The Daily Stoic

How are you making your impact felt? How are you bringing your beliefs—and virtues—into the world? 👉 Watch Ryan's episode with Oprah here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fiua-LIB7MY 📚 Books: Build the Life You Want by Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey | https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/build-the-life-you-want?_pos=3&_sid=5d2d14f7e&_ss=r Go Gentle by Maria Semple | https://www....

On the one hand, history is a catalog of human misdeeds. On the other hand, is history not also a catalog of human greatness? 📚 History Matters by David McCullough 🎟️   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 Stoi...

The streets of Rome still carry the lessons the Stoics left behind nearly 2,000 years ago. In today’s episode, Ryan walks through the places where Stoicism was lived and tested and shares 11 lessons the ancient Stoic sites still have to teach us. Watch on YouTube 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0uUe3wtB-E 🎟️   DAILY STOIC LIVE  | Ryan Holiday is coming to a  city near you !&nbsp...

By the final years of his life, Marcus Aurelius had lost nearly everyone he loved, endured years of war, and watched the Antonine Plague devastate the empire. In today’s episode, Professor William O. Stephens joins Ryan to examine how Marcus faced the end of his life, why Meditations may have been his swan song, the loneliness of being emperor, and what kept him getting out of bed when he had ever...

There is no time like the present because, really, there is no time but the present.  📔 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/ 🎙️  ...

Today's bonus episode: three Stoic one-liners to help you start the day with the right mindset. 🎟️   DAILY STOIC LIVE  | Ryan Holiday is coming to a  city near you !  Grab tickets here  |   https://www.dailystoiclive.com/ ✉️  FREE STOIC WISDOM  |  Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at  https...

Does yelling and screaming change anything? Does spiraling fix it? Does finding someone to blame make you feel better for more than a few minutes? 🎟️   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 subscribin...

We often wait for the perfect conditions to feel joyful, but joy rarely arrives as expected. In today’s episode, Kate Bowler and Ryan discuss three surprising signs that something might bring you real joy and how to become more open to recognizing it. They also talk about the difference between joy and happiness, what the Stoics thought about contentment, and our obsession with optimizing eve...

You have it pretty good. We all do. You have modern conveniences. So it is easy to get a little spoiled…it’s also easy to assume that you are spoiled and soft. 📚 History Matters by David McCullough 🎟️   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...

No one—no Marine, no leader, no citizen, no parent, no one who wants any measure of success—is excused from studying. Not now. Not ever. Turn the words into works 👉  Read to Lead: A Daily Stoic Reading Challenge  | Ryan Holiday walks you through not only the system he's used for writing his bestselling books, but also the reading practice he uses in his life every day—to help him be a b...

Nobody said getting wiser, better, or stronger would be accomplished without hard work. In fact, the Stoics specifically said the opposite. Turn the words into works 👉 Read to Lead: A Daily Stoic Reading Challenge | Ryan Holiday walks you through not only the system he's used for writing his bestselling books, but also the reading practice he uses in his life every day—to help him be a better pro...

Before stepping in front of a live audience on Real Time with Bill Maher , Ryan turned to five Stoic reminders to calm his nerves. In today’s episode, Ryan takes you behind the scenes and shares highlights from his conversation with Bill about why Stoicism is having a moment. Watch Ryan's segment on Real Time with Bill Maher : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reT_s3jxYBU Watch Overtime with Bill Ma...

How do you keep climbing when there’s no guarantee your work will pay off? Sportswriter Seth Wickersham joins Ryan to talk about the Springsteen lyric that inspired his new book Be On That Hill , the role luck plays in success, and what keeps ambitious people showing up when the work gets hard. 📚 Books Mentioned:  Be On That Hill by Seth Wickersham It’s Better To Be Feared by Seth Wickersham...

Comfort and convenience are nice, but too much insulation comes at a cost.  🎟️   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 listenin...

Ten years after taking a knee, Colin Kaepernick looks back on the decision that changed his life and cost him more than $150 million. In today’s episode, he sits down with Ryan to discuss navigating the backlash, keeping the focus on the message behind his protest, and what, if anything, he would do differently. Colin Kaepernick is a Super Bowl quarterback, civil rights activist, and author of The...

Do you write down the important things you read? Do you take the time to understand those “helpful pieces of teaching” and what they could mean for you? Turn the words into works 👉 Read to Lead: A Daily Stoic Reading Challenge | Ryan Holiday walks you through not only the system he's used for writing his bestselling books, but also the reading practice he uses in his life every day—to help him be...

Marcus Aurelius loved to read and tried to always have a text from a philosopher or a playwright or a historian with him. But, as it is for all of us, we don’t always get our way—sometimes life intervenes. Turn the words into works 👉 Read to Lead: A Daily Stoic Reading Challenge | Ryan Holiday walks you through not only the system he's used for writing his bestselling books, but also the reading...

 Are we doing the work we know we should be doing? Or are we letting hour after hour, day after day, simply drift past us?  -- Dr. Becky Kennedy is a clinical psychologist, bestselling author, and the founder and CEO of Good Inside, a parenting platform that gives parents practical tools for raising emotionally healthy kids. Named “The Millennial Parenting Whisperer” by TIME, Dr. Becky is the...

Ryan knew running 50 kilometers through Rome would require more than just being in shape. So he turned to Luke Tuttle from the blog Ultra Running Destinations for firsthand advice on how to prepare for everything the run might throw at him. 🎥 Watch Ryan run the Stoic 50k here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2LNSVXbsaI 👉 Read Luke Tuttle's article about his 53k ultra run through Rome: https://w...

We should not get to do everything we want. We should not be surrounded by “yes” men and women. We should not think we are superior to others or exempt from constraints. Watch the full conversation with David Epstein: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngKTRs6ghQ8 David Epstein is the author of the #1 New York Times best seller Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World . His book, Inside...

Come along with Ryan as he sets out to run farther than he ever has before: 50 kilometers through Rome, past some of the most important Stoic sites in the world. 🎥 WATCH RYAN RUN THE STOIC 50K : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2LNSVXbsaI 🎟️   DAILY STOIC LIVE  | Ryan Holiday is coming to a  city near you !  Grab tickets here  |   https://www.dailystoiclive.com/...

Stephanie Ruhle has spent her career with a front-row seat to some of the wealthiest and most powerful people in the world. In today’s episode, she talks with Ryan about what they often misunderstand about success, what happens when having everything still isn’t enough, and the cost of staying at the top. Before becoming a journalist, Stephanie Ruhle spent 14 years working in finance. She later jo...

In today’s bonus episode, Gen. Dan Caine reflects on being one of the first pilots in the air on 9/11 and what that moment taught him about courage, leadership, and service. General Dan Caine is the 22nd Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He has flown more than 100 combat hours in F-16 aircraft. His total flight hours are 2,800. Throughout his career he was awarded the Defense Superior Service...

Today, on the 25th anniversary of 9/11, let us be full of love. -- Chief Joseph Pfeifer was the first FDNY chief to arrive at the World Trade Center on 9/11. He watched the first plane hit the North Tower, took command of the initial response, and that morning, he also lost his younger brother, Lieutenant Kevin Pfeifer. 📚 Grab a copy of Ordinary Heroes: A Memoir of 9/11 by Chief Joseph Pfeifer Au...

It’d be wonderful if every great novel was easy to get into, if every philosophy was made accessible, if every history tome was readable and clear. Sadly, they are not. Turn the words into works 👉 Read to Lead: A Daily Stoic Reading Challenge | Over five weeks, Ryan Holiday walks you through not only the system he's used for writing his bestselling books, but also the reading practice he uses in...