How To Make Better Use Of Your Time | Ask Daily Stoic
Years before he became president, Harry Truman owned a haberdashery that doubled as a local hang-out. A kid named Albert Ridge would often head there after his shift at the neighborhood grocery store....
11 Nov 202216min
There’s Nothing Like This | Always The Same
The rockstar Warren Zevon had been on the top of the Billboard charts. He’d been on the cover of Rolling Stone. He’d been admired by other great artists and musicians like Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen...
10 Nov 202211min
Sophia Amoruso on Building Resilience and Defining Success
Ryan talks to Sophia Amoruso about how she has navigated the highs and lows of being a successful business woman, how to become great without becoming a monster, the importance of staying grounded whi...
9 Nov 20221h 8min
This Is How You Strengthen Your Soul
According to the great Jesuit Monk Anthony DeMello, there are three intellectual feats that we struggle with on a regular basis, that are harder than just about any physical activity on the planet. Ju...
9 Nov 20223min
This Is Your Job As A Citizen | Why You Should Do Something Scary Every Day
The single most important practice in Stoic philosophy is differentiating between what we have control over and what we don’t. Epictetus said,“The chief task in life is simply this: to identify and se...
8 Nov 202212min
You Become What You Give Your Attention To | The Real Power You Have
The Stoics were all about routine and repetition. They talked about fueling the habit bonfire. They would have agreed with Aristotle: we are what we repeatedly do. We become what we repeatedly study a...
7 Nov 202211min
The Most Life Changing Marcus Aurelius Quotes
Marcus Aurelius was a Roman emperor, born nearly two millennia ago (121 – 180). Marcus became the Emperor of the Roman Empire in 161 and ruled for nearly two decades until his death in 180. It is impo...
6 Nov 20229min
Kate Courtney, Karen Duffy, Meg Mason, and Susan Cain on Using Stoicism to Endure Life's Obstacles
This episode is a compilation of some of the best Stoic wisdom from the Daily Stoic Podcast. Ryan talks to Kate Courtney about the important distinction between optimization vs. maximization, Karen Du...
5 Nov 20221h 8min
