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Ryan talks to ultramarathon runner Courtney Dauwalter about the balance between listening to your body and pushing through pain, prioritizing happiness and enjoyment rather than optimization, her metaphor of the pain cave that she visualizes when pushing her body, and more. Courtney Dauwalter is the world’s best female ultra runner in the world, and when it comes to races over 200 miles, she is, h...

Ryan talks about the key to dealing with people who you will inevitably come across. Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: http://DailyStoic.com/email Follow us: Instagram , Twitter , YouTube , TikTok , and Facebook See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Ryan talks about the vital importance of stillness and presence, and reads The Daily Stoic ’s entry of the day. Try Surfshark risk-free with a 30-day money-back guarantee. Get Surfshark VPN at surfshark.deals/ STOIC . Enter promo code STOIC for 83 % off and three extra months free. As a member of Daily Stoic Life , you get all our current and future courses, 100+ additional Daily Stoic email medit...

Ryan reads today’s meditation and talks to author Thomas Chatterton Williams about how his father helped him cultivate his love for reading, why the point of philosophy should be practical application rather than theorizing, the importance of embracing contradicting ideas, and more. Thomas Chatterton Williams is an American culture critic and is the author of two memoirs: “ Self-Portrait in Black...

Ryan talks about the importance reading diverse and challenging books. Check out the Read To Lead Reading Challenge at: https://dailystoic.com/read Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: http://DailyStoic.com/email Follow us: Instagram , Twitter , YouTube , TikTok , and Facebook See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-in...

Ryan talks about how nothing will last forever, and reads this week’s meditation from The Daily Stoic Journal . For a limited time, UCAN is offering you 30% off on your first order when you use code STOIC at checkout Just go to UCAN.CO/STOIC Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: https://DailyStoic.com/email Follow us: Instagram , Twitter , YouTube , TikTok , and Facebook See Privacy Policy at https:/...

The Stoics believed this philosophy transcended any individual human being or society with it being based on the universal principles of life. In this episode Ryan Holiday outlines 5 of the most powerful insights that he’s gathered from Stoic women. Musonius Rufus—Epictetus’s teacher—was the most vocal on the matter:  “It is not men alone who possess eagerness and a natural inclination towards vir...

Ryan talks to journalist and author Kati Marton about her new book “ The Chancellor: The Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel ,” the unshakable calm that she exuded as the chancellor of Germany, the stoic qualities that she embodies, and more.   Kati Marton has combined a career as an acclaimed reporter and writer with human rights advocacy. Since 1980, Kati has published nine books and is an award...

Ryan talks about how important of a reminder Memento Mori really is. Pick up a Memento Mori medallion or a Dance of Death Print at store.dailystoic.com Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: http://DailyStoic.com/email Follow us: Instagram , Twitter , YouTube , TikTok , and Facebook See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-m...

Ryan talks about how parents can shape the fate of their kids , about how everything we do for others comes back to us, and reads The Daily Stoic ’s entry of the day. Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: http://DailyStoic.com/email Follow us: Instagram , Twitter , YouTube , TikTok , and Facebook See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privac...

Ryan reads today’s daily meditation and talks to author and historian and author Barry S. Strauss about his new book “ The War That Made the Roman Empire ,” the mistakes and successes of the ancient stoics, the self-inflicted wounds that lead to the end of empires, the value of immigration and assimilation, and more. Barry Strauss has spent years researching and studying the leaders of the ancient...

Ryan talks about how you should reflect on yourself before correcting somebody else. Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: http://DailyStoic.com/email Follow us: Instagram , Twitter , YouTube , TikTok , and Facebook See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Ryan talks about the importance of studying philosophy, and reads this week’s meditation from The Daily Stoic Journal . 🎓 Sign up for Stoicism 101: Ancient Philosophy For Your Actual Life - https://dailystoic.com/101 Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: https://DailyStoic.com/email Follow us: Instagram , Twitter , YouTube , TikTok , and Facebook See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and C...

Almost 2000 years ago, Marcus Aurelius stole time away from his incredibly busy life full of obligations to write in his journal. By some incredible stroke of luck, that journal survives to us today. And though it is full of countless pieces of wisdom and important lessons to us, perhaps its greatest teaching is held in its very existence. The fact that this person who thought so deeply and was so...

Ryan talks to Anthropological geneticist Jennifer Raff about her new book Origin: A Genetic History of the Americas , how drastically our understanding of North American history has changed, the important perspective that understanding of history gives you about the world around you, and more. Dr. Jennifer Raff is an assistant professor at the University of Kansas, in the department of Anthropolog...

Ryan talks about what practicing Stoicism is actually all about. 🎓 Sign up for Stoicism 101: Ancient Philosophy For Your Actual Life - https://dailystoic.com/101 Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: http://DailyStoic.com/email Follow us: Instagram , Twitter , YouTube , TikTok , and Facebook See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do...

Ryan talks about how the challenges we face in the modern era are no different than what the ancient Stoics faced , about how everything we do for others comes back to us, and reads The Daily Stoic ’s entry of the day. 🎓 Sign up for Stoicism 101: Ancient Philosophy For Your Actual Life - https://dailystoic.com/101 For a limited time, UCAN is offering you 30% off on your first order when you use c...

Ryan reads today’s daily meditation and talks to Josh Peck about his new book “ Happy People Are Annoying ” (which you can pick up at The Painted Porch), his journey from being a child actor to getting sober at 21, the power of breaking the cycle of generational trauma, and more. 🎓 Sign up for Stoicism 101: Ancient Philosophy For Your Actual Life - https://dailystoic.com/101 Josh Peck is an Ameri...

Ryan talks about why you should look inward and examine yourself critically. Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: http://DailyStoic.com/email Follow us: Instagram , Twitter , YouTube , TikTok , and Facebook See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Ryan talks about the lasting impact that COVID-19 has had on the world around us, and reads this week’s meditation from The Daily Stoic Journal . For a limited time, UCAN is offering you 30% off on your first order when you use code STOIC at checkout Just go to UCAN.CO/STOIC Sign up for the 14-day Daily Stoic Alive Time Challenge to take control of your life and get the most out of your time. Sign...

Marcus Aurelius knew that he couldn’t control all that happened to him, but he could control how he responded. These 9 rules that Ryan Holiday has taken from the Roman Emperor can help you take control of your happiness and live your best life.  Watch the video: https://youtu.be/heh5XLwZVOY Right now, when you purchase a 3-month Babbel subscription, you’ll get an additional 3 months for FREE. That...

Ryan talks to Roosevelt Montás about his new book " Rescuing Socrates ," how his life changed at 16 when he discovered a copy of Socrates in his neighbors trash, how the universality of the ancient texts blur the lines between our conceptions of race and class, and more. Roosevelt Montás is Director of the Freedom and Citizenship Program.  He was born in the Dominican Republic and moved...

Ryan talks about why the small things are what matter most. Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: http://DailyStoic.com/email Follow us: Instagram , Twitter , YouTube , TikTok , and Facebook See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Ryan talks about why you must learn from the experiences of others , about how everything we do for others comes back to us, and reads The Daily Stoic ’s entry of the day. Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: http://DailyStoic.com/email Follow us: Instagram , Twitter , YouTube , TikTok , and Facebook See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/p...

Ryan reads today’s daily meditation and talks to Elliot Ackerman about his book Green on Blue , how he became a writer, his tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, the problems of radicalization and polarization, and more. Elliot Ackerman is the author of the novels 2034, Red Dress In Black and White, Waiting for Eden, Dark at the Crossing, and Green on Blue, as well as the memoir Places and Names:...