We Must Be Antifragile
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"As Hemingway writes in one of the most beautiful passages in A Farewell to Arms, the world eve...
Daily Stoic Sundays: Ryan Talks Stoicism with the Cleveland Browns
02 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s Daily Stoic Sunday episode features Ryan’s talk to the NFL’s Cleveland Browns from 201...
Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and David Epstein Talk Range & Resilience
01 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan talks with author and journalist David Epstein about the powe...
People Are People and Places Are Places
31 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"With all the change of history, with all the progress we’ve made, we’re still people. Plac...
You Have to Dye This With Your Own Color
30 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"What has happened here is objective. A virus spread from China to countries all over the world...
Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and Wellness Expert Kimberly Snyder Talk Stillness, Yoga, and the Beauty of Daily Life
29 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan speaks with wellness and natural beauty expert Kimberly Snyder about the intersection of Stoici...
How to Be Born Again
29 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"One day, some 2000 years ago, Marcus Aurelius put up his stylus and jotted down six epithets f...
Don’t Ignore the Smell
28 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"From 165 to 180 AD, Rome was hit by a plague. The “Antonine Plague,” also known as the Pla...
Congratulations, You Get to Start Over
27 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"It’s fitting that the story of Stoicism began with a catastrophe. On a merchant voyage betwe...
Daily Stoic Sundays: How Seneca Overcame Stress
26 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In today's Daily Stoic Sunday episode, Ryan talks about Seneca, author, playwright, and advisor...
Ryan and Comic Pete Holmes Talk Work-Life Balance and Why Joy Matters
25 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan talks with comedian and writer Pete Holmes about understandin...
Now’s the Time to Sharpen Your Sword
24 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"It’s when you actually need something that it’s too late to get it ready. It’s in times ...
You Decide the End of This Story
23 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"I never lost faith in the end of the story, I never doubted not only that I would get out, but...
What Else Can You Do?
22 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"When all this began, folks were excitedly using this time at home to tackle projects they’d ...
Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and James Romm Talk Seneca, Nero and Dying Every Day
22 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan speaks with James Romm, an author and professor of Classics, about Seneca, one of the three key...
This Is Why You Can’t Care What People Think
21 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"It seems silly: Cato, one of Rome’s most courageous and steadfast leaders, had to practice w...
The Good News About Wisdom
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"The bad news is that wisdom doesn’t come easily. The good news is that it is cheap. Or at le...
Daily Stoic Sundays: If You’re Not Seeking Out Challenges, How Are You Going to Get Better?
19 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In today's Daily Stoic Sunday episode, Ryan talks about the importance of taking on new challen...
Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and Dr. Harvey Karp Talk Preparation, Patience, and How to Be a Great Parent
18 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan speaks with Dr. Harvey Karp, a parenting expert and inventor of the SNOO Sleep System, about ho...
Are You Ready To Ration?
17 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"It might have seemed crazy to read that, all those years ago, Seneca practiced a day of povert...
Slow Is Smooth, Smooth Is Fast
16 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"When you are talented and smart, you know what you want and you know when you want it done. Yo...
Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and Maria Konnikova Talk Poker, Psychology, and Focusing on What You Can Control
15 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan speaks with writer, psychologist, and poker champion Maria Konnikova about how she uses Stoicis...
Not What, But Who?
15 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"We’ve spoken about the commencement address that Arnold Schwarzenegger made to the Class of ...
Always Think About What Is Above You
14 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"It’s easy for power to go to your head. You see all the people that work for you and think y...
There’s a Bad Moon Rising
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"The global economy was strong for over a decade. All sorts of wondrous new technology is cheap...
Daily Stoic Sundays: Find Contentment Where You Are NOW With Stoicism and Stillness
12 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In today's Daily Stoic Sunday episode, Ryan talks about how the pursuit of stillness and inner ...
Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and Congressman Dan Crenshaw Talk Fortitude, Outrage, and How to Be Inspired By History
11 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, Ryan and Congressman Dan Crewnshaw talk about personal accountability, who if ...
Don’t Let Them Steal What Can’t Be Replaced
10 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"In early January, Kobe Bryant got a note from a reporter at ESPN. She was working on a story a...
This Is What Living Through History Looks Like
09 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Perhaps you’re alarmed about the state of the world. Perhaps you’re horrified at the risks...
It’s Time for Class
08 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"No one is saying you’re not smart. No one is saying that you aren’t pretty well-versed in ...
Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and Writer David Frum Discuss Political Courage and Standing Up For Your Beliefs
08 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, Ryan and conservative pundit David Frum talk about how it feels to be a conser...
Keep Your Eye on the Big Picture
07 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"It’s so easy to be reactive these days. We are drowning in information from unlimited source...
It’s Never A Straight Line
06 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"You had plans for how this year was going to go. You had plans for your business, for your rel...
Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and Billy Bush Discuss the Stoic Reaction to Public Shaming and How to Grow Beyond It
05 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, Ryan and TV news anchor Billy Bush discuss how to deal with being publicly sha...
This Work Must Continue
04 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“Today is the 4th of July. It’s the celebration of the American Declaration of independence, whi...
This Is the Challenge We’re Rising To
03 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"There’s almost nothing more difficult than other people. They’re just tough. They fall sho...
So What Do We Do?
02 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"It’s hard to argue that we are not beset by many problems as a society. Depending on where y...
We Are Who We Honor
01 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"It was Malraux who said that we judge a society by the monuments it puts up. So imagine a soc...
Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and E.S. Schubert Talk the Purpose of Monuments and Why Statues Matter
01 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, Ryan and sculptor E.S. Schubert discuss the purpose of monumental statues and ...
It’s Not Over Until It’s Over
30 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"We have fought very hard, together, in an unprecedented display of global and national courage...
You Need to Have a Vision
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
***If you enjoyed this week’s podcast, we’d love for you to leave a review on Apple Podcasts. It...
Daily Stoic Sundays: How to Feel Like You Have Enough
28 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, Ryan discusses how to feel satisfied with what life has brought you—whatever...
Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and Jessica Lahey Talk Parenting, the Process of Writing, and How to Fail Gracefully
27 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, Ryan and author and teacher Jessica Lahey talk about how to teach your kids to...
They Still Hide Money In Books
26 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"As a young boy, the famed basketball coach George Raveling learned an invaluable lesson about ...
It Keeps Coming and Won’t Stop Coming
25 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"In March, Brent Underwood thought he’d found the perfect place to ride out the pandemic: a s...
Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop, Should Stop
24 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"If you’ve ever made it to the end of Homer’s Odyssey, you might have noticed a rather stra...
Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and Lauryn and Michael Bosstick (The Skinny Confidential) Talk Stoic Morning Routines and How to Manage Your Life in Quarantine
24 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, Ryan speaks with Lauryn and Michael Bosstick of The Skinny Confidential, They ...
This Is Your Fight
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"It’s tempting to tell yourself that we don’t have a problem. That you don’t have to get ...
Life is Overwhelming. Or Is It?
22 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"It’s incredible to think of what has occurred in the last twenty years. The tech bubble. 9/1...
Daily Stoic Sundays: This Is Your Most Important Job
21 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“How do we emulate the great parents of history? How do we work on improving ourselves at this ess...
Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and Brett McKay Talk Parenting, Living Through History, and Modern Manliness
20 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, Ryan and Brett McKay, founder of The Art of Manliness (https://www.artofmanlin...
You Need Less Philosophy
19 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"All this reading, all these quotes. This love of learning, our fascination with books. No one...
You Must Avoid This Weakness
18 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"We’d like to think that our mind is our friend, but of course it isn’t. The Stoics knew th...
The One Purchase That Pays You Back
17 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Is a Stoic stingy and frugal about everything? Some take it that way, but that’s probably th...
Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and Ben Hardy Talk Family, Self-Improvement, and How to Take On a Challenge
17 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, Ryan and Ben Hardy, the author and organizational psychologist, talk about the...
We Have To Try Harder To Get There
16 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"It’s not that our ancestors didn’t know what was right, it was that they had trouble fully...
Are You Holding Your Shield?
15 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"The world has asked a lot of us over the last few months." Ryan describes the sacrifices ...
Daily Stoic Sundays: It’s Always the Time to Act Bravely
14 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, Ryan reads an excerpt from Stillness Is the Key, describing the importance of ...
Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and UT Basketball Coach Shaka Smart Talk Self-Control and Using Your Time Wisely
13 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, Ryan and University of Texas basketball coach Shaka Smart talk about focusing ...
This Is the Most Powerful Force on Earth
12 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Over and over again, the Stoics remind us how weak we are compared to the force of nature and the wh...
This Is Why You Have to Slow Down
11 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"There’s no question that we are facing a number of pressing issues as a planet: Public healt...
Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and Author Tom Mueller Talk Whistleblowers, Courage, and Doing the Right Thing
10 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, Ryan and bestselling author Tom Mueller talk about the history of whistleblowe...
No One Can MAKE You Upset
10 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"These are strange times. We all have entrenched political beliefs, for which the stakes seem d...
This Is the Hardest Thing
09 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"So much is happening. At home. Abroad. On the news. At work. You have the things you need to...
How Can You Lighten the Load for Others?
08 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"When things get hard, a Stoic steps up. We’ve talked about that before. We do this because w...
Daily Stoic Sundays: This Is Why You Have to Care
07 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, Ryan reads his latest article, discussing the unfair advantage that privilege ...
Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and Sunday Night Football’s Michele Tafoya Talk Stoicism and Making the Most of Each Day
06 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, Ryan and Michele Tafoya, NFL sideline reporter and radio host, discuss self-im...
