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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.

Episodes

What Do You Commemorate? | No One Said It'd Be Easy

“As a historian, we have to look unflinchingly at the past, looking at the record of events as they happened. But commemoration—what we choose to celebrate and honor—is something different.” - General Ty Seidule 🎙️ General Ty Seidule On Our Responsibility To Study, Understand And Grapple With History 🎟 Order tickets to Ryan's tour dates at ryanholiday.net/tour ✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail 🏛 Get ...

Jul 05, 20248 minEp. 2178

This Is What Freedom Requires | Ask DS

Happy Fourth of July! While you are grilling and relaxing with friends, remember that the comfort you enjoy now grew out of a philosophy that was made to embrace discomfort and to do the right thing, whatever the costs. Today’s Ask DS features questions asked from the audience at Robert Greene and Ryan Holiday’s live talk in Los Angeles: What does Robert Greene think the future holds with AI and other technology? What set Ryan Holiday apart from Robert Greene’s other research assistants? How do ...

Jul 04, 202416 minEp. 2176

Discovering The Formula For True Happiness | Max Joseph (Pt. 2)

Tune in to hear part 2 of Ryan’s conversation with Max Joseph, the creator behind the new docuseries HAPPINESS on YouTube . Max talks with Ryan about the philosophy, science, and secrets to being truly happy that he learned on his quest around the world talking with experts. In addition to being a documentarian, Max Joseph co-hosted MTV’s show Catfish and made his feature film debut in 2015 with We Are Your Friends which starred Zac Efron. Some of Max’s other documentaries are BOOKSTORES: How to...

Jul 03, 202448 minEp. 2166

Beware This Heavy Burden

There is a hidden cost to everything you own. Things don’t just cost you monetarily. They cost you mentally, too. 🎙️Listen to Kevin Rose’s full interview on The Daily Stoic 📚 Pick up a copy of Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk at The Painted Porch: https://www.thepaintedporch.com/ ✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail 🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily S...

Jul 03, 20243 minEp. 2175

How To Be A King | What Stoicism Gets Wrong

🎥 Watch the YouTube video of What Stoicism Gets Wrong ✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail 🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/ 📱 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-s...

Jul 02, 202428 minEp. 2173

The Earth Is A Boneyard (But Pretty in Sunlight) | Protect Your Own Good

📓 Pick up a signed edition of The Daily Stoic Journal: 366 Days of Writing and Reflection on The Art of Living: https://store.dailystoic.com/ 📚 Pick up a copy of Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry at The Painted Porch 🗓️ By scratching off the Memento Mori Calendar every week, you will not only see how much life you've already lived, but also how much life you've (hopefully) got left: store.dailystoic.com ✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email a...

Jul 01, 20247 minEp. 2172

Becoming A Professional | The War of Art Excerpt

📚 Grab a copy of The War of Art by Steven Pressfield at The Painted Porch: https://www.thepaintedporch.com/ 🎙️Listen to Steven Pressfield’s interview on The Daily Stoic ✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail 🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/ 📱 Follow us: Instagram , Twitter , YouTube , TikTok , and Facebook...

Jun 30, 202426 minEp. 2163

Storytelling In A Competitive Content World | Max Joseph (Pt. 1)

You may know Max Joseph from MTV’s show Catfish, which he co-hosted for 7 seasons, or from his movie We Are Your Friends which starred Zac Efron. Max’s latest project is a docuseries called HAPPINESS , in which Max is trying to crack the code on the philosophy, science, and secrets behind true happiness. In this Part 1 conversation, Ryan and Max talk about the challenges of documentary filmmaking, relearning to love reading, when to quit a book, how to make the most of literary classics and more...

Jun 29, 202445 minEp. 2162

Don’t Wake Up and Choose Violence | No Self-Flagellation Needed

📓 Grab your own leather bound signed edition of The Daily Stoic! Check it out at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/ 📚 Pick up a copy of Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson at The Painted Porch: https://www.thepaintedporch.com/ ✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail 🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com...

