Stoic Lessons From Jimmy Carter's Legacy
19 Jan 2025
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In his speech at the U.S. Naval Academy, Ryan shares the timeless Stoic lessons we can learn from Ji...
Bob Bowman on Coaching Champions | Michael Phelps, Discipline, and Self Mastery
18 Jan 2025
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Bob Bowman is the coach behind 23-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps and Paris Olympics swimm...
We Have To Do This For Each Other | Reboot The Real Work
17 Jan 2025
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While we can't stop the fires or undo the damage, we can do what the Stoics taught us. Offer the kin...
It Doesn’t Matter Who It’s From | Ask Daily Stoic
16 Jan 2025
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Philosophy isn’t about allegiance to a school—it’s about a commitment to growth, resilience, a...
Worry About This And Forget The Rest
15 Jan 2025
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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 ...
Ryan Holiday on Practicing Stoicism for Personal and Professional Balance | The Jordan Harbinger Show
15 Jan 2025
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How can practicing Stoicism help us balance career success with personal fulfillment? Tune in to hea...
This Practice Will Define Your Year | 7 Stoic Mantras That Will Change Your Life
14 Jan 2025
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Epictetus said that by writing, reading, and speaking our philosophical journal, we keep the teachin...
This Is What The World Thinks Of Your Dreams | The Wake Up
13 Jan 2025
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The world does not give anyone what they deserve. Still, we have to figure it out. We have to decide...
The Stoic Disciplines of Perception, Action, and Will
12 Jan 2025
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Join Ryan Holiday as he speaks to Creech Air Force Base about turning obstacles into opportunities t...
Greeking Out’s Kenny Curtis on How Ancient Myths Teach The Human Experience
11 Jan 2025
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Greek myths have been passed down through generations, remaining as relevant as ever with their spot...
You Must Return Again and Again | If You Want To Be Steady
10 Jan 2025
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“You must linger among a limited number of master-thinkers, and digest their works,” Seneca wrot...
This is What A Life Well-Lived Looks Like | Ask Daily Stoic
09 Jan 2025
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It is, of course, sad to hear of Jimmy Carter’s passing. On the other hand, no one can say th...
Rupi Kaur on 10 Years of Milk & Honey, Overcoming Imposter Syndrome, and Empowering Others
08 Jan 2025
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In 2014, a few months after Ryan Holiday released his first book on Stoicism, The Obstacle Is the Wa...
The Secret To Climbing The Mountain
08 Jan 2025
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The problems we face seem overwhelming. The change we seek will not be easy. What do we do?🎥 Watc...
You Weren’t Born This Way | The Six Stereotypes Of Stoicism
07 Jan 2025
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Marcus Aurelius would say that the student of philosophy is like a boxer. Through training and pract...
Where Does The Good Go? | The Sphere of Choice
06 Jan 2025
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We are right to be disappointed and frustrated with the state of the world. At the same time, w...
The Secret To Better Habits In 2025
05 Jan 2025
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Here we are…at the halfway point of the 2020s. The first half seems like it was both yesterday and...
Dr. Rangan Chatterjee’s Essential Daily Practices for a Healthier, Happier Life
04 Jan 2025
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How do your emotional responses and daily habits affect your health? Dr. Rangan Chatterjee joins Rya...
This Is Why You Do It | Be Ruthless To The Things That Don't Matter
03 Jan 2025
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Marcus Aurelius was an all-powerful emperor. No one else was interrogating him, no one else was subj...
Let This Guide You In Challenging Times | Ask Daily Stoic
02 Jan 2025
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Stoicism is designed to be a daily practice, part of our daily routines. It’s not a philosophy you...
Reminders From James Clear on How To Get 1% Better Every Day
01 Jan 2025
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Kick off 2025 on the right note by revisiting James Clear’s first interview from 2021, one of the ...
Today Is A Miracle
01 Jan 2025
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This is an incredible gift you have been given. A wonderful opportunity. Have something to show for ...
BONUS: 10 Stoic Habits To Practice In 2025
31 Dec 2024
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How much longer are you going to wait to demand the best of yourself? The Daily Stoic New Year, New ...
What Are You Waiting For? | 10 Timeless Meditations From Stoic Philosophy
31 Dec 2024
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You are at a crossroads. Make the right call.The Daily Stoic New Year, New You Challenge is 3 weeks ...
