Why Do It Alone? | Ask Daily Stoic
10 Apr 2025
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The way to understand and comprehend anything important is by doing the work. By going to the source...
How To Get Through Life's Most Difficult Situations
10 Apr 2025
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If it happened, then it was meant to happen.The great German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche would d...
Not Through Me. Not Through Me.
09 Apr 2025
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We must stand firm, unyielding in our refusal to compromise on what we know is right.🎙️ Follow ...
How Regret Can Propel You Forward | Daniel Pink (PT. 1)
09 Apr 2025
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We all experience regret, but what if we could turn it into an advantage? Best-selling author Daniel...
Let’s Talk About Amor Fati (Thanks, White Lotus)
08 Apr 2025
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The White Lotus season finale aired Sunday, titled "Amor Fati"—and without giving away any spoiler...
How Could It Possibly Help You? | Test Your Impressions
08 Apr 2025
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It’s a book that was never meant to be read. So why has Meditations by Marcus Aurelius endured and...
If You Want A Reason To Live | Expect To Change Your Opinions
07 Apr 2025
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Good exists everywhere—we need only look for it. Beauty surrounds us, waiting to be noticed. ...
This is Something Ryan Holiday Is Forever Grateful For
06 Apr 2025
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In a note to himself in the early days of the pandemic, Ryan Holiday wrote, “2020 is a test: will ...
Why Creativity Demands Discipline | “Good Bones” Poet Maggie Smith (PT. 2)
05 Apr 2025
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Does telling your story mean revealing everything? Bestselling author and viral poet Maggie Smith re...
Stop Wasting This. It’s Precious | You HAVE To Read These Books (Stoic-Inspired Picks)
04 Apr 2025
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Want to jump on a quick call to chat? Should we have coffee next week? You got a few seconds? T...
Can You Not Do It Even When You Really Want To? | Ask Daily Stoic
03 Apr 2025
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A lot of times discipline is pushing yourself to do something you don’t want to do, but the other ...
This Is The Revenge
02 Apr 2025
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The best Stoics did not simply accept the awfulness of their times or participate in the corruption....
Why Creativity Demands Discipline | “Good Bones” Poet Maggie Smith (PT. 1)
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The best writing, like the best life, thrives not on the absence of rules but on the right ones. In ...
How To Work Through The Unimaginable | What Can Go Wrong...Might
01 Apr 2025
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That is the task before all of us. Like Marcus, we can choose to steady ourselves in wisdom, to seek...
Today, You Have Two Choices | You're a Product of Your Training
31 Mar 2025
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It’s a simple choice, but not easy.📕 You can grab copies of What You’re Made For signed by Ge...
Win The Day | Tim Ferriss, George Raveling, & Ryan Holiday
30 Mar 2025
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Tim Ferriss sits down with George Raveling to uncover the incredible story of how he came to possess...
Texas Rangers' Josh Jung: “Win or Lose, It Can’t Wreck You”
29 Mar 2025
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In this PT. 2 episode, Josh Jung, professional baseball player for the Texas Rangers, joins Ryan to ...
How Many Examples Do You Need? | This Spring Activity Will Teach You Valuable Stoic Lessons
28 Mar 2025
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The unfeeling stereotype of a Stoic would of course not be moved by a roll call of plague victims, t...
The Problem Is Within You—And So Is The Solution | Ask Daily Stoic
27 Mar 2025
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Plenty of people with less have found contentment, while plenty with more have been miserable. You c...
Who Will You Emulate?
26 Mar 2025
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Cicero vs. Cato: Who is the greater example?📚 Lives of the Stoics by Ryan Holiday | https://store...
Texas Rangers' Josh Jung: "The Moment You Overthink, You’ve Already Lost"
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do the best athletes push through self-doubt, turn failure into fuel, and avoid getting lost in ...
This Way Is Not For The Weak | Say No To The Need To Impress
25 Mar 2025
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If we want to be the metaphorical fire that turns everything into fuel, we must be quite strong. We ...
Don’t Let Them Flood You | There is Philosophy in Everything
24 Mar 2025
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We must regroup. We must come together to defeat the flood.📔 Pick up your own leather bound signe...
Beat the Sunday Scaries | 12 Proven Stoic Strategies For Stress Relief
23 Mar 2025
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Learn 12 powerful Stoic techniques to conquer stress and turn anxiety into strength. Equip yourself ...
