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This is what it is to be a human. Some of it good, some of it better to resist. But it’s the rhythm of life, the bleeding of eras, one into the other. 🎟️   DAILY STOIC LIVE  | Ryan Holiday is coming to a  city near you !  Grab tickets here  |   https://www.dailystoiclive.com/ 🎙️  AD-FREE  |  Support the podcast and go deeper into Stoicism by subscr...

Marcus Aurelius was not satisfied just getting the gist of Epictetus ’ powerful teachings and you shouldn’t be, either. 💡 We designed our How To Read Epictetus (A Daily Stoic Guide) as a personal field guide —part book club, part masterclass, part daily practice. It’s designed to help you not just read the words of Epictetus, but live them—to turn his timeless wisdom into real change in your own...

Corruption is everywhere, from politics and business to sports and universities. But as modern as it all feels, the Stoics saw the same thing happening thousands of years ago. So how did they resist it without becoming part of it themselves? 🎥 VIDEO EPISODE | Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tzZs1_uFG0 🎟️   DAILY STOIC LIVE  | Ryan Holiday is coming to a  c...

Some of the greatest American heroes are people most of us have never heard of. In today’s episode, Ryan talks with retired Brigadier General and military historian Ty Seidule about five remarkable Americans whose stories embody courage, sacrifice, service, and leadership. They also talk about why the people we choose to honor matter, what the renaming of military bases reveals about American hist...

We live in busy, stressful, unnerving times. We can’t let that rattle or rush us. 📔 Grab a premium leather bound signed edition of The Daily Stoic ! Check it out at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/ 🎟️ DAILY STOIC LIVE | Ryan Holiday is coming to a city near you ! Grab tickets here |  https://www.dailystoiclive.com/ 🎙️ AD-FREE | Support the podcast and go deeper into Stoic...

We have an impulse. We have a provocation…and before we act, we should consider it. How is this really going to go? 🪙 Carry The Daily Stoic Pause & Reflect Medallion as a reminder to pause. A pause creates space. A pause creates clarity. A pause can change everything. | Grab The Daily Stoic Pause & Reflect Medallion at dailystoic.com/pause 🎟️   DAILY STOIC LIVE  | Ryan Holiday i...

When false information spreads faster than the truth, knowing how to think matters more than knowing what to think. In this episode, Ryan talks with David Pakman , host of The David Pakman Show , about how to think for yourself in a world shaped by spin, outrage, algorithms, and misinformation. They discuss how to separate news from commentary, recognize when you are being manipulated, question yo...

Marcus Aurelius lacked a freedom that we so readily take for granted... 🎟️   DAILY STOIC LIVE  | Ryan Holiday is coming to a  city near you !  Grab tickets here  |   https://www.dailystoiclive.com/ 🎙️  AD-FREE  |  Support the podcast and go deeper into Stoicism by subscribing to  The Daily Stoic Premium  - unlock ad-free listening, early...

Money isn’t evil. It can do real good. But it is a tool, not a measure of life. It can tell you what something costs, but not what it is worth. 💡 The Wealthy Stoic: A Daily Stoic Guide to Being Rich, Happy, and Free  explores how stoic ideas can be applied to personal finance, wealth-building, financial mindset, and how it can help you overcome common financial obstacles and challenges Get&n...

Some people have everything they thought they wanted and still feel like they’re losing. In this bonus episode, hear an excerpt from Ryan’s conversation with Sahil Bloom , author of The 5 Types of Wealth . Together, they talk about the strange way success can distort your sense of what is enough, why the easiest things to measure often matter the least, and how quickly the life you once dreamed ab...

People have been doing the same things for as long as there have been people.  📕 Turn off the news and read these books instead: Trust Me I’m Lying by Ryan Holiday  Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman The Image by Daniel Boorstin The Brass Check by Upton Sinclair 📚 Books Mentioned:  The Daily Stoic Journal: 366 Days of Writing and Reflection on The Art of Living by Ryan Hol...

One of Stoicism’s most famous ideas does not sit right with bestselling author Kate Bowler . In this episode, Ryan and Kate discuss the pressure this idea can place on people facing illness, grief, and impossible circumstances, the limits of personal agency, and how to find meaningful action without pretending we are in control of everything. Kate Bowler is a four-time New York Times bestselling a...

Virtue is like any other skill. It’s not something you either have or you don’t. It’s something you practice, and the more you practice it, the better you become. This was Aristotle’s fundamental insight: excellence is not innate. It is a habit. 👉 The Daily Stoic Habits for Success, Habits for Happiness course is a six-week challenge designed to change your entire relationship with habits for the...

