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.
2273 episodes transcribedIn today’s episode, Ryan talks to the University of Alabama football team and discusses how to use the concepts of Stoicism to take on any ch...
In this episode, Ryan speaks with John Brownstein about the COVID-19 pandemic and what we all should do to stay safe and fight back against i...
Right now, we’re looking at this all up close. It’s in our face. Being stuck at home. Watching business—and money—evaporate. Our plans are ca...
There is a story about King Philip, the father of Alexander the Great. He was leading a massive army campaign, and had picked an ideal spot t...
Something happened. You got pissed. Now two bad things have happened. That’s just a fact. Because getting angry rarely makes things better—ev...
One of the trickiest parts of holding yourself to a high standard in life is that it’s only natural to start to expect others to do the same....
It’s one of the most surprising scenes in literature and film. In Fight Club, Tyler Durden walks into a 24-hour convenience store and puts a...
On today’s episode, Ryan talks about the importance of courage in the face of great peril—and the distinction between being scared and being...
Ryan speaks with Tim Ferriss, the author, podcaster, and investor. Tim has written five New York Times best selling books, including The 4-Ho...
It’s the strongest and the most helpful among us that often have the most trouble asking for help. The frontline responders know that their d...
Look: none of us are truly self-sufficient. The success of a salesman depends on whether they’ve been given a good product and solid leads. T...
As we’ve discussed, one could look out at the world right now and see a lot of negative. Or you could grab the other handle, as Epictetus say...
When Seneca was exiled, he wanted to give up, but he didn’t. He wrote. He prepared for the opportunity that would eventually come. When Muson...
It was a decade or so ago, in the depth of the global financial crisis, that the musician and writer Henry Rollins offered a prescription tha...
On today's episode, Ryan discusses the Four Stoic Virtues: Courage, Justice, Moderation, and Wisdom. Listen to find out why the Four Vir...
In this super-sized edition of Ask Daily Stoic, Ryan talks about his visit to a mastermind event in Nashville, where he shared ideas and insp...
Do you remember the first time you heard about the Stoics? Maybe you read about them in another book. Maybe someone you know recommended them...
We should always be looking for mantras and epigrams. Ideas that are true and applicable in every situation, to every generation, across all...
Let’s imagine a scenario in which almost all our modern scholarship was lost. Imagine if some great fire at the Library of Alexandria wiped a...
Perhaps you know the story of the 300 Spartans. It was first immortalized by Herodotus, and then has been passed down through the ages (there...
