
How Stoicism Makes Coaches Better
Today, Ryan presents a talk he gave to a group of coaches at the Tennessee Athletics Department about the core concepts of Stoicism and how they can apply them to their coaching practices in order to ...
10 Sep 202324min

Adrian Grenier On How Turning To Philosophy Saved His Life
Ryan speaks with Adrian Grenier in the first of a two-part episode about their parallel career and life trajectories, what it’s really like to be famous, the rock-bottom moment that led to Adrian taki...
9 Sep 20231h 13min

Where Are You Trying To Get Better? | Do Not Be Deceived By Fortune
Tom Brady has always been relentless about trying to get better. Trying to get his passes out quicker. Trying to get his spirals a little tighter. Trying to optimize his diet. Trying to recover from g...
8 Sep 20238min

Do You Have This Ability? | Ask DS
A leader is a doer…but that doesn’t mean they’re always doing. In fact, if a leader is always doing, chances are they’ll end up doing the wrong thing. Because they haven’t taken enough time to think a...
7 Sep 202317min

Brad Stulberg On Mastering Change With Science And Stoicism
Ryan speaks with Brad Stulberg about his new book Master of Change: How to Excel When Everything Is Changing – Including You, the scientific basis for humanity’s need for change, why all ancient wisdo...
6 Sep 20231h 17min

The Only Part Of Your Reputation To Worry About
The Stoics were towering figures of their own time. Marcus Aurelius was cheered in the streets. Cato was widely admired. Musonius Rufus was called the Roman Socrates. Their reputations preceded them, ...
6 Sep 20232min

How Do You Know If You're A Good Leader? | What Marcus Aurelius Learned from His Father About Being a Good Man
You lead a large team. You are the head of a household. You have millions of followers or thousands of subscribers. And you often wonder,Am I being a good leader? Am I doing right by my kids, my follo...
5 Sep 202310min

Go Out And Live Today | A Hard Winter Training
Labor Day was first proposed by Matthew Maguire, a labor union secretary in 1882 in New York. It is a “tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our...
4 Sep 20237min





















