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.New episodes come out every day for free. Listen 1-week early on Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday and to all episodes ad-free, with Wondery+ or Amazon Music with a Prime membership or Amazon Music Unlimited subscription.
2567 episodes transcribedTrue curiosity demands action. It challenges your assumptions, expands your worldview, and pushes you to do something with what you learn.📚...
You have to interrogate the thoughts, views, and understanding of the facts. You do this not to prove you're right, but to ensure you’re not...
“Why do you wait?” Seneca asks us. “Wisdom comes haphazard to no man.”📚 The Four Stoic Virtues: Justice, Temperance, Wisdom, Courage, are ti...
Marcus Aurelius didn't read a book once and think that he got it. He read it over and over and over again. In today's video, Ryan shares 100...
After their conversation for The Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan gives communication expert and The Next Conversation author Jefferson Fisher book...
In today’s Part 2 episode, Ryan visits the birthplace of Stoicism in Athens and sits down for lunch with writer and cognitive-behavioral psyc...
How can we make a great fortune out of misfortune? Reverse our circumstances, as Epictetus did?💡 We designed our How To Read Epictetus (A Da...
The Stoics were human. Most great men and women were. If they were made of stone, what would there be to admire?📖 Preorder the final book in...
If enslavement—the horrible torture that Epictetus experienced, the lifelong disability that followed it—didn’t touch his power over himself,...
Follow along as Ryan visits the birthplace of Stoicism in Athens—where Zeno once taught beneath the legendary Stoa Poikile. Joined by writer...
We study philosophy to learn how to protect this real estate between our ears—and you could argue there's no better teacher than Epictetus.💡...
Let’s call out the cowards and the corrupt—but let’s also hold up the mirror. 📔 Pick up your own leather bound signed edition of The Da...
What separates the work that fades from the work that endures? In this episode, Ryan explores the Stoic wisdom behind lasting success and how...
James Altucher and Ryan return for Part 2 to talk about creativity, aging, and why most ideas don’t last. Ryan explains why he avoids persona...
Epictetus didn't just theorize about resilience—he lived it. It’s why his powerful lessons have endured for nearly two millennia as perhaps t...
People will betray us in life. They will take from us. We can be hurt and broken and angry about this, or we can use it as Epictetus did—as a...
The greatest work isn’t what goes viral, it’s what endures. Podcaster, writer, and venture capitalist James Altucher joins Ryan to talk about...
It's unfortunate Epictetus isn't more widely read—because when he is, he changes lives.💡 We designed our How To Read Epictetus (A Daily Stoi...
There was gruffness to the Stoics. A wariness of getting too close or too attached, lest your heart be broken by fortune. But does that mean...
Most people are enslaved and controlled and directed by their ignorance. Their impulses. Their temper. Their desires and delusions.📚 The Fou...
