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Do THIS to Handle Chaos

09 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode, discover George Raveling's powerful philosophy on navigating life’s chaos. With years of experience guiding top players and coac...

George Raveling on Defying the Odds and Changing The Game of Basketball Forever (PT. 2)

08 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today’s PT. 2 episode, George Raveling, basketball legend and Civil Rights leader, opens up about his close bond with Michael Jordan, the questio...

Are You Spending This Wisely | LIFE-CHANGING Stoic Lessons From Gladiator

07 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As winter fades and spring emerges, as we adjust our clocks for daylight savings here in the next few days, it's a good time to pause and reflect. Whe...

How To Keep Hope Alive | Ask Daily Stoic

06 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes hope is as simple as giving someone a reason to get through until morning. It's showing up, day after day, and saying, ‘I’m here for you...

Is That Still Allowed?

05 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Be who you are. Stand out. Stand up.📚 Lives of the Stoics by Ryan Holiday | https://store.dailystoic.com/🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast on ...

George Raveling on Defying The Odds and Changing The Game of Basketball Forever (PT. 1)

05 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ryan Holiday sits down with one of his greatest inspirations, the legendary George Raveling, a pioneer in basketball, civil rights, and leadership. Fr...

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 physical spaces, but our minds, routines, and ass...

It’s Given Us More Of Ourselves | (Dis)integration

03 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Adversity costs us, sure, but it also gives us more of ourselves. It unlocks something in us that was not reachable in ordinary circumstances, that we...

Seneca on Worldliness and Retirement

02 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this letter, Seneca talks about intentionally pulling back from societal pressures to find real fulfillment and contentment. He talks about living ...

Rising from Ashes | John Vaillant on Building Resiliency From Destruction

01 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

While in Vancouver on tour, Ryan Holiday met up with one of his favorite authors, John Vaillant, to discuss how destruction and crisis can fuel creati...

[BONUS]: Ernest Green From The Little Rock Nine | A Black History Month Reflection on Courage

28 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In 1954, the Brown v. Board of Education U.S. Supreme Court decision outlawed segregation in public education. Ernest Green was the first African Amer...

Get Over This Bogus Notion | How To Journal Like A Stoic Philosopher

28 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

No matter how much philosophy you’ve read. No matter how much older you’ve gotten or how important your position or how many eyes are on you…it ...

Every Day Could Be The Final Quarter | Ask Daily Stoic

27 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The shot clock is clicking down. Let's make every second count.📕 You can grab copies of What You’re Made For signed by George Raveling and R...

Austin Kleon on Fueling Artistic Ambition

26 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Austin Kleon joins Ryan to talk about unleashing creative energy, the power of hobbies, and why he believes we’ve been trained to be machine-like in...

It Is Solved By Walking

26 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

You've got this frustration, this anger, this anxiety that won't go away. What do you do about it?🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast on Instagram:...

The Young Think There Is Always Tomorrow | The Smoke And Dust Of Life

25 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

None of us are entitled to tomorrow. Today though, is here. It is ours.📔 Pick up your own leather bound signed edition of The Daily Stoic! Check it...

Is This Really An Obstacle? | Reduce Wants, Increase Happiness

24 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We choose what truly counts as an obstacle. We have the power.📕 Pick up a copy of the 10th Anniversary Edition of The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan H...

How Ryan Holiday is Preparing For The Next Four Years

23 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The next four years will be chaotic—just as every four-year period in history has been. From wars to disasters, economic turmoil to political unrest...

Lamb of God’s Randy Blythe on Conquering Inner Demons and Memento Mori (PT. 2)

22 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this Part 2 episode, Randy Blythe, the lead singer of Lamb of God shares how his time in a Czech prison flipped his whole perspective on life, the ...

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 right.📚 For more on doing the right thing even whe...

We Are All In Debt | Ask Daily Stoic

20 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Debt. It’s a word that carries heavy, negative connotations. But actually, there is a different kind of debt we are less aware of, one that doesn’...

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 Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dailyst...

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 successful frontman, conquering fears, and the intersection...

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 can't?Looking to make real, lasting change in your ...

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. From personal loss to political failure, each se...

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 path to leadership than reading great books. 📚 Ch...

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 ties to some of its leaders but refused to take p...

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, the transformative power of gratitude, and the evo...

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. It’s that they controlled those emotions and re...

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 powerful enough, we'll be free from feeling pushed a...

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 with the intention of carrying them in your pocket,...

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 writing his memoir, and how confronting his past b...

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? Do they not still inspire and speak to us?📓 Pi...

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 fulfillment doesn’t come from acquisition. The ...

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 Town Hall in Australia.🎥 Watch this talk on YouT...

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 level in any field, it’s the mental game that matt...

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 a simple 3x5 index card—now decades old—with ...

