There’s a Time to Make and a Time to Manage
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"There are lots of things you can pay people to do for you. You can pay them to mow your lawn o...
Jeni Britton Bauer of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams On Running a Business in Moments of Crisis
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan speaks with Jeni Britton Bauer, founder of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams, about finding a diet t...
Will You Do Your Duty?
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"In one sense, it’s hard to argue with the statistics that any individual’s vote makes a di...
BONUS: Ryan Talks with Robert Greene On Today's World
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this special bonus episode of the Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan speaks with Robert Greene about the i...
Don't Lose Your Connection to the Outdoor/Build Up, Don't Tear Down
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we launch a new feature—every Monday, Ryan sets an intention for the week based on his b...
Ryan Discusses Lives of the Stoics at 92nd Street Y
25 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s Daily Stoic Sunday podcast, Ryan gives a virtual talk at 92nd Street Y in New York City...
How to Bounce Back - Coach Eric Musselman (University of Arkansas)
24 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan speaks with Eric Musselman, head coach of the University of Arkansas men’s basketball team, a...
All That Shimmers in This World
23 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Nothing gold can stay. All that shimmers in this world is sure to fade. We know this. We know...
You Control What You Hear, Not What People Say
22 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"The political strategist and pollster Frank Luntz is fond of the expression, 'It’s not ...
Danica Patrick - Trailblazing Pro Racer On Pushing Limits Everywhere
21 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan speaks with groundbreaking pro racer Danica Patrick about performing under pressure, life as an...
Don’t Listen to the Complicit
21 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"In Cato’s time, Caesar’s partisans wanted to cast his usurpation of the Republic as somebo...
If You Want to Feel Better, Do This
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"You’re frustrated. You’re scared. You have a million things you have to do. Happiness, hel...
It’s About Crossing One Thing Off After Another
19 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"One thing addicts trying to get sober quickly discover is just how resilient their addiction i...
Ryan Speaks with Kevin Rose at the Commonwealth Club
18 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode features Ryan's conversation with Digg Founder Kevin Rose at the Commonwealth Club a...
Ferkat Jawdat - Fighting Against Chinese Repression
17 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan speaks with Uyghur activist Ferkat Jawdat about the repression carried out by the Chinese gover...
How Much White Space Do You Have?
16 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Most of us internalize the wrong lesson. We think success = busy. We think that being busy is ...
Always Be Humble and Kind
15 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"We hear in Meditations Marcus Aurelius speak of “epithets for the self,” watchwords for hi...
It All Depends on How You Look at It
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan contrasts the experiences of Seneca and Napoleon on the island of Corsica, and why perspective ...
MLB’s Eric Byrnes - How to Keep Going When Your Body Wants to Quit
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan speaks with Eric Byrnes, a former professional baseball playe...
Don’t Let Anger Make You Mean
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Successful, talented people are often frustrated for a simple reason: The world is constantly ...
How to Make Joy
12 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Joy is good. Who doesn’t like joy?The question is where does it come from—is it accidental...
Who Is Seneca?
11 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan tells the tale of Seneca, one of the three most important Stoic philosophers who advised an emp...
ESPN's Paul Kix - How Anyone Can Change Everything
10 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s podcast, Ryan talks with Paul Kix about the French Resistance (the topic of Kix’s fir...
What Is Your Anxiety Costing You?
09 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"You worry. You get stressed. You want to get there early. You want it to go well. You don’t ...
Here’s Why We Take Care of Our Own
08 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Marcus Aurelius reminded himself, and us, two thousand years ago that we are all made for each...
Scott Barry Kaufman - How to Use Psychology to Solve Real-World Problems
07 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s podcast, Ryan talks with Scott Barry Kaufman about passion versus purpose, what psychol...
Life Endures. That’s What It Does.
07 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Right now, this feels like an unprecedented crisis. Nearly a million people have died worldwid...
It’s Only After You’ve Lost Everything That You’re Free to Do Anything
06 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"One day late in the fourth century BC, the Phoenician merchant Zeno set sail on the Mediterran...
Patience Will Be Key to Surviving This
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Whether you thought things were about to go back to normal or you’re entering another long m...
It's the Little Moments That Make the Big Lessons
04 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, Ryan reads his recent article about the lessons we can learn from the small...
Ryder Carroll - The Power of Journaling
03 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s podcast, Ryan talks with Ryder Carroll, the designer and creator of the Bullet Journal ...
And This Too Shall Pass
02 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"In 1859, before he was president, before he suffered through that harrowing train ride to Wash...
