We’ve Been Tested. Did You Pass? | Quality Over Quantity
“The last half-decade has tested us in many ways. A pandemic. Corresponding outbreaks of conspiracy theories and magical thinking. A booming economy...then a collapsing one. Civil unrest. Illiberalism...
20 Touko 20217min
Cal Newport on Knowledge Work and Effective Communication | Don't Be Satisfied With This
Ryan reads today’s daily meditation and talks to Cal Newport about his new book A World Without Email: Reimagining Work in an Age of Communication Overload, how knowledge workers can improve their eff...
19 Touko 20211h 19min
Are You High or Low?
“Even in the ancient world, the classics scholar (and recent podcast guest) Robin Waterfield says, there was a distinction between high philosophy and low philosophy. Which was better?”Ryan explains t...
18 Touko 20213min
It Is What It Is | Count Your Blessings
“There are a lot of things that oppose us in this life. Starting with gravity, we are held down by so many things: other people, bad luck, unfavorable odds, and god knows what else. We struggle to get...
17 Touko 20216min
8 Stoic Tips For Spending Less Time On Your Phone
On today’s episode, Ryan talks about what Stoicism can teach you about managing your phone use.If Marcus Aurelius was alive today, he would use a phone too. But he would be thinking about how to get t...
16 Touko 202113min
Daniel Barkhuff on Restoring the 4 Stoic Virtues to Leadership
On today’s episode Ryan talks to Daniel Barkhuff about his path to the Naval academy and becoming a Navy SEAL, our individual obligation to each other and to serving the common good, Admiral Stockdale...
15 Touko 20211h 22min
You Have To Find The Good In People Pt. II
“It’s not telling you anything new to point out that there will be obnoxious, flawed, annoying, awful idiots that you will come across today, and every day. There are selfish drivers and internet trol...
14 Touko 20213min
How Will You Measure Your Life? | Fueling the Habit Bonfire
“Of people who rise to positions of power, there are two types. Those who think they can do it alone and those who know that that is insane.”Ryan explains where the true value in life lies, and reads ...
13 Touko 20216min
