What Are You A Slave To? | Stake Your Claim
Dwight Eisenhower gave himself the order.Quit smoking.It had become a 4-pack-a-day habit. It had been part of his life for nearly 40 years. It was comfortable. It was more than a habit, it was an addi...
18 Joulu 202311min
It’s Time To Change
You could argue that Meditations is Marcus Aurelius’ daily philosophical battle with himself to overcome this natural fear of change, to avoid getting trapped in a velvet rut, to not get complacent. E...
17 Joulu 20235min
Epictetus - Discourses Pt. 5: Against the Sceptics
In today’s audiobook reading, Ryan presents an excerpt from one of the seminal texts of Stoicism, the Discourses of Epictetus, read by Michael Reid. As a series of lectures given by Epictetus that wer...
17 Joulu 20237min
Dr. Becky Kennedy on the Stoic Art of Emotional Regulation (and Raising Great Kids)
On this weekend episode of the Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan talks with clinical psychologist Dr. Becky Kennedy on how we emotionally vaccinate, the ability to cope through stress, educating our kids on e...
16 Joulu 20231h 9min
When Weakness Turns Your Ego Up | A Simple Way To Measure Our Days
So it goes for ego. To the untrained eye, it can be mistaken for confidence. The person’s self-centeredness, their certainty, their entitlement—this seems like the way that only the most important and...
15 Joulu 20237min
You Must Seek This Out | Ask Ds
It’s sad that when we think of a philosopher we don’t think of somebody tough. We don’t think of a soldier or a skilled professional. We don’t think of a happily married parent raising kids. We don’t ...
14 Joulu 20239min
Do You Have This Ability?
We often think that greatness is a synonym for brilliance. That great leadership is all about magnetism and communication. For which we need vision and boldness, allies and luck. And of course, to be ...
13 Joulu 20233min
Shane Parrish on Defining Identity and the Path to Wisdom (PT 2)
On this episode of the Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan talks with entrepreneur and wisdom seeker behind Farnam Street Shane Parrish on Why people who are popular on social don’t succeed when they write book...
13 Joulu 202350min
