Adam Kinzinger on The Future of American Leadership
26 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In just a couple of weeks, Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald Trump will be nam...
Take Back Control With This | Two Tasks
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine if you had the tools to be less angry, less distracted, less impulsive. Imagine if the news ...
Just Get It Done | Ask DS
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Not everyone is going to appreciate your perspective or your beliefs. By the same token, you’re no...
Take This Seriously
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stoicism is not a philosophy for the classroom, but a philosophy for life. You use it and it makes y...
Adam Kinzinger on Standing Up For The Truth
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Kinzinger was 1 of 10 Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump back in 20...
It Can Make You Great | The Hidden Power Of Compassion
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Can we really call Marcus Aurelius a “philosopher king?” How great a Stoic was he actually?💡 ...
Let This Wash Over You | Build Up, Don't Tear Down
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It doesn’t matter what’s happening in the world. Golden hour is there. It’s there more than on...
Letters of Stoic Wisdom | Marcus Aurelius and Fronto
20 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Marcus Aurelius' letters to his rhetoric teacher, Fronto, give us a unique look into his life and re...
Julia Baird on Accepting Responsibility and the Strength of Forgiveness
19 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
While we aren’t the ones to blame for the mistakes of our ancestors' pasts, we are responsible for...
Let It Be And Let It Go | Frenemies
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Life is hard. People are not perfect. If we cannot cultivate the ability to let things be and to let...
This Is Why We Study | Ask DS
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
To be a Stoic is to be a lifelong student. You don’t read the Stoics, you study them.Ask DS: What ...
Your Effort Today Can Change Tomorrow
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you convince yourself that nothing can be changed, that your actions don’t matter, you’re rig...
Julia Baird on Building Resilience and How Grace Can Change Everything
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The fundamental idea of Stoicism is that we cannot control what happens to us (or the ones we love),...
You’re Afraid of Death Because of This? | 12 Stoic Rules For Life
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
By thinking, by imagining that we’ve just been given a few months to live, we too can see immediat...
Here’s What Not To Do | Make Honesty Your Only Policy
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Though Cicero wrote histories that praised the ethics and virtues of the Stoics, his ego and his exp...
The Worst Advice On The Internet
13 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The great thing about the internet is that no one is excluded from building a platform, connecting w...
Chase Jarvis on Why Embracing Risks is Necessary for Creative Success
12 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Risk-taking means diving into the unknown, which is scary because anything could happen, but not tak...
We Have To Help Each Other | Honesty As Our Default
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There are so many things outside our control. We can’t stop a hurricane, or prevent an earthquake....
Use This To Slay Stress | Ask DS
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How do we get outside our heads when our stomach is twisting in knots and our heart is pumping out o...
Turn the Tables | Ryan Holiday Reflects on 10 Years of The Obstacle Is the Way
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today, the tables have turned as Ryan Holiday is interviewed by his research assistant, Billy Oppenh...
The Winds May Howl But…
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As history repeats itself in new and unfamiliar forms, we will once again choose to stand firm, know...
What A Thing To Have Done! | How To Keep Calm In A Chaotic World
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Most of our problems are not so urgent. The stakes are not so high. Yet we rush, we react emotionall...
In The Midst of Life We Are In Death | Practice Love
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
During the month of October in America, images of death are all around us as we celebrate Halloween—...
The Obstacle Is the Way, 10 Years Later
06 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A lot can change in 10 years, yet The Obstacle Is the Way remains the timeless formula for turn...
David Kessler on Finding Meaning in Grief and Practicing the Art of Memento Mori
05 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Meditations, Marcus Aurelius wrote “You could leave life right now. Let that determine what you...
It’s Tempting To Tell Yourself This | All For One, One For All
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We can flatter ourselves that we’re essential, that we’re one of the good guys, that we’re pre...
Will You Meet Your Moment? | Ask DS
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Destiny taps each of us on the shoulder, will we be able to answer? Will we have cultivated the skil...
You Can Live Well Anywhere
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you need money and success to live well, then you’re vulnerable to things not going well.💡 T...
Brigid Delaney’s Life Changing Year of Living Like a Stoic
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Brigid Delaney was at a unique point in her life and found herself looking for answers around life’...
This Doesn’t Change But You Do | The Daily Routine That Built Marcus Aurelius
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
So much has changed over the course of a decade…so little as well. The 10th anniversary edition of...
The Most Disciplined Side Wins | Practice Silence
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Stoics—just like activists—didn’t always win but they showed themselves always as worthy o...
The Hobby That Changed Ryan Holiday's Life
29 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Some people travel for the food. Others for the nightlife. Some travel for work. Others travel to ge...
Wright Thompson on Untangling Myth from History in America
28 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Wright Thompson grew up in the Mississippi Delta, unaware that his family farm was just 23 miles awa...
This Is What You Do | What Will Prosperity Reveal?
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We don’t have the power to bring the people we love back, but by choosing to embody the virtues of...
This Is The Most Common Obstacle | How Can We Balance Confidence and Humility?
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The annoying coworker, the unreasonable client, the demanding coach, the selfish teammate, the famil...
