
What To Do After You’ve Done Wrong | Ask DS
Seneca should have owned up to it. We’ve talked about this. He was 13 years in Nero’s service before he broke with the clearly broken emperor. It is to Seneca’s credit that he walked away. More to his...
15 Jun 202316min

Matthew McConaughey On His Greenlights Philosophy, His Roadtrip Course And Feeling Gratitude For Life
Ryan speaks with Matthew McConaughey in the first of a two-part interview about the philosophy behind his bestselling memoir Greenlights, how he aims to help teach people unique ways improve their liv...
14 Jun 20231h 5min

It’s Not Your Fault, But It Is Your Responsibility
So much happens in life. There is so much happening. Forget macro events—there are dogs that get sick in the middle of the night. There are trips that need to be made to the store. There are unpleasan...
14 Jun 20232min

You Must Stay Outside of Time | 24 Life Changing Quotes From Epictetus
Technology is advancing rapidly. While every generation has felt like it was impossible to keep up, today it really is mindblowing to try to understand everything that’s happening on the cutting edge ...
13 Jun 20237min

This is Your Kingdom. Will You Rule It? | Try The Other Handle
In the first century AD, few would have argued that Epictetus was the most powerful person in Rome. Few would have argued that this lowly slave possessed any power at all–in fact, the name said it all...
12 Jun 20238min

The Life Of Zeno The Prophet
In today's audiobook reading, Ryan narrates a section of his own New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling book Lives of the Stoics: The Art of Living from Zeno to Marcus Aurelius, which he w...
11 Jun 202323min

Troy Baker On How Stoicism Helps Him Be A Better Actor And Father
Ryan speaks with Troy Baker about how practicing Stoicism enriches the life of the artist and the parent, why gratitude is so much more beneficial than comparison, why one of the biggest goals of life...
10 Jun 20231h 36min

Just Keep Going | Solve Problems Early
The Stoics accepted that life could be cruel and random. They knew people were stupid and annoying. They did not deny that death was ever present.You might think the result of these beliefs was a dark...
9 Jun 20237min





















