The Daily Stoic

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For centuries, all sorts of people—generals and politicians, athletes and coaches, writers and leaders—have looked to the teachings of Stoicism to help guide their lives. Each day, author and speaker Ryan Holiday brings you a new lesson about life, inspired by the thoughts and writings of great Stoic thinkers like Marcus Aurelius and Seneca the Younger. Daily Stoic Podcast also features Q+As with listeners and interviews with notable figures from sports, academia, politics, and more. Learn more at DailyStoic.com.

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Do It Before It’s Too Late

01.28.2022

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01.28.2022 Do It Before It’s Too Late 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.
01.27.2022 Helping Others Helps You \| Three Areas of Training 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 ...
01.26.2022 Michael Schur on the Virtuous Life and Humor in Philosophy \| It’s Pointing Right At You 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. ...
01.25.2022 Here’s Why Worry Is Pointless 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.
01.24.2022 It's Ok To Stumble \| A Little Better Every Day 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 ...
01.23.2022 Bonus: Walter Isaacson on Bending the Arch of History and Demystifying Science 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, ...
01.22.2022 Robert Greene on the Wisdom of the Stoics 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 ...
01.21.2022 Just For A Moment, Let’s Be Still 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.
01.20.2022 Be Tough On Yourself and Understanding To Other \| Reignite Your Thoughts 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 ...
01.19.2022 Bari Weiss on the Power of Choice and Voicing Your Opinion \| It’s Too Early To Quit On Yourself 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, ...
01.18.2022 Our Actions Echo Through Eternity 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 ...
01.17.2022 Make Good On Your Promise \| The Wake Up Ryan discusses what we can learn from Martin Luther King Jr. about living philosophically, and reads this week’s meditation from The Daily Stoic Journal, on today’s Daily Stoic Podcast. Eight Sleep is the most advanced solution on the market for ...
01.16.2022 Seneca on the First Cause Today’s episode is an excerpt from The Tao Of Seneca produced by Tim Ferriss’ Audio. In this letter Seneca writes about matter is being substance ready for any use whereas cause (reason) molds matter and turns it in whatever directions ...
01.15.2022 Professor M.D. Usher on Living in Accordance with Nature Ryan talks to professor M.D. Usher about his new book How to Be a Farmer: An Ancient Guide to Life on the Land, the philosophical contradiction of the ancients practice of slavery, what the Stoics mean by living in accordance ...
01.14.2022 This is Your Reward Ryan explains what you get for doing the right thing, 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 ...
01.13.2022 “Not Much” Adds Up \| Circle of Control Ryan explains how to be productive at a high level, and reads The Daily Stoic’s entry of the day, on today’s Daily Stoic Podcast. GiveWell is the best site for figuring out how and where to donate your money to ...
01.12.2022 General Stanley McChrystal on Getting Comfortable with Risk \| Set Up Your Hall of Heroes Ryan reads today’s daily meditation and talks to retired United States Army General Stanley Allen McChrystal about how to become comfortable with risk as a leader, the rise and spread of misinformation, the effect that individuals have on humanity, and ...
01.11.2022 It’s Never Too Late To Learn Ryan discusses the importance of always continuing your education, on today’s Daily Stoic Podcast. 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 ...
01.10.2022 No Man Ever Reads The Same Book Twice \| The Sphere of Choice Ryan talks about the importance of re-reading the greats, and reads this week’s meditation from The Daily Stoic Journal, on today’s Daily Stoic Podcast. For a limited time, the Daily Stoic ebook is $1.99 in the US and UK this ...
01.09.2022 6 Hits of Stoic Motivation (Sports and Philosophy) Today, Stoicism has been embraced by nearly every professional sport. Stoicism as a philosophy is really about the mental game. It’s not a set of ethics or principles. It’s a collection of spiritual exercises designed to help people through the ...
