The Daily Stoic
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.
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- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 20 minutes
- Episodes
- 2674
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
BONUS: Celebrate Earth Day The Stoic Way | Living In Accordance With Nature
Happy Earth Day! Let today be a reminder of how the Stoics looked to nature as a guide for living wisely and well.
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00:21:25 |
Tue 22 Apr 2025
This Is How To Live Well | Don't Let Your Attention Slide
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 strength, with empathy, and with the comfort of knowing that …
00:10:01 |
Mon 21 Apr 2025
BONUS: How Rory McIlroy Fueled His Comeback with Stoicism
Last week, Rory McIlroy won the 2025 Masters Tournament, securing his first Green Jacket and completing the career Grand Slam. Nearly five years earlier, The Golf Channel profiled Ryan in a feature o…
00:11:40 |
Sun 20 Apr 2025
The Moment Ryan Holiday's Life Changed Forever
When Marcus Aurelius addresses “you”—reminding you that your thoughts shape the quality of your mind, or advising you to choose not to be harmed so that you won’t feel harmed—he is speaking to himsel…
00:17:02 |
Sun 20 Apr 2025
Meditations Isn’t Just for Philosophers
What do an A-list actor, a four-star Navy admiral, and a world-famous magician have in common? Meditations by Marcus Aurelius has profoundly shaped each of their lives—proof that a Roman emperor’s pr…
00:52:52 |
Sat 19 Apr 2025
History Obliterates In Every Picture It Paints | Why You Need To Read Meditations By Marcus Aurelius
The Stoics weren’t just leaders and philosophers, they were also parents, spouses, and friends who experienced joy, who fell in love, who cherished the beauty of the world around them.
🎉 Celebrat…
00:37:58 |
Fri 18 Apr 2025
It’s Almost Unimaginable | Ask Daily Stoic
True fortune is not what happens to us, but how we choose to meet it.
🎉 Celebrate Marcus Aurelius' Birthday this month by reading Meditations with us and the Daily Stoic community. On April 26th,…
00:12:35 |
Thu 17 Apr 2025
Is There Anything Better Than This?
There is almost no situation that hatred improves, but love enhances nearly everything.
🎉 Celebrate Marcus Aurelius' Birthday this month by reading Meditations with us and the Daily Stoic communi…
00:02:29 |
Wed 16 Apr 2025
Discard Your Anxiety Today | Chris Guillebeau on The Power of Choosing Less
In Meditations, Marcus Aurelius says, “Today I escaped from anxiety. Or no, I discarded it, because it was within me, in my own perceptions—not outside.” Today, bestselling author Chris Guillebeau jo…
01:04:33 |
Wed 16 Apr 2025
Want To Capture The Magic? Do This | Impulse Control
It should be the easiest book in the world to read. And yet…
🎉 Celebrate Marcus Aurelius' Birthday this month by reading Meditations with us and the Daily Stoic community. On April 26th, 1905 yea…
00:08:54 |
Tue 15 Apr 2025
How To Adjust To Difficult People | Becoming An Expert In What Matters
When people show us who they are, we ought to believe them. They are the way they are—they have to be that way.
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00:07:30 |
Mon 14 Apr 2025
The One Word That Will Set You Free
Saying no isn’t selfish; it is a powerful act of self-respect.
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00:13:17 |
Sun 13 Apr 2025
How Regret Can Propel You Forward | Daniel Pink (PT. 2)
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—and how embracing a 'shots on goal' mindset can be life-cha…
00:39:24 |
Sat 12 Apr 2025
You Don’t Have The Right | 9 Habits To QUIT (From The Stoics)
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.
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00:11:37 |
Fri 11 Apr 2025
How To Get Through Life's Most Difficult Situations
If it happened, then it was meant to happen.
The great German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche would describe his formula for human greatness as amor fati—a love of fate. “That one wants nothing t…
00:14:06 |
Thu 10 Apr 2025
Why Do It Alone? | Ask Daily Stoic
The way to understand and comprehend anything important is by doing the work. By going to the source. By returning over and over again, bringing new experiences, new questions, new contexts.
🎉 C…
00:16:10 |
Thu 10 Apr 2025
How Regret Can Propel You Forward | Daniel Pink (PT. 1)
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’t just a painful emotion—it’s a powerful tool for growth,…
00:42:03 |
Wed 09 Apr 2025
Not Through Me. Not Through Me.
We must stand firm, unyielding in our refusal to compromise on what we know is right.
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00:02:29 |
Wed 09 Apr 2025
Let’s Talk About Amor Fati (Thanks, White Lotus)
The White Lotus season finale aired Sunday, titled "Amor Fati"—and without giving away any spoilers, it served as a powerful reminder of a timeless philosophy: to love one’s fate.
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00:11:22 |
Tue 08 Apr 2025
How Could It Possibly Help You? | Test Your Impressions
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 what makes its ancient wisdom still relevant to the modern …
00:09:42 |
Tue 08 Apr 2025
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