Wright Thompson on Reckoning with the South’s Buried Secrets
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Anne Frank and Martin Luther King Junior were born in the same year. The last known widow of a Civil...
Be Brave Enough To Do This
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We carry our own weight in this world, we blow our own nose, as Epictetus says. It’s what’s righ...
It’s All About How You Close | Timeless (Stoic) Habits To Transform Your Future
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What matters is how we bring the show to a close, what matters is the ending we give each scene. 📕...
It’s How It Makes You Heal | Pain Is Self-Inflicted Harm
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It wasn’t fun that it went sideways. It hurt that they hurt you. It took something that you can ne...
Temper Your Ambition | A Cautionary Tale From Napoleon Bonaparte
22 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We don't need accomplishments to feel good or be good enough. If only Napoleon had listened to his o...
Scott Galloway on Intergenerational Theft and Why Stoicism is Important for Young Men
21 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Galloway joins Ryan to talk about what “The Intergenerational Theft” is, why it is creatin...
You’re Only Loaning This | Life Isn't A Dance
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
None of us own anything. Everything is constantly in flux. What we have today may be gone tomorrow. ...
Can You Pull Off This Move? | How Can You Maintain Justice Without Self-Sacrificing?
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A lot has happened in the 10 years since The Obstacle Is the Way came out. Ryan is a different perso...
You Can Never Undo This
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The truth is, nothing can undo what we do out of anger. We can’t take back what we’ve said. We c...
Timm Chiusano on Courage, Creativity, and Finding Your Purpose in the Corporate World
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Timm Chiusano was working as a creative executive at a Fortune 100 company in New York City when he ...
Nothing Can Stop You From This | This Is The (Stoic) Secret To Sanity And Success
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What the Stoics meant when they said there was an opportunity in every obstacle is that in every obs...
You Don’t Get Credit For This | On Handling Haters
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We do what’s right because it’s right. We don’t do what’s wrong because it’s wrong.📕Gra...
The Stoic Athlete | Ryan Holiday Speaks to the University of Kentucky Football Team
15 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, Ryan talks with the University of Kentucky football team about how Stoicism can ...
Francis Ford Coppola Opens Up About How Philosophy Has Inspired His Life and Career
14 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In his first ever podcast interview, Francis Ford Coppola joins Ryan to talk about how Marcus Aureli...
They’re Difficult But They Can Make You Better | Protecting Our Inner Fortress From Fear
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Just like the great philosophers (and patient siblings and children and parents) throughout history,...
No One Can Put This On You | What is Stoic Advice for Entrepreneurs?
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
They can love you or hate you. But really, the only thing that matters is who you are to yourself. W...
Today, Let This Be The Answer
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today, on the 23rd anniversary of 9/11, let us be full of love. Let us tell those we love ...
How High Risk-Takers Are Shaping Our World | Nate Silver
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nate Silver is an American statistician, poker player, and New York Times bestselling author of The ...
Don’t Boo, Do This | How To Overcome Your Depression (Marcus Aurelius' Morning Motivation)
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Go read up on the candidates. Check them for the virtues necessary in a leader. Understand no one wi...
They’re Going To Do You Wrong | A New Way To Pray
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Life is too short to be bitter, too short for feuds, too short to be driven to madness by someone el...
Always Try To Do It The Hard Way
08 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Not everything that’s hard is good of course, but almost everything good (and worth it) is hard.🎟...
Turn The Tables | Billy Oppenheimer Asks Ryan Holiday About His Writing Evolution and Creative Fulfillment
07 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Why did Robert Greene advise Ryan to turn down his first book offer? How does Ryan balance writing a...
This Is A Debt To Be Proud Of | They Can Throw You In Chains, But...
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
While it may seem like a “waste of time” today, you’re paying that debt for a better version o...
It Was Ancient To The Ancients, Too | Ask DS
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stoicism was ancient to the ancients too. It’d been old for a long time. Ask DS: What are the Stoi...
It’ll Keep You Waiting
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Wisdom tells us that things are as they always have been…and always will be. So don’t take it al...
Richard Dawkins’ Perspective on Faith, Philosophy, and the Layers of Human Existence
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Commonly known as the most famous atheist in the world, Richard Dawkins is a British evolutionary bi...
You Must Go Toward The Oxygen | 10 Stoic Stories That Will Leave You Speechless
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When we say Amor Fati, when we say The Obstacle is the Way, we’re not talking about just sitting t...
Come Back To This Later
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Take your much deserved break today. We are human beings after all, not human doings. So go out and ...
Marcus Aurelius' Letters to Fronto
01 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Get an inside look at the relationship between Marcus Aurelius and his rhetoric teacher, Fronto, thr...
The New Age of Media Manipulation | Renée DiResta
31 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How information (and misinformation) spreads online continues to change with the media landscape. Re...
You Meet Them Where They Are | When You Feel Lazy
30 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Don't forge ahead hoping that someone will come along and relieve you of this task you don't want to...
This Isn’t How You’ll Be Measured | Ask DS
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We know that ultimately lives are not measured by superficial or materialistic things…yet we spend...