Comfort is the Enemy | Michael Easter Teaches The Benefits of Struggle
22 Mar 2025
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The daily comforts and conveniences that make life ‘easier’ might be the very thing keeping you ...
We Must Push It Away | How To Stay Sane In An INSANE World
21 Mar 2025
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It happens. It shouldn’t, but it does.💡 Go to dailystoic.com/spring and enter code DSPOD20 at c...
Will You Prove Yourself Worthy? | Ask Daily Stoic
20 Mar 2025
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Through nothing but an accident of birth, you have been blessed. What will you do with it?🎙️...
Do It While You Still Can
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is your moment to tip the balance - to move from darkness into light, from stagnation into grow...
Resiliency Will Reward You | Nobel Prize Winner Dr. Katalin Karikó
19 Mar 2025
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They told her she would never succeed, now her work has saved millions. In this episode, Ryan talks ...
What Was Pain Now’s Gain | The Portable Retreat
18 Mar 2025
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It didn’t feel good at the time. But now? Years later? We think about it a little differently.📕...
This Is The Time For A Fresh Start | The Beauty of Choice
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We can keep being the person we’ve always been…or we can change. That’s the choice of life, th...
The Stoic Art Of Not Panicking | Ryan Holiday Speaks To The U.S. Marine Corps
16 Mar 2025
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What are your panic rules? In June of 2023, Ryan Holiday spoke to a group of U.S. Marines in 29 Palm...
“Embracing Change Will Set You Free”
15 Mar 2025
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Yung Pueblo, one of today’s most influential poets, joins Ryan to discuss the overlap between Stoi...
Where Has The Time Gone? | 8 Stoic Strategies To Get Your Life In Order TODAY
14 Mar 2025
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It's been five years since the COVID-19 pandemic first upended our daily lives. Five years later and...
You Must Declutter Your Life | Ask Daily Stoic
13 Mar 2025
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What we do as people is we accumulate stuff. We accumulate, accumulate, accumulate…until our homes...
They Have To Be This Way
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
They cause drama. They make things complicated. They say things that are hurtful. The Stoics dealt w...
Master Illusionist Derren Brown: “ My Job Is To Control The Uncontrollable"
12 Mar 2025
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World-renowned illusionist and mentalist Derren Brown joins Ryan for a deep dive into his connection...
You Need To Take The Unfamiliar Road | Think About It From The Other Person's Perspective
11 Mar 2025
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What would you give for the key to unshackle you from the fear and laziness holding you back?💡 Ch...
This Is How Champions Are Made | Find Yourself a Cato
10 Mar 2025
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People can beat you, but no one can stop you from improving.📚 Books Mentioned: How Adam Smith Can...
BONUS: Clock’s Ticking—You Listening?
09 Mar 2025
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What this changing of the clocks should be–with their earlier mornings–is a wake up call. This i...
Do THIS to Handle Chaos
09 Mar 2025
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In today's episode, discover George Raveling's powerful philosophy on navigating life’s chaos. Wit...
George Raveling on Defying the Odds and Changing The Game of Basketball Forever (PT. 2)
08 Mar 2025
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In today’s PT. 2 episode, George Raveling, basketball legend and Civil Rights leader, opens up abo...
Are You Spending This Wisely | LIFE-CHANGING Stoic Lessons From Gladiator
07 Mar 2025
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As winter fades and spring emerges, as we adjust our clocks for daylight savings here in the next fe...
How To Keep Hope Alive | Ask Daily Stoic
06 Mar 2025
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Sometimes hope is as simple as giving someone a reason to get through until morning. It's showing up...
Is That Still Allowed?
05 Mar 2025
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Be who you are. Stand out. Stand up.📚 Lives of the Stoics by Ryan Holiday | https://store.dailyst...
George Raveling on Defying The Odds and Changing The Game of Basketball Forever (PT. 1)
05 Mar 2025
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Ryan Holiday sits down with one of his greatest inspirations, the legendary George Raveling, a pione...
Will You Seize This Reminder? Or Let It Pass? | What Expensive Things Cost
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
During this season of spring cleaning, it’s worth pondering: How often do we organize not just our...
