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
- 2675
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
You Meet Them Where They Are | When You Feel Lazy
Don't forge ahead hoping that someone will come along and relieve you of this task you don't want to do. Don't be the person who says yes with their mouth but no with their actions.
Read the ful…
00:13:47 |
Fri 30 Aug 2024
This Isn’t How You’ll Be Measured | Ask DS
We know that ultimately lives are not measured by superficial or materialistic things…yet we spend so much of our lives focused solely on that.
Ask DS:
How can we move past feeling guilt or shame…
00:16:33 |
Thu 29 Aug 2024
It’s Tragic But Helpful
The Stoics were not so insensitive as to believe that it was good that someone died. That’s not what they meant by “opportunity”—what they meant was that there was always something to learn, always s…
00:02:40 |
Wed 28 Aug 2024
Attention Wars: How Lies Spread Online Have Real-World Consequences | Renée DiResta
“If you make it trend, you make it true” is a terrifyingly real quote across the cover of Renée DiResta’s book, Invisible Rulers: The People Who Turn Lies Into Reality. Renée DiResta studies the many…
00:51:45 |
Wed 28 Aug 2024
You Gotta Start Sometime | What Young Men Get Wrong About Stoicism
Do it now. Get started. Begun is half done. Do it now.
🪙 Designed with the intention of carrying them in your pocket, our Memento Mori Medallion is a literal and inescapable reminder that “you co…
00:08:43 |
Tue 27 Aug 2024
It’s A Very Timeless Thing | A Cure For Procrastination
Marcus Aurelius was not like you at all. Yet…we can tell from Meditations that Marcus Aurelius was also just like us.
🎙️ Listen to David Hernández de la Fuente’s interview on Apple Podcasts, Spot…
00:07:34 |
Mon 26 Aug 2024
50 Harsh Stoic Truths That Will Improve Your Life
The Stoics believed that Stoicism was a cure for our ills. Epictetus would talk about how like the philosopher's school is like a hospital. Not all treatments, not all remedies are fun. Medicine does…
00:24:42 |
Sun 25 Aug 2024
Political Leadership Lessons From Mayor G.T. Bynum & Rusty Bailey
One of the problems with politics today is we tend to only focus on what is happening on a national level, which is currently quite dramatic, dysfunctional, and extremist. However, the political deci…
01:20:42 |
Sat 24 Aug 2024
A Sign You’re Making Progress | It's In Your Self-Interest
“The beautiful and good person neither fights with anyone…” Epictetus says in Discourses. This isn’t to say that agreeableness is the goal of life, but certainly acceptance and tolerance is.
💡 T…
00:09:38 |
Fri 23 Aug 2024
You Can’t Get Your Dawns Back | Ask DS
Once a dawn happens, it is gone to you forever. Once a day ends, it’s done for you for all time. Act accordingly. Protect your time accordingly.
Ask DS:When will Ryan’s next non-Stoic book come out?…
00:14:11 |
Thu 22 Aug 2024
It’s About What You Make Happen
We don’t live in Ancient Rome. We are not emperors or senators. We are not professional philosophers. We are regular people. This doesn’t mean we are far from the world of virtue.
📚 Pick up a cop…
00:03:16 |
Wed 21 Aug 2024
Why Amanda Knox Turned To Stoicism After Being Wrongfully Convicted of Murder
In November, 2007, Amanda Knox was 20 years old and had been studying abroad in Italy when her roommate, Meredith Kercher, was brutally murdered. Around the world, all eyes (and cameras) were on Aman…
01:17:12 |
Wed 21 Aug 2024
Their Hearts Were Touched By Fire | 12 Valuable Stoic Truths
The Stoics were touched by the power of philosophy at an early age. It inspired them, charged them, challenged them. Whatever your age, you too have been touched by this fire. You also have their tor…
00:20:54 |
Tue 20 Aug 2024
There Are Some Things Only Adversity Unlocks | Just Say No To Future Misery
The obstacles are not impediments, they are opportunities. They are not holding us back, they are fueling us.
📚 Pick up a copy of The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival by John Vailla…
00:08:18 |
Mon 19 Aug 2024
Philosophical Antagonists? The Real Story of Stoicism and Epicureanism
The stereotypes of Stoics as emotionless brutes and Epicureans as self-indulgent pleasure-seekers is not just misleading, but is an injustice to the two philosophies. Tune in to learn the similaritie…
00:23:52 |
Sun 18 Aug 2024
Be An Everyday Person | Coach Buzz Williams
Being consistent creates real, lasting change. It is the compound interest towards our future accomplishments and who we want to be. This is what Texas A&M Men’s Basketball Head Coach, Buzz Williams,…
00:37:42 |
Sat 17 Aug 2024
Can You Do It With A Broken Heart? | Anything Can Be An Advantage
The Stoics were people that felt, but they also understood that life, especially leadership, requires being able to balance these emotions with the responsibilities and duties each of us have. We hav…
00:07:11 |
Fri 16 Aug 2024
What Has It Stolen From You? | Ask DS
We are the creators of our anxiety. Which means we can also be the ones to do something about it. In Meditations, Marcus Aurelius put it like this: “Today I escaped from anxiety. Or no, I discarded i…
00:14:29 |
Thu 15 Aug 2024
Coach Buzz Williams’ Playbook for Mentorship and Motivation
As the Head Coach of Texas A&M Men’s Basketball team, Coach Buzz Williams is dedicated to setting his players up for success not only on the court, but with values that they will carry for the rest o…
00:41:02 |
Wed 14 Aug 2024
This is What To Do With Joy
It’s because life is unpredictable, it’s because nothing is certain that we must find joy and happiness where we can.
🎟 Ryan Holiday is going on tour! Grab tickets for London, Rotterdam, Dublin, …
00:02:06 |
Wed 14 Aug 2024
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