think of Stoicism, you don’t usually think of words like “rich” or “wealthy.”But ...
It’s Never Too Late To Get Back | Ask DS
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Maybe you said some stuff you regret. Maybe the stress of the business has made you a nightmare of a...
David von Drehle On The Pursuit Of A Good And Meaningful LIfe
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan speaks with David von Drehle about his new book The Book of Charlie: Wisdom from the Remarkable...
This Can Drive You Nuts, Or You Can Learn To Love It
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You clean and then it gets dirty. You do the dishes and then five minutes later, the sink is full ag...
This Is Demanded Of You | 5 Stoic Secrets From The Ultimate Man Of Principle (Cato The Younger)
23 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Seneca tried to teach it to Nero but Nero couldn’t grasp it. To be fair, most leaders, most powerf...
Ask Yourself These Crucial Questions | Practice True Joy
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a story of Musonius Rufus paying a thousand sesterces to a charlatan posing as a philosoph...