If You Want to Make the World Better, Do This | Give Thanks
Let’s focus on getting better. Let’s get serious about stuff we’ve put off. Let’s lend a helping hand. Let’s “fight to be the person philosophy tried to make us,” as Marcus Aurelius said.Make 2026 the...
29 Dec 20258min
The Stoic Way To Survive 2026
You do not control the year ahead. You do control how you meet it. In this episode, Ryan walks through the Stoic framework for becoming better in the year ahead built around courage, discipline, justi...
28 Dec 202517min
BONUS | The Book Ryan Holiday Keeps Coming Back To
Ryan was recently a guest on Shilo Brooks’ podcast, Old School, to talk about a book that’s meant a lot to him over the years, Walker Percy’s The Moviegoer. They discuss why this quiet Southern novel,...
27 Dec 202533min
You Could Leave Life Today. What Would You Do Differently?
The end of the year has a way of reminding us that nothing lasts forever. In today’s episode, you will hear a deep dive into the Stoic practice of Memento Mori, the reminder that you could leave life ...
27 Dec 202554min
It Doesn’t Take Long to Do This | Mark Manson's Reading List (From Ryan Holiday)
It was a bad year. You picked up some bad habits. You let some good habits slip. You wasted time on stuff that didn’t matter. But just because that’s true doesn’t mean things have to continue that way...
26 Dec 202513min
These Legacies Are a Gift | Ask Daily Stoic
Remarkably, Jesus and Seneca lived nearly parallel lives, with many sources suggesting they were born in the same year. Even more striking are the overlaps in their teachings. This Christmas morning, ...
25 Dec 202517min
What Would a Year of This Look Like?
To the Stoics, virtue was a way of life. Not something we are, but something we do. So what would a year look like if you actually practiced this?Make 2026 the year where you finally bring yourself cl...
24 Dec 20254min
Your New Stoic Role Models for a Stronger Life
Virtue is not a theory. It is something you practice. In the moments where you could overreact. In the moments where quitting would be easier. In the moments where doing the right thing costs you some...
24 Dec 202551min