If Trouble Knocks, Let It Find You Home
01 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Cato did not want a civil war. Julius Caesar probably thought that if he marched on Rome, Cato...
Ryan and Stephen Hanselman Talk About Their Newest Book, Lives of the Stoics
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s podcast, Ryan talks with co-author Stephen Hanselman about their latest book, Lives of ...
This Is the Most Impressive Thing
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"In Meditations, we have Marcus Aurelius writing notes to himself about who he wanted to be, wh...
It Doesn’t Matter What You Say. It Matters What You Do.
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"In Seneca’s writings, he is almost unbelievably Stoic. He speaks truth to power, he never de...
You Don’t Have to Be a Victim
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"There’s no questioning that the Stoics were victims of severe injustices.Marcus Aurelius was...
Epictetus’s Five Most Significant Quotes
27 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In today's Sunday Podcast, Ryan talks about Epictetus, who from birth was enslaved yet still ma...
Manu Ginóbili - NBA Spurs Legend on the Philosophy of Peak Performance
26 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s podcast, Ryan talks with NBA legend Manu Ginóbili about how he reads books to help his...
It’s OK to Get Mad, Just Don’t Be Angry
25 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"How does a Stoic feel about this global pandemic in which innocent people have been utterly fa...
You Can’t Carry It With You if You Want to Survive
24 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Things happened. Bad things. Things you never wanted, that hang over you wherever you go. We c...
Nils Parker, Bestselling Writer and Editor Behind Lives of the Stoics, The Obstacle Is the Way and The Daily Stoic
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan talks to his longtime writing partner and friend Nils Parker....
Magical Thinking Is Not Your Friend
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"When things are hard, when things are scary, when we’re tired, when we’ve had a run of bad...
There Is No “One Last Job”
22 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Just a few more years we tell ourselves. Just until I make enough money. After I make rank. Al...
You Can Use This, You Know.
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"No one would have chosen this. No one is that crazy. To have your life disrupted. To be out of...
Daily Stoic Sundays: Seven Stoic Ways to Find a Better Life
20 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In today's Sunday Podcast, Ryan goes over seven lessons for life that you can learn from the an...
Guy Raz — “How I Built This” and Solving Our Big Problems
19 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan talks with How I Built This creator and host Guy Raz about ho...
This Is What Cicero Missed
18 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"On the surface, Cicero appears the perfect Stoic. He studied with all the right teachers. He s...
Some Folks You Just Can’t Reach
17 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"It’d be wonderful if everyone could agree on some very basic things. Like, you can’t use r...
You Must Work Your Hardest at This
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"There are lots of things you should be doing today. Your journaling. Your reading. Taking care...
Martellus Bennett - Super Bowl Champion on Finding Success
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan talks with author and former NFL player Martellus Bennett abo...
This Is How You Learn
15 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"It was Seneca who told us how to learn from history and literature. Ignore the facts and figur...
You Do Not Need This
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"You want it, don’t you?That 'I told you so.' That 'Thank You.' That reco...
Daily Stoic Sundays: Five Life-Changing Quotes From Seneca
13 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In today's Sunday Podcast, Ryan talks about five quotes from Seneca, one of the three founding ...
Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and Lacrosse Legend Paul Rabil On What It Takes to Become the Best
12 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan talks with lacrosse star Paul Rabil about the mental obstacle...
Is This Really What’s Important Right Now?
11 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Never underestimate the ability of human beings to focus on the wrong thing. Think about the n...
It’s a Double Standard, but So What?
10 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"The Stoics were hard on themselves. No question about it. They knew what was right and they in...
Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and Niki Papadopoulos Go Inside Writing About Stoicism
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan talks with his editor Niki Papadopoulous about their long car...
It’s Good to Be Beaten Up From Time to Time
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"You’ve been kicked around by life, that’s true. Where other people had it easy, you’ve h...
You've Been Doing It All Wrong
08 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"For most of history, we’ve gotten it precisely wrong. We have given far too much attention t...
You Must Let the Mind Go Lax
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"People think they are too important, the stakes of their work are too high, that there is not ...
Daily Stoic Sundays: The Stoic Art of Not Caring
06 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In today's Sunday Podcast, Ryan talks about how to apply Stoicism, and the difference between n...
Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and Anne Applebaum Ask How Does a Stoic Resist Tyranny?
05 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist Anne ...
How You Can Change the World
04 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"It’s increasingly hard to deny that we’re facing indisputably massive problems with ever g...
Every Single Day Is the Same
03 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"As the pandemic has dragged on, you’ve probably found yourself asking one question, over and...
Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and Jocko Willink On How to Thrive in Challenging Times
02 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan and author (Extreme Ownership, Discipline Equals Freedom) and...