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 fortunate man but at some point fortune abandoned me.”...

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 you. Because you take it personally.🎙️ Follow...

Alexi Pappas on Ditching Goals and Her Strategy For Maximizing Mentorship

05 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It’s easy to assume an Olympian would be all about external achievements, but Alexi Pappas has redefined what success means to her by letting go of ...

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 better for the constraints of life. Today's entry ...

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 other people get away with), our job is to be good.&...

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 are the candle that lights another, which in turn...

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’s red lights? And what advice does he offer to s...

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 juggling everything in my business?" In today's bonu...

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.🎥 Watch 9 Stoic Lessons From Iron Maiden on YouTube...

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 we do after we come to this realization, after we...

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. 🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast on Insta...

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? In today’s episode, he opens up about balancing f...

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 great and daring deeds of course. Lesser known of ...

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 better.Since we received such great feedback from th...

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 illustrate how we allow things to control us and t...

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 COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Fauci, a public health leade...

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 lessons. 📚 Check out The Daily Stoic Boxed Set ...

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 there. It’s not exactly waiting for us, but it con...

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.🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast on Instagram...

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 and overwhelmed by the constant demands of urgent ...

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 they look for strategies, they look for models.Chec...

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. 📕 Check out the Virtue Series 3-Book Bundle which incl...

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 to it.📓 Pick up a signed edition of The Daily ...

Stoic Lessons From Jimmy Carter's Legacy

19 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In his speech at the U.S. Naval Academy, Ryan shares the timeless Stoic lessons we can learn from Jimmy Carter’s life and his remarkable example of ...

Bob Bowman on Coaching Champions | Michael Phelps, Discipline, and Self Mastery

18 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Bob Bowman is the coach behind 23-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps and Paris Olympics swimming superstar Léon Marchand. Today, Bob joins Rya...

We Have To Do This For Each Other | Reboot The Real Work

17 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

While we can't stop the fires or undo the damage, we can do what the Stoics taught us. Offer the kind of help we hope to receive should we ever need i...

It Doesn’t Matter Who It’s From | Ask Daily Stoic

16 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Philosophy isn’t about allegiance to a school—it’s about a commitment to growth, resilience, and truth wherever we find it.🎥 Watch A Life Cha...

Worry About This And Forget The Rest

15 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What’s up to us is that we do our best, what’s up to us is that we are the best we’re capable of being.✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad ema...

Ryan Holiday on Practicing Stoicism for Personal and Professional Balance | The Jordan Harbinger Show

15 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How can practicing Stoicism help us balance career success with personal fulfillment? Tune in to hear Ryan Holiday on The Jordan Harbinger Show as he ...

This Practice Will Define Your Year | 7 Stoic Mantras That Will Change Your Life

14 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Epictetus said that by writing, reading, and speaking our philosophical journal, we keep the teachings top of mind and are better able to follow them....

This Is What The World Thinks Of Your Dreams | The Wake Up

13 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The world does not give anyone what they deserve. Still, we have to figure it out. We have to decide how we’re going to respond. We have to make the...

The Stoic Disciplines of Perception, Action, and Will

12 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join Ryan Holiday as he speaks to Creech Air Force Base about turning obstacles into opportunities through the Stoic disciplines of perception, action...

Greeking Out’s Kenny Curtis on How Ancient Myths Teach The Human Experience

11 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Greek myths have been passed down through generations, remaining as relevant as ever with their spot-on portrayal of the human experience—proving th...

You Must Return Again and Again | If You Want To Be Steady

10 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

“You must linger among a limited number of master-thinkers, and digest their works,” Seneca wrote, “if you would derive ideas which shall win fi...

This is What A Life Well-Lived Looks Like | Ask Daily Stoic

09 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It is, of course, sad to hear of Jimmy Carter’s passing. On the other hand, no one can say that he was taken from us too soon. This man got mor...

Rupi Kaur on 10 Years of Milk & Honey, Overcoming Imposter Syndrome, and Empowering Others

08 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In 2014, a few months after Ryan Holiday released his first book on Stoicism, The Obstacle Is the Way, another young author, Rupi Kaur, self-published...

The Secret To Climbing The Mountain

08 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The problems we face seem overwhelming. The change we seek will not be easy. What do we do?🎥 Watch 9 Stoic Lessons From Iron Maiden on YouTube: htt...

You Weren’t Born This Way | The Six Stereotypes Of Stoicism

07 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Marcus Aurelius would say that the student of philosophy is like a boxer. Through training and practice and repetition, a boxer becomes one with their...

Where Does The Good Go? | The Sphere of Choice

06 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We are right to be disappointed and frustrated with the state of the world. At the same time, we never need to despair about good in the world be...

The Secret To Better Habits In 2025

05 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Here we are…at the halfway point of the 2020s. The first half seems like it was both yesterday and forever ago, doesn’t it? In today's episode, Ry...