01.08.2022 Alex Lieberman on Defining Values, Restraining Opinion, and Curating Wisdom Ryan talks to Morning Brew founder Alex Lieberman about his journey with Stoicism, the false belief that money can change your level of happiness, the higher standard that leaders should hold themselves to, the power of restraining opinion, and more. ...
01.07.2022 Does It Measure Up? Ryan explains why you must always stop and check yourself, 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 ...
01.06.2022 We Must Beat Back The Mob \| Where, Who, What and Why Ryan talks about the high stakes of America’s political climate, the Stoic's responsibility to uphold justice, and reads The Daily Stoic’s entry of the day, on today’s Daily Stoic Podcast. For a limited time, the Daily Stoic ebook is $1.99 ...
01.05.2022 Thomas Ricks on the Wisdom of the Classics and Balancing Power \| This Is What It Means To Be “Well-Read” Ryan reads today’s daily meditation and speaks with author and historian Thomas Ricks about his newest book First Principles, the founding fathers familiarity with the ancient Stoics, the wisdom that was embedded into the constitution, how America’s 3 part system ...
01.04.2022 You Are Not Exempt Ryan explains why you must think about the inevitable things coming your way, 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 ...
01.03.2022 It's About Intensity Not Magnitude \| What's Up to Us, and What's Not Up to Us Ryan explains why you should linger on the works of the master thinkers, and reads this week’s meditation from The Daily Stoic Journal, on today’s Daily Stoic Podcast. For a limited time, the Daily Stoic ebook is $1.99 in the ...
01.02.2022 Seneca on Pleasure and Joy Today’s episode is an excerpt from The Tao Of Seneca produced by Tim Ferriss’ Audio. In this letter Seneca writes about his wish to know why is it that we keep doing things that are not good for us, even ...
01.01.2022 James Clear, Robert Greene, Brad Stulberg, Tom Nichols, and Julia Baird on the Writer’s Process Today’s episode features some of the best interviews with authors from 2021. Ryan talks to James Clear about how to begin and maintain productive habitual action, Robert Greene about the process of writing some of his bestselling books and his ...
12.31.2021 There Is No Better Time Than Now Ryan talks about the urgency of self-improvement and how you can make changes now, on today’s Daily Stoic Podcast. → We hope you join us in the 2022 New Year New You Challenge. It kicks off in a little over ...
12.30.2021 Stop Waiting To Demand The Best For Yourself \| Taking The Bite Out Of It Ryan talks about how people tend to put off making changes and improving their lives, and reads The Daily Stoic’s entry of the day, on today’s Daily Stoic Podcast. → We hope you join us in the 2022 New Year ...
12.29.2021 Major General Dan Caine, Randall Stutman, Robert Greene, and Jeni Britton Bauer on Becoming a Great Leader \| This is The Truly Inexcusable Thing Ryan reads today’s daily meditation and looks back at some of the best interviews from the Daily Stoic Leadership Challenge. Ryan talks to Major General Dan Caine about the importance of defining success before you set out to try to ...
12.28.2021 You Can’t Just Stuff It Down Ryan explains why a Stoic should process and deal with their emotions, on today’s Daily Stoic Podcast. → We hope you join us in the 2022 New Year New You Challenge. It kicks off in a little over a week. ...
12.27.2021 You Have Two Options \| Turn Words Into Works Ryan talks about the crossroads that we all face and how to know which way you should go, and reads this week’s meditation from The Daily Stoic Journal, on today’s Daily Stoic Podcast. → We hope you join us in ...
12.26.2021 11 Stoic Secrets To Better Habits in 2022 The Stoics had a word, arete, which was the ultimate expression of human greatness—moral, physical, spiritual. It’s what the Stoics were chasing. It’s what you’re chasing today. But how do we get there? Well, it requires a certain philosophical approach. ...
12.25.2021 Chris Bosh, Les Snead, Scott Oberg, Bob Bowman, Dominique Dawes, and Brad Keselowski on Sports and Stoicism Today’s episode features some of the best interviews on Sports and Stoicism from the podcast. Ryan talks to NBA star Chris Bosh about his book Letters to a Young Athlete and the importance of putting everything into what you do ...
