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.
2445 episodes transcribedTrue fortune is not what happens to us, but how we choose to meet it.🎉 Celebrate Marcus Aurelius' Birthday this month by reading Meditations...
In Meditations, Marcus Aurelius says, “Today I escaped from anxiety. Or no, I discarded it, because it was within me, in my own perceptions—n...
There is almost no situation that hatred improves, but love enhances nearly everything.🎉 Celebrate Marcus Aurelius' Birthday this month by r...
It should be the easiest book in the world to read. And yet…🎉 Celebrate Marcus Aurelius' Birthday this month by reading Meditations with us...
When people show us who they are, we ought to believe them. They are the way they are—they have to be that way.📔 Pick up your own leather bo...
Saying no isn’t selfish; it is a powerful act of self-respect. Listen to the audiobook of Stillness Is The Key narrated by Ryan Holiday on Au...
In today’s Part 2 episode, award-winning author Daniel Pink joins Ryan to explore how fear of regret, awkwardness, and failure hold us back—a...
We must all see the pursuit of philosophy as both a mental and physical exercise. Mens sana in corpore sano—a strong mind in a strong body.&n...
The way to understand and comprehend anything important is by doing the work. By going to the source. By returning over and over again, bring...
If it happened, then it was meant to happen.The great German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche would describe his formula for human greatness a...
We all experience regret, but what if we could turn it into an advantage? Best-selling author Daniel Pink joins Ryan to reveal how regret isn...
We must stand firm, unyielding in our refusal to compromise on what we know is right.🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast on Instagram: https://...
It’s a book that was never meant to be read. So why has Meditations by Marcus Aurelius endured and influenced across so many centuries? And w...
The White Lotus season finale aired Sunday, titled "Amor Fati"—and without giving away any spoilers, it served as a powerful reminder of a ti...
Good exists everywhere—we need only look for it. Beauty surrounds us, waiting to be noticed. 📔 Pick up your own leather bound signed ed...
In a note to himself in the early days of the pandemic, Ryan Holiday wrote, “2020 is a test: will it make you a better person or a worse pers...
Does telling your story mean revealing everything? Bestselling author and viral poet Maggie Smith returns for part two of her conversation wi...
Want to jump on a quick call to chat? Should we have coffee next week? You got a few seconds? These may seem small, but they add up. 📖...
A lot of times discipline is pushing yourself to do something you don’t want to do, but the other part of it—what we might call the temperanc...
The best writing, like the best life, thrives not on the absence of rules but on the right ones. In today’s episode, Ryan sits down with vira...
