You Should Always Find Something To Do
There was time to kill in Rome, just as there is today. A dinner started late. A meeting got cancelled. Travel delays meant being stuck in this place or that place for a couple days. Something would b...
11 Mars 20202min
You Might Never Be Famous — And That’s O.K.
Marcus Aurelius talked a lot about fame. He called it a worthless clacking of tongues and liked to point out things like how few people remember the emperors who preceded him, or how the generations t...
10 Mars 20203min
Why Anger Might Be The Worst Vice
There are many different vices out there. It’s long been a debate amongst priests and philosophers if some are worse than others, or if they are all created equal. Even amongst the Stoics there was so...
9 Mars 20202min
Daily Stoic Sundays: How a Stoic Deals with Bad News
Ryan describes how a Stoic can deal with bad news—and not just move past it, but use it to fuel their success.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://a...
8 Mars 20206min
Ask Daily Stoic: How Does a Stoic Deal with Aggressive People?
Ryan talks about the new Daily Stoic offices, reads a selection from The Obstacle is the Way, and answers your questions.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice a...
7 Mars 202019min
Wisdom is the Most Important Virtue
Courage. Temperance. Justice. These are the critical virtues of life. But what situations call for courage? What is the right amount? What is the right thing? This is where the final and essential vir...
6 Mars 20203min
Justice: The Most Important Virtue
Being brave. Finding the right balance. These are core Stoic virtues, but in their seriousness, they pale in comparison to what the Stoics worshipped most highly: Doing the right thing. There is no St...
5 Mars 20204min
Temperance is the Most Important Virtue
Yesterday we discussed the Four Virtues, and talked about the primacy of courage. Of course, life is not so simple as to say that courage is all the counts. While everyone would admit that courage is ...
4 Mars 20203min