Jun 28, 20247 minEp. 2169

It’s Good If It Makes You Good | Ask DS

🪙 To get your own The Obstacle Is The Way medallion, head to https://store.dailystoic.com/ ✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail 🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/ 📱 Follow us: Instagram , Twitter , YouTube , TikTok , and Facebook See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice ...

Jun 27, 202413 minEp. 2168

Paper Trails: How Notebooks Changed The World | Roland Allen

So often we forget that the things we rely on every day had to be invented at one point or another, such as the notebook. Roland Allen, author of The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper , joins Ryan for a fascinating conversation today about how the notebook was invented and the different ways it revolutionized the world. Great news - Roland's book will be out in the US this fall! You can pre-order a copy of The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper by Roland Allen at The Painted Porch U...

Jun 26, 20241 hr 5 minEp. 2158

It’s Impossible, You Know

🎙️Listen to Tim Ferriss’ full interview on The Daily Stoic ✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail 🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/ 📱 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-...

Jun 26, 20243 minEp. 2167

All Success Comes From This | 9 Stoic Tips For Beating Resistance (With Steven Pressfield)

🎥 Watch the YouTube video of 9 Stoic Tips For Beating Resistance (With Steven Pressfield and Ryan Holiday) 💡Learn more about the Daily Stoic Life community: dailystoic.com/life ✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail 🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/ 📱 Follow us: Instagram , Twitter , YouTube , TikTok , and ...

Jun 25, 202419 minEp. 2165

Do You Dominate The Battlespace? | What's In Your Way Is The Way

📕 Pick up a premium leather edition of The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday at dailystoic.com/obstacleleather ✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail 🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/ 📱 Follow us: Instagram , Twitter , YouTube , TikTok , and Facebook See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Cali...

Jun 24, 20249 minEp. 2164

Why You Should Do The Right Thing | Ryan Holiday Speaks At ACL Live

🎥 Watch the YouTube video of Ryan’s talk at ACL Live: https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic 📕 Right Thing, Right Now is out! To purchase your own copy, head here : https://store.dailystoic.com/ ✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail 🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/ 📱 Follow us: Instagram , Twitter , YouTube ...

Jun 23, 202413 minEp. 2156

Quietly Chasing Dreams & The Secret To Momentum | Rich Roll

Rich Roll joins Ryan for a conversation about spiritual gurus, self-awareness, and the problems that come with sharing goals publicly. Rich talks about his recent trip to India where he spent time with the Dalai Lama, the struggles he is having writing his next book, and asks Ryan - does our ego ever actually graduate from middle school? Rich Roll is an accomplished ultra-endurance athlete, author of Finding Ultra and host of The Rich Roll podcast. You can connect with Rich on X and IG: @richrol...

Jun 22, 20241 hr 10 minEp. 2154

Listen To Your Own Soul’s Warning | Cal Newport On Walking & Productivity

🎙️ Listen to Cal Newport’s full interview on The Daily Stoic 📓 Pick up a signed edition of The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and The Art of Living: https://store.dailystoic.com/ ✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail 🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/ 📱 Follow us: Instagram , Twitter ...

Jun 21, 202414 minEp. 2161

Can You At Least Be This? | Ask DS

✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail 🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/ 📱 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 ....

Jun 20, 202411 minEp. 2160

It’s Not About The Words. It’s About This.

✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail 🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/ 📱 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 ....

Jun 19, 20244 minEp. 2159

Commitment Devices For Creating Lasting Change | Katy Milkman

How can we make real, lasting changes in our lives? Katy Milkman talks with Ryan about strategic methods we can use to overcome barriers to change, examples we can learn from The Odyssey, powerful commitment devices, empathy gaps, and more. Katy Milkman is a Behavioral Scientist, Wharton Professor, and Co-Director of the Behavior Change for Good Initiative. She is the Author of How to Change and podcast host of Choicology . You can connect with Katy on X: @katy_milkman and on Instagram : @katymi...

Jun 19, 202459 minEp. 2150

It Could Just As Easily Be Us… | Stoicism's Formula For Building Resilience

📕 Right Thing, Right Now is out now! To purchase your own copy, head here : https://store.dailystoic.com/ ✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail 🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/ 📱 Follow us: Instagram , Twitter , YouTube , TikTok , and Facebook See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California ...