12.24.2021 Remind Yourself Who is in Charge Ryan discusses how you can turn anything into a good thing, on today’s Daily Stoic Podcast. Get signed copies of Courage Is Calling in the Daily Stoic Store. Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: http://DailyStoic.com/email Follow us: Instagram, Twitter, ...
12.23.2021 Don’t Be a Power Slave \| What Are You So Afraid Of Losing Ryan talks about the nature of power and using it for the common good, and reads The Daily Stoic’s entry of the day, on today’s Daily Stoic Podcast. → We hope you join us in the 2022 New Year New ...
12.22.2021 Gary Vaynerchuk, David Rubenstein, Ali Abdaal, Emily Oster, Brad Feld, and Randall Stutman on Business and Success \| It’s Time To Snap Out Of It Ryan reads today’s daily meditation and looks back at some of the best interviews on business from 2021. Featuring entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk on the best way to maintain long term business success, billionaire David Rubenstein on learning from past historical ...
12.21.2021 It’s Good. Ryan discusses how you can turn anything into a good thing, on today’s Daily Stoic Podcast. Check out the Amor Fati Challenge Coin in the Daily Stoic Store. Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: http://DailyStoic.com/email Follow us: Instagram, Twitter, ...
12.20.2021 How To Be Beautiful \| Stake Your Claim Ryan discusses how Epictetus defined being beautiful, and reads this week’s meditation from The Daily Stoic Journal, on today’s Daily Stoic Podcast. Eight Sleep is the most advanced solution on the market for thermoregulation. It pairs dynamic cooling and heating ...
12.19.2021 Live Q&A with Ryan Holiday \| The 2021 New Year, New You Challenge Today’s episode of the podcast was taken from one of the live Q&A’s that took place during last year’s New Year, New You Challenge. The participants of the challenge get to engage in weekly group zoom calls with bestselling author ...
12.18.2021 Historian Allen C. Guelzo on Hard Choices and Robert E. Lee On today’s episode of the podcast Ryan talks to Historian Allen C. Guelzo about his new book Robert E. Lee: A Life, the mystery of how Lincoln would have handled reconstruction had he not been assassinated, the importance of cherishing ...
12.17.2021 What Are You Spending Your Time On? Ryan explains the importance of guarding your time above all else, on today’s Daily Stoic Podcast. Get the Daily Stoic Page a Day Calendar in the Daily Stoic Store! Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: http://DailyStoic.com/email Follow us: Instagram, ...
12.16.2021 Life is Not a Victory March \| Everlasting Good Health Ryan explains why a Stoic never stops moving forward and getting better, and reads The Daily Stoic’s entry of the day, on today’s Daily Stoic Podcast. LMNT is the maker of electrolyte drink mixes that help you stay active at ...
12.15.2021 Scott Galloway on the Rarity of Restraint and Being Authentic \| If You’re Not Seeking Out Challenges, You’re Betraying Yourself Ryan reads today’s daily meditation and talks to professor and bestselling author Scott Galloway about the importance of being authentic and voicing genuine emotions, why living a great life is better than getting revenge, the immense mental and physical value ...
12.14.2021 A Few Sacred Minutes Ryan explains the importance of daily reflection and the role it plays in life, on today’s Daily Stoic Podcast. Get signed copies of Stillness Is The Key in the Daily Stoic Store! Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: http://DailyStoic.com/email ...
12.13.2021 No One Is Unbreakable \| Keep The Rhythm Ryan explains how you can become incredibly resilient with Stoicism, and reads this week’s meditation from The Daily Stoic Journal, on today’s Daily Stoic Podcast. The new Pod Pro Cover by Eight Sleep is the most advanced solution on the ...
12.12.2021 7 Viral Speeches About Stoicism \| Ryan Holiday Speaking On today’s episode of the podcast we’ve compiled some of Ryan Holiday’s best and most viral talks about Stoicism. Few writers have done more to bring ancient solutions to help solve our modern problems than Ryan. By age 33, his ...
12.11.2021 Author Catherine Baab-Muguira on Creating Lasting Work and Edgar Allen Poe On today’s episode of the podcast Ryan talks to Catherine Baab-Muguira about the life and work of Edgar Allan Poe, the difference between fleeting fads and sustained appreciation, how to find the balance between accepting feedback and being impervious to ...
12.10.2021 Hate The Sin, Love The Sinner Ryan discusses how a Stoic should deal with people who they disagree with, 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 ...

