You Do Not Need This
"You want it, don’t you?That 'I told you so.' That 'Thank You.' That recognition for being first, or being better, or being different. You want credit. You want gratitude. You want the acknowledgement...
14 Syys 20202min
Daily Stoic Sundays: Five Life-Changing Quotes From Seneca
In today's Sunday Podcast, Ryan talks about five quotes from Seneca, one of the three founding fathers of Stoicism and a famous writer and advisor as well, and how they can change your life for the be...
13 Syys 202010min
Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and Lacrosse Legend Paul Rabil On What It Takes to Become the Best
On today’s Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan talks with lacrosse star Paul Rabil about the mental obstacles that come with being a pro athlete, the experience of starting a professional sports league, and mor...
12 Syys 20201h
Is This Really What’s Important Right Now?
"Never underestimate the ability of human beings to focus on the wrong thing. Think about the number of people this past summer who—as the world’s economy was melting down, as the bodies piled up from...
11 Syys 20204min
It’s a Double Standard, but So What?
"The Stoics were hard on themselves. No question about it. They knew what was right and they insisted on holding themselves to that. They were absolutists. Even if it meant death. Even if it meant avo...
10 Syys 20202min
Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and Niki Papadopoulos Go Inside Writing About Stoicism
On today’s Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan talks with his editor Niki Papadopoulous about their long career together, from the origins of The Obstacle Is the Way and how Ryan became a writer to the developm...
9 Syys 20201h 10min
It’s Good to Be Beaten Up From Time to Time
"You’ve been kicked around by life, that’s true. Where other people had it easy, you’ve had to struggle. You didn’t get into the college you wanted, your parents couldn’t buy you a car, you had to wea...
9 Syys 20203min
You've Been Doing It All Wrong
"For most of history, we’ve gotten it precisely wrong. We have given far too much attention to what philosophers have thought or written, when really what counts is what they do. What someone says is ...
8 Syys 20204min
