It’s Not About The One-Liners
A Stoic sense of humor, a tough exterior–these are only the beginning of the process, of processing. Stoicism is a hard slog. It’s a practice. It’s an ongoing thing. It’s something you do. And learnin...
25 Okt 20234min
Dr. Peter Attia On The Philosophy and Quality Of Life (Part 2)
Ryan speaks with Dr. Peter Attia on the philosophy and quality aspects of our lives, early morning routines we still practice from the stoics and quotes from Dr. Attia's new book OUTLIVE The Science &...
25 Okt 20231h 16min
Sometimes Words Are Very Unnecessary | Robert Greene's 10 Stoic Laws For A Better Life
The Stoics talk about how events don’t need your opinion, they aren’t asking to be judged or labeled or explained by you. They were saying what Depeche Mode once said, that sometimes words are very un...
24 Okt 202318min
This Is What We Use This For | Build Up, Don’t Tear Down
On the surface, there are not many phrases designed to be less appealing. “Stoic philosophy” is like a double whammy of negative for most people, representing emotionlessness on the one hand and abstr...
23 Okt 20239min
The Kind of Philosophical Life To Aim For
More than 60 years ago, a young boy in Pittsburgh, PA was curious about philosophy. He went to his high school library and found a book of the writings of Kant. Excited, smart for his age, he started ...
22 Okt 20234min
Dr. Peter Attia On The Philosophy and Quality Of Life (Part 1)
Ryan speaks with Dr. Peter Attia on the philosophy and quality aspects of our lives, early morning routines we still practice from the stoics and quotes from Dr. Attia's new book OUTLIVE The Science &...
21 Okt 202348min
There Is Always Both | Marks Of The Good Life
It was an awful period of Roman history. A fifteen year plague that killed millions. Political corruption and deceit. Historic floods. Tragic wars on distant frontiers. Marcus Aurelius experienced all...
20 Okt 20237min
Don’t Underestimate This | Ask DS
We don’t know a lot about Seneca’s friend Lucilius. From Seneca’s letters though, we get the sense that he, like many of us, was often overwhelmed by his responsibilities. He was a Roman knight. He wa...
19 Okt 202316min
