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July 02, 2025 You’re Not Wasting Time, You’re Wasting Your Life | Rutger Bregman (PT. 1)
You could be doing anything with your life…so why are you choosing this? Historian and bestselling author Rutger Bregman joins Ryan to question everything we tend to believe about success, work, and impact. They discuss why many “prestigious” careers might actually be pointless, how a few regular people pulled off one of the biggest moral wins in history, and why meaningful work rarely looks like what society celebrates.

Rutger Bregman is a Dutch historian and author. His latest book Moral Ambition: Stop Wasting Your Talent and Start Making a Difference was released in April 2025.
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In 2024, Rutger co-founded The School for Moral Ambition, a non-profit organization inspired by his latest book, Moral Ambition. The initiative helps people to take the step toward an impactful career.
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46 min
July 01, 2025 Do You Have This? | Protect Your Own Good
Seneca practiced poverty. Marcus Aurelius mentally rehearsed being criticized and misunderstood. Why did they put themselves in these uncomfortable positions?

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7 min
June 30, 2025 The One Thing In Your Life You Can Control | The Obstacle Is The Way
Our lives are unpredictable. We are at the mercy of so many forces.

📚 Books Mentioned:
The Inner Citadel by Pierre Hadot
The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday

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9 min
June 29, 2025 6 Stoic Tips to Being a Great Friend
When we think of great Stoic figures like Marcus Aurelius, Cato, and Epictetus, we tend to focus solely on the individual, their perspective, their observations. But how did these brilliant thinkers treat those around them?

Read this article here: https://dailystoic.com/6-stoic-tips-to-being-a-great-friend/

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15 min
June 28, 2025 AI Isn't Stealing Creativity, It's Supercharging It | Rick Rubin (PT. 2)
Is AI the end of creativity, or the beginning of a new artistic era? Rick Rubin returns for PT. 2 of his conversation with Ryan about how AI is reshaping creativity and why the real art still lies in the choices we make. They discuss the beauty of unexpected results, the difference between AI generating and iterating, timeless wisdom of the Tao Te Ching, and much more.

Rick Rubin is a renowned American record producer and the co-founder of Def Jam Recordings, founder of American Recordings, and former co-president of Columbia Records. He has produced albums for a wide range of acclaimed artists, including the Beastie Boys, Run-DMC, Public Enemy, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Metallica, Audioslave, Rage Against the Machine, and Johnny Cash.

He has won nine Grammys and has been nominated for 12 more. He has been called “the most important producer of the last 20 years” by MTV and was named on Time‘s list of the “100 Most Influential People in the World”.

Check out Rick’s latest project The Way of the Code: https://www.thewayofcode.com/

Grab copies of Rick’s book The Creative Act: A Way of Being at The Painted Porch | https://www.thepaintedporch.com

Check out Rick’s podcast Tetragrammaton

Follow Rick on Instagram and X @RickRubin

📚 Check out the different translations of the Tao Te Ching at The Painted Porch: https://www.thepaintedporch.com

🎥 Watch Rick Rubin’s FIRST episode on The Daily Stoic Podcast: https://youtu.be/WI9cgq-hYeI

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45 min
June 27, 2025 Look Around, How Lucky We Are To Be Alive Right Now | 10 Quotes To Improve Your Life
For all the stupidity, for all the disasters, for all the noise and uncertainty, this is actually one of the least bad moments to ever exist.

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33 min
June 26, 2025 This Also Cannot Be Taken (Only Given Up) | Ask Daily Stoic
Why should a Stoic let the awfulness of the world make them feel awful? Why would we let someone else’s darkness cast a shadow on our own life?

📕 Book mentioned: Trust Me I’m Lying by Ryan Holiday

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13 min
June 25, 2025 AI Isn't Stealing Creativity, It's Supercharging It | Rick Rubin (PT. 1)
What if AI isn’t replacing creativity, but expanding it in ways we’ve never seen before? Rick Rubin joins Ryan to discuss the mysterious nature of using AI throughout the creative process. They talk about what vibe coding is, why structure can unlock freedom, and revisiting ancient philosophy to uncover new insights.

Rick Rubin is a renowned American record producer and the co-founder of Def Jam Recordings, founder of American Recordings, and former co-president of Columbia Records. He has produced albums for a wide range of acclaimed artists, including the Beastie Boys, Run-DMC, Public Enemy, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Metallica, Audioslave, Rage Against the Machine, and Johnny Cash.
He has won nine Grammys and has been nominated for 12 more. He has been called “the most important producer of the last 20 years” by MTV and was named on Time‘s list of the “100 Most Influential People in the World”.

👉 Check out Rick’s latest project The Way of the Code: https://www.thewayofcode.com/

📚 Grab copies of Rick’s book The Creative Act: A Way of Being at The Painted Porch | https://www.thepaintedporch.com

Check out Rick’s podcast Tetragrammaton and follow Rick on Instagram and X @RickRubin

📖 Preorder the final book in Ryan Holiday's The Stoic Virtues Series: "Wisdom Takes Work": https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/wisdom-takes-work

🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast

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43 min
June 25, 2025 Stop Turning Challenges Into Catastrophes
Stress, anxiety, and concern don’t exist outside us but within us—which means we have the power to do something about it, too.

🪙 We are the creators of our anxiety. Which means we can also be the ones to do something about it. Gain a powerful tool in your fight against anxiety and get the Daily Stoic Anxiety Coin today! https://store.dailystoic.com/

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3 min
June 24, 2025 Who Can Tell You You’re Wrong? | What's In Your Way Is The Way
The thing about power is not so much that it changes you but that it changes the people around you. It changes what they’re willing to say to you…and how they say it.

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📕 Grab a leatherbound edition of The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday

📖 Preorder the final book in Ryan Holiday's The Stoic Virtues Series: "Wisdom Takes Work": https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/wisdom-takes-work

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11 min

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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…