It’s Tragic But Helpful
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Stoics were not so insensitive as to believe that it was good that someone died. That’s not wh...
Attention Wars: How Lies Spread Online Have Real-World Consequences | Renée DiResta
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“If you make it trend, you make it true” is a terrifyingly real quote across the cover of Renée...
You Gotta Start Sometime | What Young Men Get Wrong About Stoicism
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do it now. Get started. Begun is half done. Do it now.🪙 Designed with the intention of carrying t...
It’s A Very Timeless Thing | A Cure For Procrastination
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Marcus Aurelius was not like you at all. Yet…we can tell from Meditations that Marcus Aurelius was...
50 Harsh Stoic Truths That Will Improve Your Life
25 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Stoics believed that Stoicism was a cure for our ills. Epictetus would talk about how like the p...
Political Leadership Lessons From Mayor G.T. Bynum & Rusty Bailey
24 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of the problems with politics today is we tend to only focus on what is happening on a national ...
A Sign You’re Making Progress | It's In Your Self-Interest
23 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“The beautiful and good person neither fights with anyone…” Epictetus says in Discourses. This...
You Can’t Get Your Dawns Back | Ask DS
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Once a dawn happens, it is gone to you forever. Once a day ends, it’s done for you for all time. A...
It’s About What You Make Happen
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We don’t live in Ancient Rome. We are not emperors or senators. We are not professional philosophe...
Why Amanda Knox Turned To Stoicism After Being Wrongfully Convicted of Murder
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In November, 2007, Amanda Knox was 20 years old and had been studying abroad in Italy when her roomm...
Their Hearts Were Touched By Fire | 12 Valuable Stoic Truths
20 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Stoics were touched by the power of philosophy at an early age. It inspired them, charged them, ...
There Are Some Things Only Adversity Unlocks | Just Say No To Future Misery
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The obstacles are not impediments, they are opportunities. They are not holding us back, they are fu...
Philosophical Antagonists? The Real Story of Stoicism and Epicureanism
18 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The stereotypes of Stoics as emotionless brutes and Epicureans as self-indulgent pleasure-seekers is...
Be An Everyday Person | Coach Buzz Williams
17 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Being consistent creates real, lasting change. It is the compound interest towards our future accomp...
Can You Do It With A Broken Heart? | Anything Can Be An Advantage
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Stoics were people that felt, but they also understood that life, especially leadership, require...
What Has It Stolen From You? | Ask DS
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We are the creators of our anxiety. Which means we can also be the ones to do something about it. In...
Coach Buzz Williams’ Playbook for Mentorship and Motivation
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As the Head Coach of Texas A&M Men’s Basketball team, Coach Buzz Williams is dedicated to sett...
This is What To Do With Joy
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s because life is unpredictable, it’s because nothing is certain that we must find joy and ha...
You Can’t Be Afraid To Get Up There | Marcus Aurelius' Life Story
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a reason the Stoics held up courage as a key virtue. Because they believed that we were ob...
We Have To Give It Back | Always Ask Yourself This Question
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve already lost many of our favorite guests and influences. Today, we must add another to that ...
What Jimmy Carter Can Teach Us About Justice | Ryan Holiday Speaks at the Naval Academy
11 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Back in April, Ryan went to the United States Naval Academy and spoke to over 1,000 Sophomore Cadets...
Chasing Olympic Gold with Stoic Virtues | Greg Harden, Kate Courtney, & Chris Bosh
10 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris are coming to a close and it’s been incredible watching the...
Don’t Say You’re One Of These | Stick With Just The Facts
09 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You don’t call yourself a Stoic. You must act like a Stoic.💡 We set up Stoicism 101: Ancient Ph...
This is Our Great Fortune | Ask DS
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Would you rather be poor today or wealthy in Rome two thousand years ago? You have access and knowle...
Don’t Put Yourself in This Position
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A leader stands up, steps up…or in other cases, walks away.🎙️ Listen to Ann Wroe On The Real ...
The History of American Bookshops (From Benjamin Franklin to The Painted Porch) | Evan Friss
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Behind every great man and woman of history, there's usually a library or a bookstore that has been ...
Let This Be Our Legacy | Robert Greene's Stoic Lessons (That Changed Ryan Holiday's Life)
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Whenever the Olympics come around, we tend to place a big emphasis on winning and individual glory. ...
It’s Always Happening | What Little Wins Can You Find
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We’re all marked souls, living on borrowed time. Let’s not waste what time we have left. Memento...
Going Beyond The Call
04 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Having the courage to make the ultimate sacrifice. Going beyond the call. This is the story of the B...
Unlocking Self-Discovery Through Shadow Work Journaling | Keila Shaheen
03 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Journaling allows us to release our thoughts and feelings, but shadow work journaling takes it to a ...
It’s A Very Special Thing | We Can Work Any Way
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What we see in Meditations is not the finished product of a philosopher but the process of philosoph...
Can You Build a Castle? | Ask DS
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You could build castles out of the bricks they threw at Cato. But Cato didn’t need to build castle...
This Ain’t No Sin
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It doesn’t matter that times are dark or violent or uncertain. We must be grateful, we must seize ...