It’s Tragic But Helpful
The Stoics were not so insensitive as to believe that it was good that someone died. That’s not what they meant by “opportunity”—what they meant was that there was always something to learn, always so...
28 Aug 20242min
Attention Wars: How Lies Spread Online Have Real-World Consequences | Renée DiResta
“If you make it trend, you make it true” is a terrifyingly real quote across the cover of Renée DiResta’s book, Invisible Rulers: The People Who Turn Lies Into Reality. Renée DiResta studies the many ...
28 Aug 202451min
You Gotta Start Sometime | What Young Men Get Wrong About Stoicism
Do it now. Get started. Begun is half done. Do it now.🪙 Designed with the intention of carrying them in your pocket, our Memento Mori Medallion is a literal and inescapable reminder that “you could l...
27 Aug 20248min
It’s A Very Timeless Thing | A Cure For Procrastination
Marcus Aurelius was not like you at all. Yet…we can tell from Meditations that Marcus Aurelius was also just like us.🎙️ Listen to David Hernández de la Fuente’s interview on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, ...
26 Aug 20247min
50 Harsh Stoic Truths That Will Improve Your Life
The Stoics believed that Stoicism was a cure for our ills. Epictetus would talk about how like the philosopher's school is like a hospital. Not all treatments, not all remedies are fun. Medicine doesn...
25 Aug 202424min
Political Leadership Lessons From Mayor G.T. Bynum & Rusty Bailey
One of the problems with politics today is we tend to only focus on what is happening on a national level, which is currently quite dramatic, dysfunctional, and extremist. However, the political decis...
24 Aug 20241h 20min
A Sign You’re Making Progress | It's In Your Self-Interest
“The beautiful and good person neither fights with anyone…” Epictetus says in Discourses. This isn’t to say that agreeableness is the goal of life, but certainly acceptance and tolerance is. 💡 Take t...
23 Aug 20249min
You Can’t Get Your Dawns Back | Ask DS
Once a dawn happens, it is gone to you forever. Once a day ends, it’s done for you for all time. Act accordingly. Protect your time accordingly.Ask DS:When will Ryan’s next non-Stoic book come out?How...
22 Aug 202414min