Dr. Rangan Chatterjee’s Essential Daily Practices for a Healthier, Happier Life

04 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How do your emotional responses and daily habits affect your health? Dr. Rangan Chatterjee joins Ryan to discuss how intentional practices can create ...

This Is Why You Do It | Be Ruthless To The Things That Don't Matter

03 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Marcus Aurelius was an all-powerful emperor. No one else was interrogating him, no one else was subjecting him to these hard questions. He knew that i...

Let This Guide You In Challenging Times | Ask Daily Stoic

02 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Stoicism is designed to be a daily practice, part of our daily routines. It’s not a philosophy you read once and magically understand at the soul-le...

Reminders From James Clear on How To Get 1% Better Every Day

01 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kick off 2025 on the right note by revisiting James Clear’s first interview from 2021, one of the most popular episodes of The Daily Stoic Podcast. ...

Today Is A Miracle

01 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is an incredible gift you have been given. A wonderful opportunity. Have something to show for the next 365 days. Have something to show for toda...

BONUS: 10 Stoic Habits To Practice In 2025

31 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How much longer are you going to wait to demand the best of yourself? The Daily Stoic New Year, New You Challenge is 3 weeks of ALL-NEW, actionable ch...

What Are You Waiting For? | 10 Timeless Meditations From Stoic Philosophy

31 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

You are at a crossroads. Make the right call.The Daily Stoic New Year, New You Challenge is 3 weeks of ALL-NEW, actionable challenges, presented in an...

The Time To Start Doing This Is Now | What's Up To Us, What's Not Up To Us

30 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“How long are you going to wait before you demand the best for yourself?” Epictetus says. Start Now.The Daily Stoic New Year, New You Challenge is...

BONUS: Why They Do This | You Need To Quit These 14 Habits In 2025

29 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What Seneca said is true—that the only people to pity are those who never experience difficulty because they never knew what they’re capable of.Th...

The Life of Musonius Rufus the Unbreakable

29 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Get to know Musonius Rufus, the resilient Stoic philosopher and teacher of Epictetus, in today's episode. Learn how he exemplified Stoic principles wh...

Stoic Parenting Principles | Essential Lessons From 2024

28 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Parenting can often feel like a maze of conflicting opinions, pressures, and expectations. But what if we could simplify it by taking a Stoic approach...

What Do You Do When You Have Nothing To Do? | Don't Let Your Soul Go First

27 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The in-between moments. The extra time you were planning to get. What do you do in these moments?The Daily Stoic New Year, New You Challenge is 3 week...

This Is Why We Don’t Change | Ask Daily Stoic

26 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We make lists and resolutions, plans and promises, while the clock ticks on. And suddenly, the moment is gone.The Daily Stoic New Year, New You Challe...

This Has Been Passed Down To Us

25 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Remarkably, Seneca and Jesus lived nearly parallel lives. More incredible is just how much their teachings overlap. And it’s worth taking some time ...

The Four Stoic Virtues | Real-Life Role Models to Inspire You

25 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Courage, discipline, justice, and wisdom are not just abstract concepts from Stoic history, they are virtues that are still embodied by individuals to...

Surprise People Like This | Powerful Life Lessons From Epictetus

24 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Perhaps your own position affords you certain advantages. The true measure of your character, however, lies in how lightly you wear these honors. The ...

Who Do You Wish To Become? | Turn Words Into Works

23 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Stoics understood that it was only by changing our actions that we could change who we are. The Daily Stoic New Year, New You Challenge is 3 weeks...

The Wisest Man Alive (Yet Not Without Flaws)

22 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Socrates is considered the man who brought philosophy down from the heavens. He made philosophy practical, accessible, urgent, but he was also contrad...

The Daily Stoic Wrapped 2024 | Timeless Wisdom, Lessons, and Reminders

21 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In honor of Spotify Wrapped releasing just a few days ago, we’re excited to share The Daily Stoic Wrapped 2024 — unforgettable messages and highli...

You Can Wake The Dead | Don’t Be Mad At Good People

20 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Every time we open a book, watch a documentary, or listen to the words of someone long gone, we’re waking the dead.🎥 Watch Ken Burns’ intervie...

How Everything Can Change | Ask Daily Stoic

19 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

You don’t need perfect conditions or absolute confidence to move forward. You need only to take the next step.The Daily Stoic New Year, New You Chal...

These Are No Good To You

18 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We are going to face scary situations in life. Our mind can be our friend in these situations or our worst enemy.🎥 Watch A Life Changing Stoic Less...

O.A.R.'s Benj Gershman on Turning Obstacles Into Opportunities

18 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When we tie our identity to what we do rather than who we truly are, losing that sense of self can be devastating. Benj Gershman, bassist for the rock...