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The Daily Stoic episodes:

Do It Before It’s Too Late

Helping Others Helps You | Three Areas of Training

Michael Schur on the Virtuous Life and Humor in Philosophy | It’s Pointing Right At You

Here’s Why Worry Is Pointless

It's Ok To Stumble | A Little Better Every Day

Bonus: Walter Isaacson on Bending the Arch of History and Demystifying Science

Robert Greene on the Wisdom of the Stoics

Just For A Moment, Let’s Be Still

Be Tough On Yourself and Understanding To Other | Reignite Your Thoughts

Bari Weiss on the Power of Choice and Voicing Your Opinion | It’s Too Early To Quit On Yourself

Our Actions Echo Through Eternity

Make Good On Your Promise | The Wake Up

Seneca on the First Cause

Professor M.D. Usher on Living in Accordance with Nature

This is Your Reward

“Not Much” Adds Up | Circle of Control

General Stanley McChrystal on Getting Comfortable with Risk | Set Up Your Hall of Heroes

It’s Never Too Late To Learn

No Man Ever Reads The Same Book Twice | The Sphere of Choice

6 Hits of Stoic Motivation (Sports and Philosophy)

Alex Lieberman on Defining Values, Restraining Opinion, and Curating Wisdom

Does It Measure Up?

We Must Beat Back The Mob | Where, Who, What and Why

Thomas Ricks on the Wisdom of the Classics and Balancing Power | This Is What It Means To Be “Well-Read”

You Are Not Exempt

It's About Intensity Not Magnitude | What's Up to Us, and What's Not Up to Us

Seneca on Pleasure and Joy

James Clear, Robert Greene, Brad Stulberg, Tom Nichols, and Julia Baird on the Writer’s Process

There Is No Better Time Than Now

Stop Waiting To Demand The Best For Yourself | Taking The Bite Out Of It

Major General Dan Caine, Randall Stutman, Robert Greene, and Jeni Britton Bauer on Becoming a Great Leader | This is The Truly Inexcusable Thing

You Can’t Just Stuff It Down

You Have Two Options | Turn Words Into Works

11 Stoic Secrets To Better Habits in 2022

Chris Bosh, Les Snead, Scott Oberg, Bob Bowman, Dominique Dawes, and Brad Keselowski on Sports and Stoicism

Remind Yourself Who is in Charge

Don’t Be a Power Slave | What Are You So Afraid Of Losing

Gary Vaynerchuk, David Rubenstein, Ali Abdaal, Emily Oster, Brad Feld, and Randall Stutman on Business and Success | It’s Time To Snap Out Of It

It’s Good.

How To Be Beautiful | Stake Your Claim

Live Q&A with Ryan Holiday | The 2021 New Year, New You Challenge

Historian Allen C. Guelzo on Hard Choices and Robert E. Lee

What Are You Spending Your Time On?

Life is Not a Victory March | Everlasting Good Health

Scott Galloway on the Rarity of Restraint and Being Authentic | If You’re Not Seeking Out Challenges, You’re Betraying Yourself

A Few Sacred Minutes

No One Is Unbreakable | Keep The Rhythm

7 Viral Speeches About Stoicism | Ryan Holiday Speaking

Author Catherine Baab-Muguira on Creating Lasting Work and Edgar Allen Poe

Hate The Sin, Love The Sinner

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