The Time To Start Doing This Is Now | What's Up To Us, What's Not Up To Us
30 Dec 2024
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“How long are you going to wait before you demand the best for yourself?” Epictetus says. Start ...
BONUS: Why They Do This | You Need To Quit These 14 Habits In 2025
29 Dec 2024
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What Seneca said is true—that the only people to pity are those who never experience difficulty be...
The Life of Musonius Rufus the Unbreakable
29 Dec 2024
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Get to know Musonius Rufus, the resilient Stoic philosopher and teacher of Epictetus, in today's epi...
Stoic Parenting Principles | Essential Lessons From 2024
28 Dec 2024
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Parenting can often feel like a maze of conflicting opinions, pressures, and expectations. But what ...
What Do You Do When You Have Nothing To Do? | Don't Let Your Soul Go First
27 Dec 2024
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The in-between moments. The extra time you were planning to get. What do you do in these moments?The...
This Is Why We Don’t Change | Ask Daily Stoic
26 Dec 2024
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We make lists and resolutions, plans and promises, while the clock ticks on. And suddenly, the momen...
This Has Been Passed Down To Us
25 Dec 2024
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Remarkably, Seneca and Jesus lived nearly parallel lives. More incredible is just how much their tea...
The Four Stoic Virtues | Real-Life Role Models to Inspire You
25 Dec 2024
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Courage, discipline, justice, and wisdom are not just abstract concepts from Stoic history, they are...
Surprise People Like This | Powerful Life Lessons From Epictetus
24 Dec 2024
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Perhaps your own position affords you certain advantages. The true measure of your character, howeve...
Who Do You Wish To Become? | Turn Words Into Works
23 Dec 2024
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The Stoics understood that it was only by changing our actions that we could change who we are. The ...
The Wisest Man Alive (Yet Not Without Flaws)
22 Dec 2024
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Socrates is considered the man who brought philosophy down from the heavens. He made philosophy prac...
The Daily Stoic Wrapped 2024 | Timeless Wisdom, Lessons, and Reminders
21 Dec 2024
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In honor of Spotify Wrapped releasing just a few days ago, we’re excited to share The Daily Stoic ...
You Can Wake The Dead | Don’t Be Mad At Good People
20 Dec 2024
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Every time we open a book, watch a documentary, or listen to the words of someone long gone, we’re...
How Everything Can Change | Ask Daily Stoic
19 Dec 2024
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You don’t need perfect conditions or absolute confidence to move forward. You need only to take th...
These Are No Good To You
18 Dec 2024
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We are going to face scary situations in life. Our mind can be our friend in these situations or our...
O.A.R.'s Benj Gershman on Turning Obstacles Into Opportunities
18 Dec 2024
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When we tie our identity to what we do rather than who we truly are, losing that sense of self can b...
Are You Afraid to Start? | 10 Years Of Lessons From The Obstacle Is The Way
17 Dec 2024
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We have to be strong enough to will ourselves to do what needs to be done. Don’t be afraid to star...
These Make You Beautiful | Stake Your Claim
16 Dec 2024
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You are what your choices make you, nothing more and nothing less.The Daily Stoic New Year, New You ...
Enjoy These Moments While You Can
15 Dec 2024
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These moments give us time and space for gratitude in our life, where we have the ability to see the...
James Clear’s Guide to Turning New Year's Resolutions into Lasting Habits
14 Dec 2024
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New Year’s Day begins a frenzy of ambitious goals and resolutions, yet by the end of January most ...
This Roman Party Trick Holds A Hidden Wisdom | It’s Just A Number
13 Dec 2024
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It’s a lesson we’d do well to remember today. Don’t overdo anything. Don’t take virtue or vi...
You Don’t Love Yourself Enough | Ask Daily Stoic
12 Dec 2024
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Each morning when you wake up, life presents you with an opportunity. You know what you’re capable...
Richard Reeves on Why Men Are Being Set Up To Fail (PT. 2)
11 Dec 2024
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Young men are struggling to find guidance and make sense of their place in society, so what can we d...
You Can Handle More Than You Can Handle
11 Dec 2024
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You have so much more in you than it feels like you do. You got this.The Daily Stoic New Year, New Y...
Turn These Things Over | How 10 Years Of Studying Stoicism Changed Ryan Holiday's Life
10 Dec 2024
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The small, deliberate acts of journaling, reading, and meditating—these are not just habits but ri...
It’s Time To Change (And You Know It) | Keep The Rhythm
09 Dec 2024
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The definition of insanity, they say, is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different ...