Think About How Lucky You Are
02 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Marcus Aurelius was wealthy on a scale you cannot even imagine. Seneca too. These were men wit...
Use It. That’s What It’s There For.
01 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"There’s no question that the Stoics accustomed themselves to hard living. For many people, t...
No, It’s Good This Happened to You
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"The divorce. The bankruptcy. The car accident. The night you’re having to spend at the airpo...
Daily Stoic Sundays: 10 of the Most Stoic Moments in History
30 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In today's podcast, Ryan discusses 10 moments in history where the power of Stoicism became app...
Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and Mark Manson Discuss What You Should Actually Give a F*** About
29 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan and Mark Manson (author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*c...
Here’s How To “Not Be All About Business”
28 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Marcus Aurelius had workaholic tendencies. Even if he hadn’t had the most important job in t...
Why You Must Return Again and Again
27 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"You were in high school when you read The Great Gatsby for the first time. You were just a kid...
Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and Dominique Dawes on Olympic Gold and Pursuing Excellence
26 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan and Olympic gymnast Dominique Dawes talk about the difficulty...
Is This Teaching You To Appreciate Things?
26 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"How suddenly life can take from us all the things we took for granted. Whether it’s a globa...
You Must Challenge Yourself
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"After returning from particularly notable campaigns, the commanders of Roman legions would dis...
You Should Know This Before You Get Angry
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"People will piss you off in this life. That’s a given. You’ll get cut off on the highway. ...
Daily Stoic Sundays: 5 Life Changing Quotes from Marcus Aurelius
23 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today's Daily Stoic Sunday episode, Ryan goes over five of Marcus Aurelius' best quotes...
Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and Robert Greene Discuss the Laws of Human Nature
22 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode features a 2018 interview in which Ryan talks with author and strategist Robert...
We Have to Be Smart
21 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Dr. William Osler was a giant of the medical field in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. ...
You Must Burn the White Flag
20 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"The odds are looking bad. They are asking you to compromise. They want you to betray what you ...
Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and Angel Parham On Why Studying the Classics Is So Important
19 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan and Angel Parham of Loyola University New Orleans talk about ...
Why We Admire Socrates
19 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Socrates was smart. He was clever and funny. He was, as we can tell from just two of his stude...
No One Can Trigger You
18 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"There are things that just set you off. There are things that happened to you that you prefer ...
This Is the Perfect Time to Ask This Question
17 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Now, unlike any other moment in recent memory, we are being forced to reevaluate things. We’...
Daily Stoic Sundays: The Daily Stoic, August 16 - How to Turn Your Trials Into Triumphs
16 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today's podcast, Ryan discusses today's reading from The Daily Stoic, about how to over...
Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and Donald Robertson On the Brilliance and Insights of Marcus Aurelius
15 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan and author and therapist Donald Robertson talk about the hist...
Start Each Day With This Habit
14 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Marcus Aurelius said we should get up early. But what should we do then? Seneca agreed, saying...
This Will Come and Go
13 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"It seems terrible now. It does, of course. How could it not? Each day the number of new report...
Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and Author Rich Cohen On How to Succeed When Everyone’s Against You
12 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan and author Rich Cohen talk about the ever-changing lens throu...
This Is Not a Drill
12 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Many of us can be forgiven for having thought that this life thing was pretty easy. The last f...
This Is How It Will Feel
11 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Zeno dreamed of following in his father’s footsteps, into the family business. Panaetius did...
You Must Run War Games
10 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"In Rome, as today, things went wrong all the time. Wars broke out. Earthquakes struck. Pandemi...
Daily Stoic Sundays: The Daily Stoic, August 9
09 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, Ryan describes the new leather-bound edition of The Daily Stoic and reads t...
Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and Writer S.C. Gwynne Discuss the Great Stories and Leaders of the American Civil War
08 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan takes a deep dive into the American Civil War with author and...
You Should Understand This by Now
07 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"The iron law of history is that people do dumb things. They behave this way for many reasons:...
There’s Always Been a Darkness on the Edge of Town
06 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"It feels a little bit like things suddenly got really bad. Like the political order is not wor...
Will You Be Proud of This?
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Marcus had no interest in posthumous fame. He was a private man. It’s a historical irony tha...
Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and Sportswriter Kate Fagan Talk About Stoicism in Sports
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan speaks with sportswriter Kate Fagan about the issues surrounding physical and mental health in ...
This Is How Reading Is Supposed to Go
04 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"We Stoics don’t just get a book and put it up on our shelf. We devour it. We take notes. We ...