No One is Self-Made | What Expensive Things Cost
Marcus Aurelius opens Meditations reflecting upon what he has learned from various influential individuals in his life. It’s titled “Debts and Lessons,” and the 17 entries spanning nine pages and more...
4 Mar 20248min
How To Remain Calm | 9 Tips From The Stoics
In today's weekend episode of the Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan reminds us How To Remain Calm When The Rest Of The World Is Freaking Out: 9 Tips From The Stoics by the way of voice actor Michael Reid. The...
3 Mar 202421min
Robert Greene and Ryan Holiday on Ego and Power | LIVE in LA
This discussion between Ryan Holiday and Robert Greene took place in September of 2023 at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Ryan and Robert talk about a range of topics from artif...
2 Mar 20241h 11min
Are You Too Much Of A Coward? | Where Philosophy Begins
It’s good that you’re tough. It’s good that you’re a fighter—maybe even trained in wrestling, as so many of the Stoics were. It’s good that you’re a risk taker, that you’ve put yourself out there, pus...
1 Mar 20248min
Whatever You Call It, Steer Clear | Ask DS
Marcus Aurelius called it a few different things. His translators varied even more in their interpretations. Gregory Hays used the word “imperialization.” Robin Waterfield called it “becoming Caesarif...
29 Feb 202415min
Why Humans are Wired for Status, Not Happiness | Morgan Housel PT 2
Ryan continues his conversation with Morgan Housel, they discuss the power of storytelling, how humans are wired for status and not happiness, his latest book Same As Ever, and more. Morgan Housel is ...
28 Feb 20241h 4min
You Can Always Possess This
This tradition of warrior Stoics continued up through and past Admiral Stockdale, who would test Epictetus’s doctrines in the prison camps of Vietnam (his book Courage Under Fire is a must read for an...
28 Feb 20242min
It’s Producing Something Good | 20 Inspiring Moments Of Stoicism
The regular person in us is frustrated by all this. But the Stoic in us knows that this is leading us, teaching us, shaping us. Seneca said that misfortune toughens us up, forges us the way that fire ...
27 Feb 202422min
