We’re Broken…But Not Fixed | What Little Wins Can You Find?
We all have bad habits. Some of us procrastinate. Nearly all of us, as Seneca said, are slaves to something–food or sex or booze or ambition. We don’t work as hard as we should, or we work too hard. W...
7 Aug 20238min
How Stoicism, Eastern Philosophy, And Fitness Work Together
In the spirit of sharing ideas and learning from cultures outside of one’s own, Ryan was excited when he was given the opportunity to speak to India-based fitness company Curefit Healthcare because it...
6 Aug 202327min
Leonard Mlodinow On The Poetry, Power, And Beautiful Challenge Of Physics
Ryan speaks with Leonard Mlodinow about his book Feynman's Rainbow: A Search for Beauty in Physics and in Life, how physicists deal with imposter syndrome and egotism, whether there is truth in physic...
5 Aug 20231h 4min
You Have To Know Where You’re Going | No Blame, Just Focus
We know we want to go somewhere. We want to do something. We want to be successful. We want to win. We know we want to start something–a company, a creative project, a movement.Or perhaps we want just...
4 Aug 20239min
Will You Understand Or Be Understood? | Ask DS
There are very few people who feel completely understood. Starting from a young age, our parents didn’t fully get us. Or maybe it was our teachers. Maybe there is some part of us apparently beyond the...
3 Aug 202312min
Ann Wroe On The Real Story Of Pontius Pilate, And His Connection To Stoicism
Ryan speaks with Ann Wroe about her book Pontius Pilate: The Biography of an Invented Man, what she has learned over her long career of writing obituaries, why death is the great equalizer, the intrig...
2 Aug 20231h 1min
Beware This Madness
What we do while in the sway of anger we almost always come to regret. Whether it was the yelling or the impulsive decision to quit, whether it was the cruel words or the quiet revenge, with the passa...
2 Aug 20233min
What Is The Function of Worry? | How Stoicism Can Help You Get Sober (And Stay Sober)
One of the most timeless lines in all of the Stoic writings comes from Epictetus, "What upsets people is not things themselves, but their judgements about these things.”It's a powerful idea. And it's ...
1 Aug 202315min
