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Ryan talks about why you have to think make progress for it's own sake. Check out The Daily Stoic and The Daily Stoic Journal at The Painted Porch Bookshop . 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-...

Ryan explains why you should remember the fragility of life, 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! Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: http://DailyStoic.com/email Follow us: Insta...

On today’s episode of the podcast Ryan talks to author Matthew B. Crawford about his New York Times bestselling book Shop Class as Soulcraft ( which you can pick up at the Painted Porch ), why philosophy must be practiced and experienced in actual life rather than in the classroom, our inherent fear of death and how it impacts our day to day existence, and more. Matthew B. Crawford is an American...

Ryan talks about the vitality of seeking out stillness in your life. For more on tuning out distractions and finding the focus that you need to succeed, check out Ryan Holiday’s best selling  Stillness Is the Key .  It’s the perfect tool to help you find that critical stillness in your life, even in distracting times like these.  Get it here : https://www.thepain...

Ryan talks about why you must keep your anger in check, and reads this week’s meditation from The Daily Stoic Journal . As a member of  Daily Stoic Life , you get all our current and future courses, 100+ additional Daily Stoic email meditations, 4 live Q&As with bestselling author Ryan Holiday (and guests), and 10% off your next purchase from the Daily Stoic Store. Sign up at https://dail...

What can the Cerro Gordo Ghost Town teach you about the art of living? When the COVID-19 pandemic struck in March of 2020 Brent Underwood moved to the abandoned ghost town of Cerro Gordo. He's now lived there for almost 2 years entirely alone. Ryan Holiday has known Brent since he first hired him as his intern over 10 years ago. He went to visit the ghost town on his road trip last summer and docu...

Ryan talks to actress and comedian X Mayo about the difference between discipline and passion, the common misconception of Stoics as unfeeling and unemotional, how Stoicism relates to Christianity, the importance of being content to be thought clueless about some things, and more. X Mayo is an actor, writer, producer, comedian, and taco expert. Landing in NYC in 2013 with just 80 Dollars and A Sui...

Ryan talks about the importance of thinking about what you will do when you get thrown for a loop. Check out the Memento Mori medallion in the Daily Stoic Store . 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 explains why you should hold tight to your values, 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/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Ryan reads today’s daily meditation and talks to professor Brian Klaas about his new book Corruptible: Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us , why we should minimize the psychological distance between leaders and the people they lead, the differences between functional and dysfunctional psychopaths, and more. Brian Klaas is an associate professor of global politics at University College London and...

Ryan talks about the importance of thinking about what you will do when you get thrown for a loop. 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 finding time to improve yourself, and reads this week’s meditation from The Daily Stoic Journal . Check out the Read To Lead Reading Challenge at: https://dailystoic.com/read 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 Californi...

Ryan gives you 21 quotes that will change you into a better person, if you let them. Each one is worth remembering, having queued in your brain for one of life’s crossroads or to drop at the perfect moment in conversation. Watch the video: https://youtu.be/pHtgQDqXqVo Talkspace is an online and mobile therapy company. Make your mental health more than just another New Year’s resolution, with Talks...

On today’s episode of the podcast Ryan talks to performance psychologist Dr. Nate Zinsser about his new book The Confident Mind: A Battle-Tested Guide to Unshakable Performance , the difference between confidence and evidence, how to think about the moments in your life selectively to cultivate confidence, looking for the positive aspects of your life while maintaining objective awareness, and mor...

Ryan talks about the importance of being prepared for the worst. 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 recent passing of Thich Nhat Hanh, about how everything we do for others comes back to us, and reads The Daily Stoic ’s entry of the day. 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 t...

Ryan reads today’s daily meditation and talks to television producer and writer Michael Schur about the importance of making philosophy accessible, the difficulty of living virtuously without becoming cynical, the power of expressing humor and positivity in entertainment, and more. Michael Schur created the critically acclaimed NBC comedy The Good Place and co-created Parks and Recreation, Brookly...

Ryan discusses the worthlessness of worry, on today’s Daily Stoic Podcast. 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 explains why it’s ok to mess up, and reads this week’s meditation from The Daily Stoic Journal , on today’s Daily Stoic Podcast. For ONE WEEK ONLY, you can sign up and immediately begin the 2022 Daily Stoic New Year New You Challenge at your own pace. It’s 3 weeks of actionable challenges, presented in an email per day, built around the best, most timeless wisdom in Stoic philosophy. Just go...

Today’s episode of the podcast is from a February 2021 interview with Ryan Holiday and prolific bestselling author Walter Isaacson . They talk about his newest book The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race , the brilliant execution that it took to create the first Coronavius vaccine, demystifying the scientific narrative through a journey of discovery, and...

Ryan talks to bestselling author Robert Greene about the importance of understanding, processing, and observing your emotions, our natural tendency as humans to take the path of least resistance, how to deal with anxiety by viewing situations objectively, working on his new book about the laws of the sublime, and more. Robert Greene is an American author known for his books on strategy, power, and...

Ryan talks about the importance of stillness, on today’s Daily Stoic Podcast. 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 continually hold yourself accountable, and reads The Daily Stoic ’s entry of the day, on today’s Daily Stoic Podcast. For ONE WEEK ONLY, you can sign up and immediately begin the 2022 Daily Stoic New Year New You Challenge at your own pace. It’s 3 weeks of actionable challenges, presented in an email per day, built around the best, most timeless wisdom in Stoic philos...

​​ Ryan reads today’s daily meditation and talks to author Bari Weiss about the pressure to be agreeable, the importance of calculating opportunity cost, the line between speaking up about social issues and staying silent, and more.  From 2017 until 2020, Bari was a staff writer and editor for the Opinion section of The New York Times. Before joining the Times, Bari was an oped editor at the...

Ryan discusses how our actions have a larger impact than what lies on the surface, on today’s Daily Stoic Podcast. 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 .