You Need to Arm Yourself With These Weapons
“In Greek mythology, characters go through katabasis—or “a going down.” Something forces them to retreat, to experience a breaking point, or in some cases literally descend into the underworld. When t...
7 Touko 20213min
Before You Go Anywhere, Remember This | Righteousness Is Beautiful
“The people on your flight tomorrow will be slow and rude. They will recline their seats into you. They will clog the aisles. They will watch videos on their phone without earbuds in. They will fight ...
6 Touko 20216min
Jessica Lahey on Self-Efficacy and the Virtue of Temperance | Whatever Will Be Will Be
Ryan reads today’s meditation and talks to Jessica Lahey about her new book The Addiction Inoculation: Raising Healthy Kids in a Culture of Dependence, how a Stoic should measure their success, the di...
5 Touko 20211h 7min
Life Is Too Short To Rush Through
“You look around and you see people rushing everywhere. Rushing through traffic. Rushing to get their kids down to bed. No time to talk. No time to sit. There is too much to do. There is somewhere to ...
4 Touko 20212min
This is the Mindset For Life | Show, Don’t Tell
“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 a...
3 Touko 20218min
Quintilian on How to Tell a Joke
Today’s episode features a section from Michael Fontaine’s How to Tell a Joke: An Ancient Guide to the Art of Humor part of Princeton University Press's Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers series. How t...
2 Touko 202115min
Classics Scholar Robin Waterfield on Translating Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations - Pt.2
On today’s episode, Ryan talks to Robin Waterfield about his new annotated translation of Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations, the art of translating ancient texts, the key Stoic concepts that Marcus writes ...
1 Touko 20211h 2min
The More You Learn, The Less You Know
“It’s wonderful that you are so committed to this philosophy that you get these emails, and you have read these books. You probably know more about Stoicism than most people alive, and probably more t...
30 Huhti 20214min