You’re the king now. The Republic is in your hands. Can you keep it? -- Featured guests in order of appearance:  Kenny Curtis | Full episode on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , YouTube Stephen Greenblatt | Full episode on Apple Podcasts , Spotify  Chris Hayes | Full episode on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , YouTube Robert Greene & Ryan Holiday Live | Daily Stoic Live Tickets 🎟️ DAILY STOIC LIV...

According to the Stoics, we humans have a higher obligation—not to the gods but to each other.  📔 Pick up your own leather bound signed edition of The Daily Stoic ! Check it out at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/ 🎟️ DAILY STOIC LIVE | Ryan Holiday is coming to a city near you ! Grab tickets here |  https://www.dailystoiclive.com/ 🎙️ AD-FREE | Support the podcast and...

If we want people to change, we have to give them a way to see the truth for themselves. 👉 Watch Ryan Holiday on Mike Herrera's Podcast : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HEuo5HxHiQ 📚 Join the Quarterly Classics Book Club | https://the-painted-porch-book-club.mn.co/landing/ 🎟️   DAILY STOIC LIVE  | Ryan Holiday is coming to a  city near you !  Grab tickets here  | &...

A master does not actually master anything. The Stoics understood this. 👉 The Daily Stoic Habits for Success, Habits for Happiness course is a six-week challenge designed to change your entire relationship with habits for the better. Sign up to take the first step toward a more effective, happier life | https://challenge.dailystoic.com/habits Get Habits for Success, Habits for Happiness for FREE...

One of history’s most powerful rulers was shaped by a teacher he never met. In this episode, Ryan talks with Professor William O. Stephens about how Marcus Aurelius discovered Epictetus, why the former slave’s teachings hit him so deeply, and how those ideas about freedom, power, and self-mastery helped shape the philosopher king. William O. Stephens is a philosopher specializing in Stoicism, ethi...

Change is hard but it doesn’t mean you have to be hard on yourself. 📚 Books Mentioned: In My Time Of Dying 👉 The Daily Stoic Habits for Success, Habits for Happiness course is a six-week challenge designed to change your entire relationship with habits for the better. Sign up to take the first step toward a more effective, happier life | https://challenge.dailystoic.com/habits 🎟️   DAILY ST...

The Stoics understood that the wealthiest person can still be a pauper—poor in peace, poor in contentment, poor in perspective. 📚  The Daily Stoic Journal: 366 Days of Writing and Reflection on The Art of Living by Ryan Holiday 🎟️   DAILY STOIC LIVE  | Ryan Holiday is coming to a  city near you !  Grab tickets here  |   https://www.dailystoiclive.com/ 🎥&nb...

You don’t need to be an egotistical asshole to be successful. History is filled with powerful people whose pride ultimately destroyed them, from Caligula and Nero to Xerxes and Mussolini. The Stoics believed the antidote to ego was humility, self-awareness, reflection, and honest introspection. In this episode, Ryan explores the dangers of ego and the timeless practices that can help you keep it i...

What destroyed the Roman Republic was not one man or one moment, but a slow collapse of trust, duty, and shared values. In this episode, Ryan and ancient historian Barry Strauss discuss the broken civic bargain, economic strain, political violence, and personal ambition that pushed Rome toward civil war. They also talk about Cato’s refusal to compromise, Caesar’s decision to cross the Rubicon, and...

Discipline, as a virtue, is related to the other virtues. By controlling our urges or wants or lifestyle, we’re actually in a better position to be courageous or just. 📚 Discipline is Destiny by Ryan Holiday 🎟️ DAILY STOIC LIVE | Ryan Holiday is coming to a city near you ! Grab tickets here |  https://www.dailystoiclive.com/ 🎙️ AD-FREE | Support the podcast and go deeper into Stoicism by sub...

Discipline, in this way, isn’t just about action; it’s about control. Control over our impulses, our desires, and even our most deeply ingrained habits. 👉 The Daily Stoic Habits for Success, Habits for Happiness course is a six-week challenge designed to change your entire relationship with habits for the better. Sign up to take the first step toward a more effective, happier life | https://chall...

Marcus Aurelius was checked by philosophy, but if he hadn’t been, he could have easily been a Nero or a Caligula. The American Founders knew this well.  🎟️ DAILY STOIC LIVE | Ryan Holiday is coming to a city near you ! Grab tickets here |  https://www.dailystoiclive.com/ 🎙️ AD-FREE | Support the podcast and go deeper into Stoicism by subscribing to The Daily Stoic Premium - unlock ad-fre...