Jun 18, 202423 minEp. 2157

Avoid This Form Of Insanity | Take A Walk

📓 Pick up a signed edition of The Daily Stoic Journal: 366 Days of Writing and Reflection on The Art of Living: https://store.dailystoic.com/ ✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail 🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/ 📱 Follow us: Instagram , Twitter , YouTube , TikTok , and Facebook See Privacy Policy at https...

Jun 17, 20247 minEp. 2155

Make Good Trouble | Right Thing, Right Now Excerpt

📕 Right Thing, Right Now is out now! To pick up your own copy, visit https://store.dailystoic.com/ ✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail 🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/ 📱 Follow us: Instagram , Twitter , YouTube , TikTok , and Facebook See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy...

Jun 16, 202413 minEp. 2147

Why Justice Is The Cornerstone Of The Stoic Virtues | Billy Oppenheimer (Pt. 2)

Ryan is the one answering questions today as his research assistant, Billy Oppenheimer, joins him for part 2 on what the Stoic virtue of justice is actually about. In this episode, Ryan and Billy talk about the downfall of American Apparel, accepting personal responsibility, the cycle of success and self-destruction, and the powerful stories of justice in Right Thing, Right Now. Don't forget to tune into part 1 of Billy and Ryan's conversation if you missed it! Billy Oppenheimer is Ryan Holiday’...

Jun 15, 20241 hr 10 minEp. 2146

It’s Easier To Be Angry Than Hurt | Why Not Try Something New?

💡 Take the first step towards a calmer future by signing up for the course: Taming Your Temper: The 11 Day Stoic Guide to Controlling Your Anger at the Daily Stoic Store: https://dailystoic.com/anger 📚 Grab a copy of Asylum by William Seabrook at The Painted Porch: https://www.thepaintedporch.com/ ✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail 🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these l...

Jun 14, 20249 minEp. 2153

This Is How You Always Win | NPR On Point

🎙️ Listen to the full episode of NPR On Point here 📕 Right Thing, Right Now is out now! To purchase your own copy, head here : https://store.dailystoic.com/ ✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail 🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/ 📱 Follow us: Instagram , Twitter , YouTube , TikTok , and Facebook See Privacy...

Jun 13, 202412 minEp. 2152

The Hardest Book Ryan Holiday Has Written | Billy Oppenheimer (Pt. 1)

The tables have turned for today’s interview, as Ryan is joined by his research assistant, Billy Oppenheimer. Together they talk about the Stoic virtue of justice, ways it is commonly misinterpreted, and how the Stoics thought about justice while weaving in examples from life today. Billy Oppenheimer is Ryan Holiday’s research assistant and the writer behind the newsletter, Six at 6 on Sunday . To read more of his work, check out his website billyoppenheimer.com . 📕 Right Thing, Right Now is ou...

Jun 12, 202453 minEp. 2143

We Face The Path Of Time

📕 Right Thing, Right Now is out! To purchase your own copy, head here : https://store.dailystoic.com/ ✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail 🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/ 📱 Follow us: Instagram , Twitter , YouTube , TikTok , and Facebook See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priv...

Jun 12, 20242 minEp. 2151

This Saved Ten Lives | Routines are Fragile... Try These 10 Stoic Practices Instead

🌍 To make a donation, go to GiveWell.org 📕 Right Thing, Right Now is out now! To purchase your own copy, head here : https://store.dailystoic.com/ ✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail 🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/ 📱 Follow us: Instagram , Twitter , YouTube , TikTok , and Facebook See Privacy Policy at...

Jun 11, 202421 minEp. 2149

They’re Throwing This To You | Try The Other Handle

📕 Pre-order Right Thing, Right Now and get exclusive bonuses! To learn more and pre-order your own copy, visit dailystoic.com/justice ✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail 🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/ 📱 Follow us: Instagram , Twitter , YouTube , TikTok , and Facebook See Privacy Policy at https://art19...

Jun 10, 20249 minEp. 2148
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