It’s Given Us More Of Ourselves | (Dis)integration
03 Mar 2025
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Adversity costs us, sure, but it also gives us more of ourselves. It unlocks something in us that wa...
Seneca on Worldliness and Retirement
02 Mar 2025
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In this letter, Seneca talks about intentionally pulling back from societal pressures to find real f...
Rising from Ashes | John Vaillant on Building Resiliency From Destruction
01 Mar 2025
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While in Vancouver on tour, Ryan Holiday met up with one of his favorite authors, John Vaillant, to ...
[BONUS]: Ernest Green From The Little Rock Nine | A Black History Month Reflection on Courage
28 Feb 2025
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In 1954, the Brown v. Board of Education U.S. Supreme Court decision outlawed segregation in public ...
Get Over This Bogus Notion | How To Journal Like A Stoic Philosopher
28 Feb 2025
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No matter how much philosophy you’ve read. No matter how much older you’ve gotten or how importa...
Every Day Could Be The Final Quarter | Ask Daily Stoic
27 Feb 2025
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The shot clock is clicking down. Let's make every second count.📕 You can grab copies of What...
Austin Kleon on Fueling Artistic Ambition
26 Feb 2025
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Austin Kleon joins Ryan to talk about unleashing creative energy, the power of hobbies, and why he b...
It Is Solved By Walking
26 Feb 2025
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You've got this frustration, this anger, this anxiety that won't go away. What do you do about it?🎙...
The Young Think There Is Always Tomorrow | The Smoke And Dust Of Life
25 Feb 2025
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None of us are entitled to tomorrow. Today though, is here. It is ours.📔 Pick up your own leather...
Is This Really An Obstacle? | Reduce Wants, Increase Happiness
24 Feb 2025
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We choose what truly counts as an obstacle. We have the power.📕 Pick up a copy of the 10th Annive...
How Ryan Holiday is Preparing For The Next Four Years
23 Feb 2025
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The next four years will be chaotic—just as every four-year period in history has been. From wars ...
Lamb of God’s Randy Blythe on Conquering Inner Demons and Memento Mori (PT. 2)
22 Feb 2025
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In this Part 2 episode, Randy Blythe, the lead singer of Lamb of God shares how his time in a Czech ...
Yes It’s Radical (Even A Little Crazy) | The MOST Important Stoic Lesson For Crazy Times
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We have to push ourselves outside our comfort. We have to give and give and give. Because it’s rig...
We Are All In Debt | Ask Daily Stoic
20 Feb 2025
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Debt. It’s a word that carries heavy, negative connotations. But actually, there is a different ki...
Investigate Yourself First
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The world is full of mysteries. There is so much to learn. 🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podca...
Lamb of God’s Randy Blythe on Conquering Inner Demons and Memento Mori (PT. 1)
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Randy Blythe, lead singer of Lamb of God, joins Ryan to talk about the role ego plays as a successfu...
Can You Do It Even When You Don’t Want To? | Cultivate Indifference
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Can you do it even when it's hard? Even when you don't want to? Even when you think maybe that you c...
BONUS: How Abraham Lincoln Proved The Obstacle Is the Way
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This President’s Day, learn how Abraham Lincoln turned every challenge into an opportunity to grow...
This Is What It Takes To Lead | The Enemy of Happiness
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As Truman also said, not all readers are leaders, but there is nothing better to start you on the pa...
Socrates vs. The Thirty Tyrants | Philosophy in an Age of Fear
16 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Thirty Tyrants were a ruthless group that crushed anyone who opposed them. Socrates had personal...
Josh Brolin on Embracing Life’s Messiness With Stoicism (PT. 2)
15 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s Part 2 episode, Josh Brolin and Ryan talk about shedding the ‘young talent’ image, ...
This Is Always The Answer | Robert Greene's 6 Stoic Concepts For A Fulfilling Life
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s not that the Stoics had no temper or no fear or no moments where their life felt unfulfilled....
This Is A Choice You’re Making | Ask Daily Stoic
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We think if we just make enough money, we won't have to worry anymore. We think if we just become po...
Don’t Put Things Off
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Life has a way stripping all our reasons bare, of humbling our plans and assumptions.🪙 Designed w...
Josh Brolin on Embracing Life’s Messiness With Stoicism (PT. 1)
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Brolin joins Ryan to talk about the childhood trauma that shaped him, the cathartic process of ...
