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The Daily Stoic
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 Stoi...
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How To Find Peace | 8 Stoic Lessons You Can Start Today
Nearly 2,000 years ago, the Stoics were trying to do what we’re all trying to do now: find some peace. For them, philosophy wasn’t an academic hobby....
Olivia Nuzzi Knows She Messed Up
It’s easy to defend yourself. It’s harder to tell the truth. In today’s episode, Ryan sits down with journalist Olivia Nuzzi for a raw, unfiltered con...
Are You Keeping One? | Stoic Lessons That Will Change Your Life
Did you know that Meditations wasn’t the only book that Marcus Aurelius wrote?
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Tie Yourself to the Mast | Ask Daily Stoic
It’d be wonderful if we always did what we know we want or need to do. But that’s not how the world is. It is filled with temptations, distractions, a...
BONUS | Camila Cabello: “Stoicism Changed Everything for Me”
How does Camila Cabello stay centered in the chaos of fame? Today’s bonus episode brings back an evergreen lesson from her Daily Stoic episode that’s...
The Fine Line Between Genius and Delusion | Helen Lewis
Being the smartest person in the room is usually where the trouble starts. In today’s episode, Ryan sits down with journalist and author Helen Lewis t...
These Add Up to Greatness
“Well-being is realized by small steps,” Zeno would say looking back on his life, “but is truly no small thing.”
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You Know It’s Time to Change | Keep The Rhythm
We’re set in our habits. We’re quick-tempered, we eat poorly, we’re easily distracted. We skip exercise, we put stuff off, we make excuses. How did th...
Have You Considered This? | Don't Hide From Your Feelings
The sooner you realize that you are not the center of the universe or the intended recipient of everything, the more understanding you can be, the les...
Why EVERY Generation Rediscovers Stoicism | Mark Manson & Ryan Holiday
Every crisis creates the same instinct in people: go back to the wisdom that has outlasted everything else. In today’s episode, Ryan and Mark Manson d...
The Question That Haunts the World’s Most Successful People | Andrew Ross Sorkin (PT. 2)
Even the giants of history couldn’t outrun insecurity, comparison, or the feeling of not having enough. In today’s episode, Ryan continues his convers...
No One is Truly “Self-Made” | The Philosophy Behind High Achievers
The myth of the self-made man is just that, a myth. There has never been such a thing.
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This Will Make You Stupid | Ask Daily Stoic
It doesn’t matter how smart you are. In the moment, if you can’t control your emotions, you will be stupid.
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Why Andrew Ross Sorkin Spent 8 Years Chasing One Story
How do you stay locked in on one project for eight years? Andrew Ross Sorkin shares what he learned while writing his bestselling book 1929: Inside th...
It’s Not That Complicated
Power is corruptive and corrosive no matter your age. To the young and inexperienced, it is even worse.
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We Can Give This to Each Other | Be Stingy With Time
We have to illustrate those virtues of courage and justice toward and for and through others. To help people from going hungry. To alleviate someone’s...
This is What’s Really Important | Pretend Today Is The End
Let us be good Stoics today and prove that we don’t just talk about this philosophy—we live it.
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The 12 Things You Need To Know About Stoicism
Most of what people know about Stoicism is totally wrong. They might recognize names like Marcus Aurelius or Epictetus, or they assume the whole phil...
BONUS | The #1 Way To IMMEDIATELY Feel Better
There’s so much happening in the world, and so much of it feels terrible. There is dysfunction. There is conflict. There is outright lawlessness. Ther...
“I Had 90 Minutes To Live” | Sebastian Junger’s Near-Death Experience (PT. 2)
Facing death rewires your view of the world. Today's guest, bestselling author and legendary war reporter Sebastian Junger, can explain how. In this e...
Let Us Fulfill Our Obligation | 10,000 Pages That Will Change Your Life
Let us try to put some of our energy towards helping the less fortunate. Let's alleviate someone else's worry and fear.
Feeding Am...
BONUS | An Important Message About Grace & Forgiveness
Happy Thanksgiving! In today’s bonus episode, you will hear a powerful excerpt from Ryan’s interview with author and journalist Julia Baird about the...
Every Day Can Be A Thanksgiving | Ask Daily Stoic
There's something wonderful about being together, family, traveling in from near and far good people enjoying good food, taking a break from the busyn...
You’re Addicted To The Illusion of Control | Sebastian Junger (PT. 1)
After you have faced death, you can’t believe what people care about online. In this episode, Ryan sits down with bestselling author and legendary war...
Honesty Without Tact is Cruelty
The Stoics said what needed to be said. But they weren’t jerks. Not on purpose anyway.
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We’ve Always Done This | Balance The Books Of Life Daily
This is what it is to be a human. Some of it good, some of it better to resist.
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We Are All Trying This | Train To Let Go Of What's Not Yours
Seneca wasn’t perfect. He struggled, as all humans do, with inconsistencies between his philosophy and his actions. So, why should we listen to him?
The Philosopher Who Laughed in the Face of Kings
Dive into the wild life of Diogenes, the philosopher who wasn’t afraid to challenge norms or even Alexander the Great. In today’s episode, discover ho...
The REAL Difference Between Stoics and Cynics | Cynicism Expert Inger Kuin (PT. 2)
What can Diogenes teach us about the roots of Stoicism? In today’s episode, Ryan and classicist Inger Kuin break down the real gap between Stoicism an...
Do This. It's Enough. | 7 Stoic Habits To Make You Wiser
Marcus Aurelius didn't just study philosophy when he was young. To him, philosophy was a lifelong study, a process that he committed to.
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It’s Mostly Froth And Bubble | Ask Daily Stoic
Silly worries and petty rivalries. People arguing for no reason. People trying to accumulate more than they could ever need. This is what we do, isn’t...
The Most Misunderstood Philosopher of All Time | Diogenes Expert Inger Kuin
Diogenes wasn’t a Stoic… but without him, the Stoics don’t exist. His life was so bold, so uncompromising, and so brutally honest that it reshaped the...
Do You Have One Of These?
Whether we’re beginning some creative work or we’re trying to solve some complex problem, we should never be starting from zero.
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Are You Having Trouble With These Changes? | Practice Letting Go
Culture has changed. Technology has changed. Work has changed. Politics have changed. The environment has changed. You think these changes could have...
It’s Nothing Without This | Judge Not, Lest...
People are weak. People are scared. People are afraid to go for what they want. It has always been thus.
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Make Stoicism Your Anchor in Chaos (Ryan Holiday Live at FreedomFest)
We should fight, as Marcus Aurelius says, to be the person philosophy tried to make us. In this episode, Ryan shares why deciding to live with virtue...
Mark Manson: “I Didn’t Realize How Out of Control I Was.”
What’s the point of achieving success if you’re burned out, lonely, or exhausted? In today’s episode, Ryan sits down with Mark Manson (bestselling aut...
This Is The Part To Love | "I Spent 6 Years Researching The Most Elusive Trait In The World"
It seems insensitive to even suggest that someone “love” their fate. How are you supposed to love a breakup? Love that you buried someone? Love that y...
There’s No One Stupider Than An Angry Person | Ask Daily Stoic
There’s even a famous old saying: Whom the gods wish to destroy, they first make angry.
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BONUS | Where Service Meets Stoicism — Joe Byerly & Ryan Holiday
In this bonus episode, Ryan sits down with his friend and collaborator, Joe Byerly, retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel, writer, and host of From the...