You Have to Fight
05 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Maybe you don’t have to worry about being pulled over for little reason. Maybe you don’t h...
You Should Meditate on Greatness
04 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"The Stoics were some of the keenest admirers of human greatness. Marcus Aurelius opens his Med...
Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and Charlamagne tha God Talk Opening Your Mind and Political Power
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, Ryan and Charlamagne tha God, host of The Breakfast Club and author, speak on ...
To Wrong One Is To Wrong All
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"It’s easy to forget. It’s easy to think small. But this life is not just about us. Our lo...
This Is a War We Are Fighting
02 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"It would be easy to say that this is someone else’s fight. It is easy to say, as some pundit...
You Always Have The Power To Resist
01 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"When one considers the notion of 'resignation and the principle of 'amor fati,'...
Daily Stoic Sundays: How Marcus Aurelius Conquered Stress (and the Rest of Us Can Too)
31 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, Ryan reads his latest article describing how Marcus Aurelius fought against th...
Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and Cal Newport Discuss Staying Productive in a Pandemic and How to Maintain Focus
30 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s podcast, Ryan talks with author and computer scientist Cal Newport about staying produc...
Remove These Three Words From Your Life
29 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"You’ve said them a thousand times. You said them when you were a kid. You said them last yea...
At Least It’s a Chance to Do This
28 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"It would have been much better if this hadn’t happened. If your employee had listened. If yo...
Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and Coach George Raveling Talk Meeting Harry Truman, Reading and the Perils of Ego
28 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s podcast, Ryan talks with Coach George Raveling, the longtime college basketball coach a...
Stress Is a Fact Of Life, Being Stressed Is Not
27 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"You think the Stoics didn’t experience stress? Of course they did... Seneca had health prob...
There’s Nothing Better Than A Simple Pleasure
26 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"The Spartans were known for their simple, rustic ways. Unlike the citizens of Athens, who dine...
This Will Make You Feel Better
25 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"It’s been rough. We’re not meant to be inside this long. We’re not meant to spend this m...
Daily Stoic Sundays: You Must Stare This Scary Fact in the Face
24 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s podcast, Ryan discusses the idea of memento mori as depicted in art throughout the cent...
Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and Coach Buzz Williams (Texas A&M) Talk Habits, Time Management and the Lessons You Can Learn from the Pandemic
23 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today Ryan talks with Buzz Williams, head coach of the men’s basketball team at Texas A&M. The...
There Is Nothing Special About Money
22 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"For all the poverty he practiced and Stoic philosophy he wrote, clearly there was some part of...
Do You Know How To Wait?
21 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Shakespeare waited out a plague. So did Isaac Newton. The poet John Keats spent 10 days in a h...
Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan Talks Freedom and Personal Responsibility with David French
20 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today Ryan talks with author and reporter David French about the balance between personal and civic ...
The Horror of Words Not Turned Into Deeds
20 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"It’s always been tempting to talk a good game. People have been doing it for thousands of ye...
Bring On Your Wrecking Ball
19 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"What does a Stoic say to adversity? To recessions? To pandemics? To setbacks and struggles and...
Don’t Learn This Dangerous Lesson
18 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"It’s easy to look at history and learn the wrong lesson. You see Alexander the Great or Juli...
Daily Stoic Sundays: Ryan Talks with South Carolina Football About How to Practice Stoicism
17 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s podcast features Ryan talking to the University of South Carolina Gamecocks football team,...
Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and Historian Andrew Roberts Talk Leadership, Character and How One Person Can Change The World
16 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today Ryan talks with writer and historian Andrew Roberts about the process of writing about histori...
Better To Have Than Not To Have
15 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"It’s easy to think—given their spurning of so many of the pleasures that other people chas...
We Are All Tied Up Together
14 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"These are rough times. Then again, times are always rough for someone. If not for us, then fo...
Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and NBA G League Coach Coby Karl Answer Your Questions About Stoicism and Sports
13 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today Ryan talks with Coby Karl, a former member of the Los Angeles Lakers and current head coach of...
Always Keep A Role Model In Mind
13 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"It’s key then, if you want to be good and do good, that you have a kind of North Star in you...
This Is Who To Turn To When You’re Struggling
12 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"For thousands of years people have been turning to Stoicism when they had problems, big and sm...
Just Do One Thing Every Day
11 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Seneca wrote a lot of letters to his friend Lucilius. We don’t know a lot about Lucilius, on...
Daily Stoic Sundays: Life Comes at You Fast. So You Better Be Ready.
10 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, Ryan reads his latest article about the unpredictability of life, and how we s...
Ask Daily Stoic: How Do I Deal With Imposter Syndrome?
09 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, Ryan talks about the new box set (https://geni.us/A6gX) of his first three boo...
Can You Help Others First?
08 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Here we are in tough times. A global pandemic has struck wide swaths of the population. Govern...