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
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
