This Is The Secret | 6 Stoic Examples Of Living A Great Life
It seems obvious. If you want to be better at your job, work more. If you want to be more successful, focus on it entirely. Yet history doesn’t actually bear this out.Overwork. A lack of balance…it en...
2 Maj 20238min
This Predicts Everything | Show, Don't Tell
Who a person is determines what will happen and what they can do. It’s true in sports. It’s true in politics. It’s true in business. No matter how talented a person is, how great the incentives, how g...
1 Maj 20236min
Control Your Emotions
In today's audiobook excerpt, Ryan presents his reading of the section of his own book The Obstacle is the Way entitled “Control Your Emotions,” in which he discusses why real strength lies in recogni...
30 Apr 20239min
Actor Alexander Ludwig on How Stoicism Helped Him Get Sober
Ryan speaks with Alexander Ludwig about how studying Stoicism gave him the discipline to quit drinking, the power of surrendering to the moment, pursuing mastery of the crafts of acting and songwritin...
29 Apr 20231h 8min
Now That You Know, Do Better | Wants Make You A Servant
We look back on things we clearly messed up. We were too preoccupied. We were too harsh. We were wrong. We didn’t know.And because we messed up, we feel guilty. We regret what could have been. We’re m...
28 Apr 20238min
Make Them Do Their Own Stuff | Ask DS
There is a great story about a young Spartan woman, Gorgo, who would one day become queen. Despite her royal status, like all Spartans she was raised to be self-sufficient, with no frills or needless ...
27 Apr 202312min
Rachel Hollis on Empathy and Emotional Acceptance
In the first of a two-part discussion, Ryan speaks with Rachel Hollis about how her success has been defined by perseverance and acceptance, the importance of approaching work without arrogance, impro...
26 Apr 20231h 7min
Don’t Let Them Make You Bitter Or Mean
Whatever you decide to do with your life, whatever path you decide to walk, people are going to stand in your way. They’re going to doubt you. They’re going to give you bad advice. They will do you wr...
26 Apr 20233min
