
There Is Always Both | Marks Of The Good Life
It was an awful period of Roman history. A fifteen year plague that killed millions. Political corruption and deceit. Historic floods. Tragic wars on distant frontiers. Marcus Aurelius experienced all...
20 Loka 20237min

Don’t Underestimate This | Ask DS
We don’t know a lot about Seneca’s friend Lucilius. From Seneca’s letters though, we get the sense that he, like many of us, was often overwhelmed by his responsibilities. He was a Roman knight. He wa...
19 Loka 202316min

Steven Rinella On Rockhounding, Stoic Wisdom & Controlling The Process
Ryan talks to Steven Rinella about the sense of wonder, respect & adventure for nature, spending time with family, rockhounding and his new book published back in june catch a crayfish, count the star...
18 Loka 20231h 13min

We Can Never Not Be All Of Us
In Book Six of Meditations, Marcus Aurelius gives himself (and us) a command to keep an important idea in mind. “Meditate often,” he writes, “on the interconnectedness and mutual interdependence of al...
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Your Mind Is A Fighter | Powerful Stoic Quotes That Will Change Your Life
Marcus Aurelius hated the gladiatorial games. He despised the violence and the pointlessness of it. But it was part of his job to attend them, so he did his best to distract himself with a book–often ...
17 Loka 202320min

Don’t Let This Crush You | Make Honesty Your Only Policy
This life thing: It’s wonderful. We are sentient beings. The apex predators at the top of the food chain. We have brilliant technology, incredible pleasures, as well as talents and skills that bring u...
16 Loka 20238min

This Is Why You Can't Wait Until Late
Today, Ryan reads from an email he received from his mentor Seth Roberts pioneering and peerless scientist. Seth collapsed of a fatal heart attack while hiking in Berkeley before Ryan could return his...
15 Loka 20239min

Arnold Schwarzenegger On Finding Ways To Be Useful
Ryan speaks with Arnold Schwarzenegger on how to be useful while we still have the time, the mental, physical and psychological benefits to nurturing the mind and body, keys moments during his bodybui...
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