Why Thinking About Your Death Will Save Your Life
Meditating on death isn’t depressing, it’s clarifying. In this episode, Ryan explains how the Stoic practice of Memento Mori will sharpen your priorities, push you to stop wasting time, and remind you...
1 Mars 17min
The Discipline That Made Marcus Aurelius
The greatness of Antoninus and Marcus Aurelius was not perfection but progress. They were imperfect men committed to self-discipline and self-correction. Today's episode explores how Antoninus shaped ...
28 Feb 30min
Who Would Ever Want to Be King? | Stop Letting Yourself Off the Hook
Power doesn’t wait for the perfect person to raise their hand. Someone will wield it. Someone always does.📚 Looking for stories to teach your kids about Stoicism? Check out Ryan Holiday’s books: The ...
27 Feb 8min
BONUS | 3 Practices to Improve Your Life In a Week
What if it only took five minutes each morning to feel more in control of your life? In this conversation, Dr. Rangan Chatterjee shares the three daily questions he uses to stay grounded in alignment,...
26 Feb 10min
It Picks You Up. It Puts You Down. A Hundred Times A Day. | Cultivate Indifference
Is this what we’re here for? To be the passions’ slave? To be the plaything of emotions and impulses? It can’t be!📓 Pick up a copy of The Daily Stoic Journal: 366 Days of Writing and Reflection on Th...
26 Feb 7min
You Can’t Join Them
People are the way they are. They will always be this way. We don’t control that. 👉 Support the podcast and go deeper into Stoicism by subscribing to The Daily Stoic Premium - unlock ad-free listenin...
25 Feb 1min
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
