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Ryan talks about why you should think about how you actually want to spend your time. Grab a Memento Mori pendant necklace from the Daily Stoic Store to remember this message. 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.c...

Ryan explains why the practice of Memento Mori is so important, and reads this week’s meditation from The Daily Stoic Journal . Get a Memento Mori medallionin the Daily Stoic Store. 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 California Privacy Notice at https://...

The world wants to know what category to put you in, which is why it will occasionally send difficult situations your way. Think of these not as inconveniences or even tragedies but as opportunities, as questions to answers. "Am I brave? Am I going to face this problem or run away from it? Will I stand up or be rolled over?" Have you gotten a copy of Ryan Holiday's new book Courage...

Ryan talks to Andrew Sullivan about his new book “Out on a Limb: Selected Writing, 1989-2021,'' the common culture that we find through ancient and classic texts, the fine line between truth and being out of touch with reality, and more. Andrew Sullivan is one of today’s most provocative social and political commentators. A former editor of The New Republic, he was the founding editor of...

Ryan talks about a simple tip that could improve your life. Check out the Daily Stoic Store for Stoic inspired products, signed books, and more. 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 need to be prepared for what is to come , 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/pri...

Ryan reads today’s daily meditation and talks to Kathryn Schulz about her new book Lost & Found: A Memoir , the perpetual disconnect between reality and rhetoric, the importance of confronting darkness and dealing with grief, and more. Kathryn Schulz is a staff writer at The New Yorker and the author of Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error. She won a National Magazine Award and a Pul...

Ryan talks about what legacy actually means. Check out the Daily Stoic Store for Stoic inspired products, signed books, and more. 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 way that Stoics view the tough moments in life, and reads this week’s meditation from The Daily Stoic Journal . Get a signed copy of Stillness Is The Key from The Painted Porch . Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: https://DailyStoic.com/email Follow us: Instagram , Twitter , YouTube , TikTok , and Facebook This is Another Word for Obstacles See Privacy Policy at https://art19....

Seneca was a power broker, a playwright, and a Stoic philosopher. These 8 lessons will teach you to become a better master of yourself, just like Seneca was striving to do. Learn more about Seneca: https://dailystoic.com/seneca/ → Get Seneca's 'Letters from a Stoic' → Get a signed copy of Lives of the Stoics Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail Check...

Ryan talks to NFL trainer and author Tareq Azim about his new book Empower: Conquering the Disease of Fear , why intention is a better indicator of long term growth than specific goals, the distinction between ego and confidence, the power of meditating on death, and more. Tareq Azim is a seven-time World Championship attending coach in combat sports, a former Division I linebacker at Fresno State...

Ryan talks about why you should value independence. Check out the Daily Stoic Store for Stoic inspired products, signed books, and more. 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 how you can turn obstacles upside down and grow from them , about how everything we do for others comes back to us, and reads The Daily Stoic ’s entry of the day. We have some exciting news to share with you all — for some reason, The Obstacle is the Way ebook is just $1.99 everywhere you get your ebooks. We’re not sure how long the price drop will last, but if you haven’t already...

Ryan reads today’s daily meditation and talks to Author and Professor Arthur Brooks about his new book From Strength to Strength , how to manage your wants to increase your happiness, why good habits and systems are the actual keys to a happy life, and more. Arthur Brooks is the William Henry Bloomberg Professor of the Practice of Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School and Professor of Ma...

Ryan talks what to do when you think you can’t go on any longer. We have some exciting news to share with you all — for some reason, The Obstacle is the Way ebook is just $1.99 everywhere you get your ebooks. We’re not sure how long the price drop will last, but if you haven’t already read The Obstacle Is The Way , this is probably the cheapest it will ever be. Or if you’re like us and prefer phys...

Ryan talks about how you can improve your life, and reads this week’s meditation from The Daily Stoic Journal . 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 California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Do you have a copy of the Daily Stoic Journal ? Get a special signed edition in the Daily Stoic Store or at The Painted Porch Bookshop . Journaling is Stoicism. It’s almost impossible to have one without the other. Ryan Holiday's journaling ideas come from his 15+ year practice of writing and reflecting on Stoicism. Journaling is one of the most essential exercises in Stoic philosophy. Epicte...

Ryan talks to psychotherapist and author Terri Cole about her new book Boundary Boss-The Essential Guide to Talk True, Be Seen and (Finally) Live Free , the Stoic’s concept of controlling what you can control and letting go of what you can’t, how setting boundaries helps you represent your authentic self, and more.  Terri Cole is a licensed psychotherapist, global relationship and empowerment expe...

Ryan talks about the twists and turns that will make you great if you choose. We have some exciting news to share with you all — for some reason, The Obstacle is the Way ebook is just $1.99 everywhere you get your ebooks. We’re not sure how long the price drop will last, but if you haven’t already read The Obstacle Is The Way , this is probably the cheapest it will ever be. Or if you’re like us an...

Ryan talks about how you can turn your trials into triumph , about how everything we do for others comes back to us, and reads The Daily Stoic ’s entry of the day. We have some exciting news to share with you all — for some reason, The Obstacle is the Way ebook is just $1.99 everywhere you get your ebooks. We’re not sure how long the price drop will last, but if you haven’t already read The Obstac...

Ryan reads today’s meditation and talks to Admiral Mike Franken about his campaign for U.S. Senate in Iowa, what he learned about the art of leadership throughout his service in the U.S. military, the modern political climate and what we can do collectively to improve it, and more. Admiral Mike Franken is a former United States Navy vice admiral. Franken entered the United States Navy in 1981 and...

Ryan talks about how your actions impact your well being. 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 it’s better to learn from the experience of others, and reads this week’s meditation from The Daily Stoic Journal . Blinkist takes top nonfiction titles, pulls out the key takeaways and puts them into text and audio explainers called Blinks that give you the most important information in just 15 minutes. Go to Blinkist.com/STOIC to start your free 7 day trial and get 25% off o...

Today’s episode is an excerpt from The Tao Of Seneca produced by Tim Ferriss’ Audio. In this letter Seneca writes about why we should not get upset about future problems by making them a problem of the present. Go to tim.blog/seneca to get the PDF for free. Get Letters From a Stoic from the Painted Porch . As a member of Daily Stoic Life , you get all our current and future courses, 100+ additiona...

Ryan talks to author and filmmaker Jon Ronson about how to balance empathy and compassion with finding the truth, the importance of policing your side of the street to fight radicalization, the lack of connection in modern culture, and more.  Jon Ronson is an award-winning writer and documentary filmmaker. He is the author of many bestselling books, including So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed ,...