The Daily Stoic

Men may be looking for answers in all the wrong books.  In this episode, Ryan is joined by bestselling author Steven Pressfield to talk about how great fiction can teach us about courage, honor, sacrifice, and the human experience in ways that facts and advice often cannot. Steven Pressfield is an American author of historical fiction, non-fiction, and screenplays. Steven wrote for 27 years b...

We should let our light shine…and also let sunshine keep us honest.  🎟️   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, earl...

We haven't been who we want to be. The routine slipped, the momentum disappeared, and before long, we weren't just off track, we'd given up. How do we fix it? 👉 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:/...

You can be successful and still not be flourishing. In this episode, Ryan talks with leadership expert Dan Coyle about the difference between living like a machine and living like a human being. They talk about why high performance can become hollow, where real meaning comes from, and why simple mantras matter more than we think. They also discuss the importance of community, the role of “yellow d...

Maybe you don’t get the job. Maybe that person says “no” to a date. Maybe you find out you don’t actually enjoy playing the piano. So what? 🪙 Stoic Reminders: Memento Mori | Our Memento Mori Medallion is a literal and inescapable reminder that “you could leave life right now.” Check it out at https://store.dailystoic.com/ Premeditatio Malorum | The Premeditatio Malorum medallion is designed to ke...

As Epictetus said, “First tell yourself what kind of person you want to be, then do what you have to do.” 👉 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.c...

There are all the things that wealthy people buy with their money. They buy nice cars and enormous homes. They pay for access. They hire help. But there is one thing that they cannot buy. 🎟️ 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...

The world feels broken, and it’s easy to believe nothing is ever going to change. In this audiobook excerpt from Soul Boom , Rainn Wilson makes the case for a spiritual revolution and pushes us to wonder what would happen if we rejected cynicism and stopped building so much of our world around competition, greed, and ego. Rainn Wilson is an actor, comedian, author, podcaster, writer, and director....

For the Fourth of July, we’re revisiting Ryan’s conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Thomas Ricks about America’s founding, the ancient ideas that shaped it, and the first principles the founders were trying to build into the country. In this episode, Ryan and Thomas talk about First Principles: What America's Founders Learned From the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Countr...

Life is going to ask you to wait sometimes. There will be people ahead of you. There will be things you need to learn. To be able to do this will take all of the Stoic virtues. 📚 Books: The Stoic Virtues Series Boxed Set The Daily Stoic 🎟️   DAILY STOIC LIVE  | Ryan Holiday is coming to a  city near you !  Grab tickets here  |   https://www.dailystoiclive.com/ 🎙...

 If we don't believe we're capable of change, then we are definitely not capable of change.  👉 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 🎥 VIDEO EPISODE | Watch thi...

We are what we do. What we do determines who we can be. 👉 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 STOIC LIVE  | Ryan Holiday is coming to a  c...

Jo Ellis spent years serving her country as an Army National Guard aviator and Black Hawk helicopter pilot. She wanted to fly, serve, and be part of something bigger than herself. Then, after a deadly aircraft collision over the Potomac, a false rumor spread online claiming Jo was responsible. She was not involved. She was not even there. But because she was a trans service member, the internet tu...

People fall prey to the same traps—the ones that have existed since the days of Seneca and Marcus Aurelius, indeed for all time. 👉 Listen to Ryan's episode on Matt Heath & Tyler Adams Afternoons : https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/ 💡 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...

Everyone is new to this. We’re all figuring it out as we go. 🎟️   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 access, and...

The Stoics studied powerful people not to worship them, but to learn from them. In this episode, Ryan looks at Elon Musk through the lens of courage, discipline, justice, and wisdom, and what his life reveals about the difference between success and virtue. 🎥  VIDEO EPISODE |  Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMjPSbkTOqs 🎟️   DAILY STOIC LIVE  | Ryan Ho...

Ezra Klein is one of the sharpest voices in American politics, but this conversation is not about left versus right. It’s about virtue, responsibility, and character. Ryan and Ezra talk about why virtue matters in a democracy, what liberalism has lost by failing to speak clearly about responsibility, and why institutions alone can’t save a society if the people inside them abandon restraint, hones...

In this bonus episode, Ryan is takes you inside his office and walks through the books, objects, notes, and reminders that shape how he works and lives. 🎥  VIDEO EPISODE |  Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ehDoHmXAVw 🎟️   DAILY STOIC LIVE  | Ryan Holiday is coming to a  city near you !  Grab tickets here  |   https://www.dailys...

Whenever someone does something to us—minor or major—we always have this choice. 🎙️ Listen to the full episode with Maria Semple on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , or watch it on YouTube 📚 Books Mentioned: Go Gentle by Maria Semple | https://www.thepaintedporch.com/ Marcus Aurelius: Philosopher-King  by William Stephens Reading Marcus Aurelius can change your life, but only if you know how to rea...

Will we help or hinder? Will we support or stab in the back? Will we open doors or close them? 📚 Books Mentioned:  The Obstacle Is the Way The Daily Stoic Journal: 366 Days of Writing and Reflection on The Art of Living 🎟️   DAILY STOIC LIVE  | Ryan Holiday is coming to a  city near you !  Grab tickets here  |   https://www.dailystoiclive.com/ 🎙️  AD-F...

With the World Cup underway, it feels like the right time to revisit a conversation with someone who knows exactly what it takes to perform on that stage. In today's episode, Ryan talks with two-time World Cup champion Carli Lloyd about the work behind a championship career: learning to handle pressure, raising your own standards, staying disciplined when talent is no longer enough, and knowing wh...

From one end comes another beginning, nothing lasts forever—nor would we want it otherwise. 🎟️ 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 access, and bonus content: https://dailyst...

Step outside so that when you come back, you are not carrying the same heat you left with. 🪙 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 is coming to a city near you ! Grab tic...

There will be times we have to bend. There will be times we have to collaborate. There will be times we have to adjust, times we have to meet someone where they are. 📚 Get a signed copy of Wisdom Takes Work by Ryan Holiday | https://store.dailystoic.com/ 🎟️   DAILY STOIC LIVE  | Ryan Holiday is coming to a  city near you !  Grab tickets here  |   https://www.dai...

Bruce Springsteen once said we can be an ancestor for our children, or a ghost. Father’s Day is a good time to ask which one we’re becoming. In today’s episode, Ryan talks with Lieutenant General Mark Hertling about the lessons we hope our children inherit from us. Mark’s book, If I Don’t Return: A Father’s Wartime Journal , began as a way to pass down guidance to his sons during a deployment he k...