Steven Rinella On Rockhounding, Stoic Wisdom & Controlling The Process
Ryan talks to Steven Rinella about the sense of wonder, respect & adventure for nature, spending time with family, rockhounding and his new book published back in june catch a crayfish, count the star...
18 Okt 20231h 13min
We Can Never Not Be All Of Us
In Book Six of Meditations, Marcus Aurelius gives himself (and us) a command to keep an important idea in mind. “Meditate often,” he writes, “on the interconnectedness and mutual interdependence of al...
18 Okt 20232min
Your Mind Is A Fighter | Powerful Stoic Quotes That Will Change Your Life
Marcus Aurelius hated the gladiatorial games. He despised the violence and the pointlessness of it. But it was part of his job to attend them, so he did his best to distract himself with a book–often ...
17 Okt 202320min
Don’t Let This Crush You | Make Honesty Your Only Policy
This life thing: It’s wonderful. We are sentient beings. The apex predators at the top of the food chain. We have brilliant technology, incredible pleasures, as well as talents and skills that bring u...
16 Okt 20238min
This Is Why You Can't Wait Until Late
Today, Ryan reads from an email he received from his mentor Seth Roberts pioneering and peerless scientist. Seth collapsed of a fatal heart attack while hiking in Berkeley before Ryan could return his...
15 Okt 20239min
Arnold Schwarzenegger On Finding Ways To Be Useful
Ryan speaks with Arnold Schwarzenegger on how to be useful while we still have the time, the mental, physical and psychological benefits to nurturing the mind and body, keys moments during his bodybui...
14 Okt 20231h 27min
We Are All Unreliable Narrators | Revenge Is A Dish Best Not Served
All day long, we tell ourselves stories.When something goes wrong—“this is my fault.” We blame ourselves even though the reality might be that we had little control over the situation. When someone is...
13 Okt 20237min
Are You Obsessed With Living? | Ask DS
There is a morbid theme running through the music of Johnny Cash. His deep, haunting voice is rarely far from a lyric about death or murder or loss or grief. He has songs about soldiers killed in Viet...
12 Okt 202316min