9 Stoic Lessons From Iron Maiden
08 Dec 2024
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Stoicism and Iron Maiden may seem like an unlikely duo, but there is a surprising number of philosop...
Richard Reeves on Why Men Are Being Set Up To Fail (PT. 1)
07 Dec 2024
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While women have made incredible strides over the past few decades, men have found themselves stuck ...
It's Easy To Take This For Granted | Teach Them To Do The Right Thing
06 Dec 2024
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The more you are content with your surroundings, whatever they are, the more power you have.📕 We’...
We Want That But Need This | Ask DS
05 Dec 2024
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It’s not about abundance. It’s about nourishment, inspiration, guidance, reassurance, clarity.Ch...
Not Who’s Right, What’s Right
04 Dec 2024
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A Stoic will flip-flop…if the facts demand it. A Stoic will give up…if they’ve been going...
Judge Frederic Block on the Moral Duties and Real-Life Stories of Prison Reform
04 Dec 2024
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The First Step Act in 2018 included provisions for non-violent federal inmates to petition for early...
Have You Done This? | 13 Stoic Strategies For Conquering Your Anxiety
03 Dec 2024
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Find ways to be of service. Find ways to pay forward the acts of charity and grace that we would not...
This Is A Tragedy | Be Stingy With Time
02 Dec 2024
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The great fortune of Marcus Aurelius' life, he says at one point in Meditations, is not just that he...
Don’t Forget To Practice This
01 Dec 2024
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Those of us who have been blessed—whether it be love, time, or resources—have an opportunity and...
AJ Jacobs on His Year of Living Constitutionally (Muskets and Tricorne Hats Included)
30 Nov 2024
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There have been few changes and additions to the United States Constitution since it was ratified in...
Let’s Be Good Stoics Today | To Have A More Peaceful Home, Have Fewer of These
29 Nov 2024
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While some of us sit here with stomachs filled with as many Thanksgiving foods as we could manage, t...
Every Day Is A Day To Give Thanks | Ask DS
28 Nov 2024
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As you gather around your family and friends this Thanksgiving, of course, appreciate it and give th...
This Is Why We Do It
27 Nov 2024
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When we do good, we don’t need to ask for more, because practicing virtue is its own profound retu...
Stoic Reminders for Thanksgiving | Gratitude, Forgiveness, and Amor Fati
27 Nov 2024
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Every year instead of contributing to the corporate indulgence of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, we ...
So It’s Weird, Now Deal With It | Time-Tested Stoic Truths For Life
26 Nov 2024
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It’s weird. It’s unnatural. It’s not how you’d like things to be. But so what? Welcome to li...
The Who’s Who of Who’s That | Balance The Books Of Life Daily
25 Nov 2024
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Eternal fame doesn’t even last. So what should we prize instead? 📕 Pick up your own Premium Lea...
This Is Why I Don’t Have Goals (And What To Do Instead)
24 Nov 2024
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Forget goals. Be Every Day.🎥 Watch Coach Buzz Williams' interview on YouTube✉️ Want Stoic wis...
Donald Robertson on What Ancient Philosophy Teaches Us About Facing Uncertainty
23 Nov 2024
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Stoicism is no different than working out or journaling—it is a daily practice that we lean on to ...
We Must Think The Unthinkable | The Glass Is Already Broken
22 Nov 2024
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The point of contemplating this unthinkable reality isn’t morbid, it’s purposeful.🎙️ Listen...
Real Power Can't Be Taken Away | Ask DS
21 Nov 2024
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They can hate you, they can send you away, they can mock you or even kill you, but no one can take a...
The East Side of Sorrow
20 Nov 2024
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Pain and suffering and loss are a part of life. It was a part of life for the rich and powerful Stoi...
Donald Robertson on the Life of Socrates and His Impact on Stoicism
20 Nov 2024
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It’s easy to forget that the Stoics, Socrates, and other ancient philosophers were just like us—...
Have You Read These? | The Brutal Truth About Ego (The Stoics Warn About)
19 Nov 2024
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You can’t be a student of the Stoics without reading the Stoics.Books mentioned: Letters From A St...
It’s A Bad Use Of Your Creativity | Practice Letting Go
18 Nov 2024
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You have been given an incredibly powerful too—this brain and imagination of yours. We have to dir...
