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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 Forgive When They’re Not Sorry | It’s Not a Principle Unless It Costs You Something
It would be nice if they got it. If they understood why they did it. How they hurt us. What it meant to us. And maybe they will…someday.
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You Must Read To Lead | 10 Stoic Strategies To Deal With Anxiety
Not all the Stoics were leaders, but all of them were readers.
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BONUS | 3 Life-Changing Lessons From Seneca in 3 Minutes
Seneca lived through illness, exile, and the brutal reign of Nero. In today’s episode, Ryan shares three of the most powerful ideas Seneca learned fro...
You’re in a Hurry and Don’t Know Why | A Hard Winter Training
Slow down. Pause. Take a breath. Because one day, you’ll realize you rushed through too much of your life, too much of your loved ones’ lives.
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The Moment Ryan’s Italy Trip Went Sideways
Ryan thought running 50 kilometers through Rome would be the hard part of the family trip to Italy but he was wrong. In today’s episode, he shares how...
The Stoic Reminders Hiding All Over Rome
In Rome, Ryan could barely go for a run without passing a place connected to Stoic history. In today’s episode, he shares moments from his family trip...
Don’t Let It Keep Slipping Away | The Philosopher's School Is A Hospital
It’s already Labor Day weekend. What happened?
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You Need To Hit The Road
It might even be easy to use some of the Stoic teachings to tell yourself that travel is exotic, or even frivolous. But it isn’t. It’s essential.
What Ryan Holiday Would Ask Marcus Aurelius
If Ryan could sit down with Marcus Aurelius and ask him one question, it wouldn’t be about Meditations or Stoic philosophy. In today’s episode, Ryan p...
You Fought The Wall and the Wall Won | When Self-Discipline Becomes a Vice
“Why should we get angry at the world,” Marcus Aurelius writes, “as if the world would notice?”
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As Above, So Below | How Seeing Earth From Space Changes You (with Astronaut Mark Kelly)
We need to take a step back from problems, arguments, and frustrations. To look at the bigger picture.
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BONUS | 7 Books AI Can't Replace
In this bonus episode, Ryan shares seven books that will help you think more clearly, use AI wisely, and become harder to replace.
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This is What You Do With Your Freedom? | A Strong Soul Is Better Than Good Luck
People have, since Prometheus, developed technology that frees us from backbreaking drudgery and toil. And what do you do with this freedom, this incr...
The Most Life Changing Marcus Aurelius Quotes
Marcus Aurelius has only one core work, which was actually never intended for publication: his Meditations. This is not only one of greatest books eve...
Jet Li on Inner Peace, Ego, and What True Strength Looks Like
Behind Jet Li’s martial arts mastery and international fame is a deeply personal journey to understand purpose, ego, and freedom. In today’s episode,...
When It’s Not How You Imagined | Seeking Out Shipwrecks
Fortune behaves however she pleases, as Seneca put it.
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BONUS | 7 Stoic Rules for Staying Disciplined
Discipline is a daily practice, and these seven Stoic rules will help you stick with it.
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This Is Where True Power Comes From
If you are a slave to your desires, if you are a slave to your fears, if you are a slave to things that were outside of your control, then you are not...
Stoic Lessons From 3 Cities in 3 Days
A chaotic few days on the road gave Ryan plenty of opportunities to practice what the Stoics taught. Between disrupted travel plans and visits to muse...
It Takes a Guide To ‘Get’ It | 9 Core Stoic Beliefs
Wisdom doesn’t come from first impressions and it does not come easy. It’s hard work…and the only way to speed up the process is with the help of a gr...
Can Journalism Survive the Collapse of Trust?
When everyone else seems to be abandoning their standards, what keeps you from abandoning yours? Ryan talks with USA TODAY national correspondent Rick...
How to Be Freer Than a King
We often imagine that freedom means having more power, more money, or fewer people telling us what to do. But none of that makes us free if we cannot...
Can You Do This Even Here? | It's In Your Self-Interest
With enough practice, Seneca said, he found he could think anywhere. He could find stillness and peace anywhere.
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7 Stoic Strategies for Managing Your Time
Most people think about time as something they have plenty of until they suddenly don’t. But Seneca’s warning raises a more unsettling question: how m...
The Marcus Aurelius Quote Steven Pressfield Couldn’t Ignore
In today's episode, Ryan and Steven Pressfield discuss one of Marcus Aurelius’ most striking lines: “Life is warfare and a journey far from home.” Wha...
It’s Your Job To See This Coming | Corralling The Unnecessary
These things happen to people…therefore they could happen to you.
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BONUS | 5 Rapid-Fire Stoic Rules for Thinking More Clearly
Before you trust your first reaction, assumption, or opinion, the Stoics would tell you to do a few things first. In this bonus episode, Ryan breaks d...
This Is Your Ticket to Freedom | What Ryan Holiday Told Shawn Ryan to Read Next
We may not control what happens to us, what other people decide, or what circumstances take away. But we can still choose what we believe, how we resp...
Can You Just Shut Up? | Stoicism vs. Epicureanism: Enemies or Allies?
To enter into another person’s mind, even for a moment, we first need to get out of our own head.
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"I’m 56. I Lost My Faith, But I Found Strength in Stoicism"
Keith thought he knew what his purpose was. Then his daughter got sick, his life took an unexpected turn, and Stoicism was put to a test he never expe...
Isn’t This What We’re After?
Why is that self-command and self-knowledge so elusive? How can we find it?
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Oh, You’re Free, Are You? | Only Fools Rush In
We are prickly about our freedom…as we willingly submit to all sorts of addictions.
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BONUS | 11 Things Stoics Never Do
Which of these do you struggle with the most?
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Who Was Marcus Aurelius' Favorite Stoic?
Most philosophers wrote about struggle, freedom, and resilience from a place of privilege. But one Stoic’s story raises a fascinating question: what c...
The David Cross Episode
Ryan sits down with comedian and actor David Cross for a conversation that goes just about everywhere. They talk about Stoicism, comedy, politics, fre...
These Things Happen (And They’ll Happen To You) | Always Ask Yourself This Question
What can happen to anyone could happen to you. It’s your job to be ready.
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Rich Roll & Ryan Holiday on The Odyssey’s Biggest Moral Questions
In this episode, podcaster, author, and endurance athlete Rich Roll invites Ryan onto The Rich Roll Podcast to discuss the biggest moral questions at...
What Commands Your Attention?
Whatever controls what we desire or dislike, Epictetus warned, becomes our master. Whatever we obey, we serve.
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You Were Unsuspecting, Not Unwarned
It was out of the blue. It caught you off guard. It hurt you. But that’s not to say you’re blameless here. In fact, you had plenty of warning.
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Let Them Talk | The Discipline Nobody Talks About
If there is a point to the criticism, let’s learn from it. If it’s off base, then what do we care?
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