Lincoln’s Secret Weapon (It Wasn’t Power)
How do you hold a country together when it’s tearing itself apart? In this episode, Ryan sits down with Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin to talk about Abraham Lincoln’s self-educa...
25 Feb 47min
This is The Math That Losers Do | What Virtue Is This Moment Asking of You?
The past is gone, and no amount of calculation will bring it back or make it fair. What we do have is agency right now.🎥 Watch the video of today's episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1zgK...
24 Feb 10min
This is How You Win the Day | Circumstances Have No Care For Our Feelings
We have a duty. Our nature—justice—demands something from us. It demands that we get up, get after it, and wear ourselves down doing it.📘 Grab a copy of The Daily Stoic here: https://store.dailystoic...
23 Feb 8min
Simple Stoic Rules That Actually Change Your Life
Life is a lot. It moves fast. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by what to do, what not to do, and whether you’re even focusing on the right things. In today’s episode, Ryan shares simple Stoic rules to l...
22 Feb 18min
The Case for History (Before It Repeats Itself) | Kenny Curtis
If you think history is boring, irrelevant, or just not your "thing", this episode is for you. In today’s episode, Ryan sits down with Kenny Curtis, host of the new podcast History Snacks, to make the...
21 Feb 28min
You’ve Gotta Make Them Work For It | The Presidential Biographies You Can’t Afford to Skip
It’s discouraging. It’s distracting. All the stuff that’s happening in the world. But you know what you can’t do? You can’t give up your work, your freedom of thought, your freedom of choice pre-empti...
20 Feb 11min
What A Wonderful Thing to Measure | Stoic Strategies for Becoming More Resilient
We should pride ourselves on our ability to put up with these people, to be able to be nice to people who are not nice, to be able to turn the other cheek and not be made bitter and cynical.👉 Support...
19 Feb 14min
BONUS | This Stoic Idea Will Reset Your Week
The Stoics knew that wanting less increases gratitude, just as wanting more obliterates it. "Freedom isn't secured by filling up on your heart's desire but by removing your desire." - Epictetus 📓 Pic...
18 Feb 4min
