Think About How Lucky You Are
"Marcus Aurelius was wealthy on a scale you cannot even imagine. Seneca too. These were men with enormous fortunes… and control of imperial power. They controlled life and death. They had fame beyond ...
2 Sep 20202min
Use It. That’s What It’s There For.
"There’s no question that the Stoics accustomed themselves to hard living. For many people, this is the image we have of them: Cato walking bareheaded and barefooted. Marcus sleeping on a hard mattres...
1 Sep 20202min
No, It’s Good This Happened to You
"The divorce. The bankruptcy. The car accident. The night you’re having to spend at the airport. The business you poured your savings into that you now have to close because of the coronavirus pandemi...
31 Aug 20202min
Daily Stoic Sundays: 10 of the Most Stoic Moments in History
In today's podcast, Ryan discusses 10 moments in history where the power of Stoicism became apparent, from Adm. James Stockdale's time in a North Vietnamese prison camp to Michael Jordan's Flu Game an...
30 Aug 202023min
Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and Mark Manson Discuss What You Should Actually Give a F*** About
On today’s Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan and Mark Manson (author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck) talk about working to figure out your true priorities, the balancing act between independence and c...
29 Aug 202046min
Here’s How To “Not Be All About Business”
"Marcus Aurelius had workaholic tendencies. Even if he hadn’t had the most important job in the world, we get the sense that he would have treated his work that way. He was one of those all-in types. ...
28 Aug 20202min
Why You Must Return Again and Again
"You were in high school when you read The Great Gatsby for the first time. You were just a kid when you read The Count of Monte Cristo or had someone tell you the story of Odysseus. Maybe it’s been m...
27 Aug 20203min
Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and Dominique Dawes on Olympic Gold and Pursuing Excellence
On today’s Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan and Olympic gymnast Dominique Dawes talk about the difficulty of striving for an extraordinary goal during a pandemic, how to maintain creative and athletic moment...
26 Aug 202043min
