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.
2531 episodes transcribedHappy Earth Day! Let today be a reminder of how the Stoics looked to nature as a guide for living wisely and well.🎥 Watch this episode on Th...
Marcus Aurelius' life teaches us how to live well. And because he lived well, his story also teaches us how to die well: with grace, with str...
Last week, Rory McIlroy won the 2025 Masters Tournament, securing his first Green Jacket and completing the career Grand Slam. Nearly five ye...
When Marcus Aurelius addresses “you”—reminding you that your thoughts shape the quality of your mind, or advising you to choose not to be har...
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The Stoics weren’t just leaders and philosophers, they were also parents, spouses, and friends who experienced joy, who fell in love, who che...
True fortune is not what happens to us, but how we choose to meet it.🎉 Celebrate Marcus Aurelius' Birthday this month by reading Meditations...
There is almost no situation that hatred improves, but love enhances nearly everything.🎉 Celebrate Marcus Aurelius' Birthday this month by r...
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...
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 must stand firm, unyielding in our refusal to compromise on what we know is right.🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast on Instagram: https://...
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...
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...
