It's the Little Moments That Make the Big Lessons
In today's episode, Ryan reads his recent article about the lessons we can learn from the smallest moments in the lives of the philosophers and scholars who inspire us.Read the article here: https://r...
4 Okt 202010min
Ryder Carroll - The Power of Journaling
On today’s podcast, Ryan talks with Ryder Carroll, the designer and creator of the Bullet Journal system, about how it feels to release a product into the world, the power of keeping a journal, and th...
3 Okt 202047min
And This Too Shall Pass
"In 1859, before he was president, before he suffered through that harrowing train ride to Washington on his way to office where many thought he would be killed before he arrived, before the Union tor...
2 Okt 20204min
If Trouble Knocks, Let It Find You Home
"Cato did not want a civil war. Julius Caesar probably thought that if he marched on Rome, Cato’s opposition would evaporate. He was mistaken. James Garfield didn’t want a civil war either. As the Sou...
1 Okt 20202min
This Is the Most Impressive Thing
"In Meditations, we have Marcus Aurelius writing notes to himself about who he wanted to be, what he expected of himself. In Book X, he writes about how he never wants to be overheard complaining—not ...
30 Sep 20203min
Ryan and Stephen Hanselman Talk About Their Newest Book, Lives of the Stoics
On today’s podcast, Ryan talks with co-author Stephen Hanselman about their latest book, Lives of the Stoics, and what their experience has been writing it for the past year. This is the first part of...
30 Sep 202042min
It Doesn’t Matter What You Say. It Matters What You Do.
"In Seneca’s writings, he is almost unbelievably Stoic. He speaks truth to power, he never despairs, he tries his best to be ethical and good. But in real life? Seneca was often afraid to challenge Ne...
29 Sep 20203min
You Don’t Have to Be a Victim
"There’s no questioning that the Stoics were victims of severe injustices.Marcus Aurelius was betrayed by his most trusted general in what amounted to an attempted coup that threatened him and his fam...
28 Sep 20202min
