You Think You Want Autonomy. You Don’t. | David Epstein

“Why do you wait?” Seneca asks us. “Wisdom comes haphazard to no man.”📚 The Four Stoic Virtues: Justice, Temperance, Wisdom, Courage, are timeless keys to living your best life. The Daily Stoic is re...

28 Jul 20259min

Marcus Aurelius didn't read a book once and think that he got it. He read it over and over and over again. In today's video, Ryan shares 100 lessons that he has gotten from reading Meditations hundred...

27 Jul 20251h 11min

In today’s Part 2 episode, Ryan visits the birthplace of Stoicism in Athens and sits down for lunch with writer and cognitive-behavioral psychotherapist Donald Robertson. They explore the rich history...

26 Jul 202543min

After their conversation for The Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan gives communication expert and The Next Conversation author Jefferson Fisher book recommendations at The Painted Porch.📚 Check out all the b...

26 Jul 202511min

How can we make a great fortune out of misfortune? Reverse our circumstances, as Epictetus did?💡 We designed our How To Read Epictetus (A Daily Stoic Guide) as a personal field guide —part book club,...

25 Jul 202519min

The Stoics were human. Most great men and women were. If they were made of stone, what would there be to admire?📖 Preorder the final book in Ryan Holiday's The Stoic Virtues Series: "Wisdom Takes Wor...

24 Jul 202516min

If enslavement—the horrible torture that Epictetus experienced, the lifelong disability that followed it—didn’t touch his power over himself, what excuse do the rest of us have?💡 We designed our How ...

23 Jul 20254min

Follow along as Ryan visits the birthplace of Stoicism in Athens—where Zeno once taught beneath the legendary Stoa Poikile. Joined by writer and cognitive-behavioral psychotherapist Donald Robertson, ...

23 Jul 202530min