Stoicism and Thought Leadership
When an old friend from Ryan’s UC Riverside days reached out early on in the pandemic with an opportunity to speak at one of the premiere non-profit, non-partisan global policy think tanks in the coun...
28 Touko 202333min
Tim Urban On Procrastination, Changing Habits, And Slow Improvement
Ryan speaks with Tim Urban about his new book What's Our Problem?: A Self-Help Book for Societies, why everyone who wants to improve at something should aim to do it slowly, what it really means to “t...
27 Touko 20231h 15min
How The Stoics Got Rich | Stop Caring What People Think
When you think of Stoicism, you don’t usually think of words like “rich” or “wealthy.”But you should.Before he founded Stoicism, Zeno was a wealthy and successful merchant from a family of wealthy and...
26 Touko 20239min
It’s Never Too Late To Get Back | Ask DS
Maybe you said some stuff you regret. Maybe the stress of the business has made you a nightmare of a boss lately. Maybe you’ve not been the parent you want to be. Maybe you’ve not been the spouse you’...
25 Touko 202311min
David von Drehle On The Pursuit Of A Good And Meaningful LIfe
Ryan speaks with David von Drehle about his new book The Book of Charlie: Wisdom from the Remarkable American Life of a 109-Year-Old Man, what he learned from one of the oldest people in the world, ho...
24 Touko 20231h 7min
This Can Drive You Nuts, Or You Can Learn To Love It
You clean and then it gets dirty. You do the dishes and then five minutes later, the sink is full again. You made it through your inbox in the morning and by the time late afternoon strikes, you’re al...
24 Touko 20232min
This Is Demanded Of You | 5 Stoic Secrets From The Ultimate Man Of Principle (Cato The Younger)
Seneca tried to teach it to Nero but Nero couldn’t grasp it. To be fair, most leaders, most powerful people, most governments and civilizations struggle with it. In fact, up until Seneca sat down to w...
23 Touko 20239min
Ask Yourself These Crucial Questions | Practice True Joy
There’s a story of Musonius Rufus paying a thousand sesterces to a charlatan posing as a philosopher. When an observer stepped in to say that the man was a liar unworthy of the payment, Musonius repli...
22 Touko 202310min