Ryan Holiday's MasterClass | Using Ancient Wisdom to Solve Modern Problems
17 Nov 2024
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Tune in for an exclusive sneak peak into what Ryan talks about in his MasterClass, Using Ancient Wis...
Ken Burns on Bringing History’s Greatest Stories Back to Life (And Why Doing So Matters)
16 Nov 2024
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With over 40 documentaries under his belt, Ken Burns is one of the most iconic filmmakers of our tim...
Split It In Two — It’ll Have To Do | Everything Is Change
15 Nov 2024
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Life doesn’t go easy on any of us. It splits us in two…and half will have to do.📓 Grab your o...
Live Like This To Handle Anything | Ask DS
14 Nov 2024
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By living philosophically, we can learn to handle anything. This isn’t easy. But this is also a fo...
They Can Help You With Your Most Important Job
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The more you study philosophy the more you realize that parenting is a topic almost every tradition ...
Dr. Jennifer Baker on Teaching Stoicism and Virtue Ethics to the Next Generation
13 Nov 2024
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How can Stoicism be applicable for Gen Z and generations to come? As a Professor of Philosophy, Dr. ...
Each One Tells You This | Financial Freedom Won't Set You Free
12 Nov 2024
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Each yesterday is gone, dead. While there is a little grief, it also presents you an opportunity. a ...
So What’s Your Plan? | Judge Yourself, Not Others
11 Nov 2024
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Whether you’re excited about the direction of the country or not, you still have to focus on what’...
Seneca On The Reasons For Withdrawing From The World
10 Nov 2024
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Seneca lived in a chaotic, dangerous, and unpredictable time. Listen in to this letter he wrote abou...
Mt. Joy’s Matt Quinn on Consistent Growth Vs. Overnight Success (And Which Is Sweeter)
09 Nov 2024
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In the age of virality and trending TikTok songs, Mt. Joy rose to fame through the band’s authenti...
Don’t Follow His Example (For Once) | Actors In A Play
08 Nov 2024
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Don’t follow Cato’s example. Keep fighting for virtue and the common good.🎥 Watch Patrick Dem...
Could You Survive This? | Ask DS
07 Nov 2024
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To survive success and fame and power, to be virtuous in such a situation, one must make it the work...
Your Duty Remains The Same
06 Nov 2024
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As a Stoic, nothing in an election changes what is asked or obligated of you. You are still expected...
Dan Jones on Why History Is Our Greatest Teacher And Henry V’s Legacy
06 Nov 2024
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We’ve all heard of Marcus Aurelius, Alexander the Great, Napoleon, but what about Henry V? British...
Don’t Let Bad Times Make You A Bad Person | Underrated Stoic Advice For A Better Life (From Seneca)
05 Nov 2024
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As individuals what is up to us is whether these bad times make us a bad person, whether hard events...
This Is Your Main Job | The Real Power You Have
04 Nov 2024
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We must remain good. We must remain sane. This is our job.📓 Pick up a signed edition of The Daily...
Navigating Success and Adversity | Stoic Lessons on Wealth and Fortune
03 Nov 2024
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Of all the schools of philosophy, none give us a more practical framework for becoming rich, free, a...
Why Narcissistic Leaders Always Fail (In The End)
03 Nov 2024
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We can't accept, we cannot tolerate, we cannot rationalize narcissistic leaders. We have to aspire t...
Sharon McMahon on How We Can All Be Change-Makers
02 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If we don’t take action to help just one person, how can we expect to help them all? Ryan and Shar...
This Is The Dead’s Day | Accepting What Is
01 Nov 2024
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There is great value in rituals that allow us to confront and even dance with the reality of death. ...
Let Go To Get This | Ask DS
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Having goals and desires in life is fine but needing things to go a certain way to be happy? Th...
This Is Why We Do Our Part
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Being virtuous, like voting, is within our power. Whether it visibly changes the world is not. But w...
Sharon McMahon on The Unsung Americans Who Altered the Course of History
30 Oct 2024
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“The people that history smiles most kindly upon, are the ones who just kept doing the next needed...
Into The Flood Again | How Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations Transformed My Life
29 Oct 2024
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Calm isn’t something we get by managing our external environment or by hoping that we luck out. Th...
This Is How You Stay Intact | Accepting What Is
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Maintaining healthy boundaries in your life requires discipline. And only through self-discipline an...
Who Would Marcus Aurelius Vote For?
27 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Register to vote at https://vote.gov🎟 Ryan Holiday is going on tour! Grab tickets for London, Rot...