To The End They Remain | Watch Over Your Perceptions
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We never met Marcus Aurelius or listened to Epictetus lecture. And yet, do they not feel real to us?...
This Is The Purpose of Desire | Anger Is Bad Fuel
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Stoics warned us about this endless cycle, not to condemn desire entirely, but to remind us that...
Redesign Your Life With This | Ryan Holiday Live in Sydney, Australia
09 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Ryan Holiday for an in-depth dive into Stoic wisdom, delivered to a packed audience at Sydney T...
Steve Magness on Winning The Inside Game
08 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In his work as a performance expert, Steve Magness has discovered that to truly reach the highest le...
Two Words To Lead And Live By | How To Be A Man (Lessons From The Stoics)
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The most important thing displayed in Andy Reid’s his office is not a trophy. Instead, it’s...
You Make This For Yourself | Ask Daily Stoic
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Perhaps you feel a bit like Marcus Aurelius did when he wrote in Meditations, “I was once a fortun...
What Did You Think You Would See?
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The reason it makes you upset is because you expect it to be otherwise. Because you let it surprise ...
Alexi Pappas on Ditching Goals and Her Strategy For Maximizing Mentorship
05 Feb 2025
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It’s easy to assume an Olympian would be all about external achievements, but Alexi Pappas has red...
We Are Better For This | On Being Invincible
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’d prefer to be less hemmed in, to have more freedom, to have fewer rules. But we are made bette...
Don’t Let It Turn You Upside Down | Suspend Your Opinions
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We have to remind ourselves, as Marcus Aurelius did, that no matter what other people do (or what ot...
Grow A Coaching Tree
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
By supporting, encouraging, and influencing others, our efforts can live on. What matters is that we...
Matthew McConaughey LIVE at The Painted Porch
01 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How does Matthew McConaughey deal with difficult people? What’s his approach to dealing with life’...
BONUS: Finding Stillness Amidst The Chaos | Ryan and Samantha Holiday
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
While in Vancouver, mom of four asked Ryan - "How do I achieve stillness while being a parent and ju...
Does It Measure Up? | Philosophy As Medicine Of The Soul
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You want to achieve. You want to leave your mark on the universe. You want to conquer the world.🎥...
The Time Is Now | Ask Daily Stoic
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Marcus Aurelius didn’t always make the right choices. Neither will we. The important thing is what...
Have You Tried Asking For This?
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Don’t wish for things to be a certain way, Epictetus says, but wish for them to be as they are.&nb...
Matthew McConaughey on Family, Fame, and Livin' Authentically
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How has Matthew McConaughey managed to keep his priorities straight while living in the spotlight? I...
We Forget These Heroes | How To Organize Your Life Like A Stoic Philosopher
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cato defying Caesar. Rutilius Rufus going into exile. Marcus Aurelius on the battlefield.These were ...
You Need This Trait To Live Your Best Life | Focus On The Present Moment
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We have to be willing to question. We have to be willing to try new things…or we’ll never get be...
Seneca on Master and Slave
26 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this letter, Seneca is arguing against the treatment of slaves and uses slavery as a metaphor to ...
Dr. Fauci on How Diseases Have Shaped the Course of History
25 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Diseases have defined eras, from the Antonine Plague during Marcus Aurelius’ reign to the recent C...
Without It You’d Be Lost | Push For Deep Understandings
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Too many of us are total strangers to ourselves. The one that is whispering to us so many important ...
Come Back To This | Ask Daily Stoic
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It doesn’t matter how badly we’ve messed up, how much we’ve fallen off course, it’s still th...
It’s About The Promises You Make To Yourself
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We all make promises to ourselves—set goals, set standards, make plans. We don’t all keep them.🎙...
Dan Heath’s Reset Strategy | How to Change What’s Not Working
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Changing our work patterns can feel daunting. We’re held back by the comfort of familiar routines ...
Want To Be Successful? Be This | 15 (Stoic) Life Lessons I Wish I Knew At 20
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
People want to be successful. They look at what successful people have done throughout history and t...
BONUS: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Inspiring Lesson on Courage
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, here is a lesson on courage we could all hear today. 📕 Ch...
They Are Cut Off From Truth | A Little Better Every Day
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Millions of people have been cut off from the truth. We can be sympathetic to this without assenting...